Frozen Gestures

November 15, 2026 – April 11, 2027

The monumental exhibition focuses on the expressive characteristics of sculpture from abstract expressionism to today (in contrast to minimalism). The artists in this exhibition capture extreme physical states or seemingly suspend molten and malleable materials at the moment of their creation, resulting in truly magical transformations that contradict the conventional enduring properties of sculpture. Included in the exhibition are works by Lynda Benglis, Willem de Kooning, John Chamberlain, Teresita Fernandez, Urs Fischer, Roy Lichtenstein, Elizabeth Murray, Will Ryman, Julian Schnabel, Lorna Simpson, David Smith, Frank Stella, Jean Tinguely, Franz West, Rachel Whiteread, and Kennedy Yanko, among others. Curated by Bonnie Clearwater, Director and Chief Curator.

This exhibition is supported by the Jerry Taylor and Nancy Bryant Foundation Exhibition Fund and the Jacarlene Foundation

Urs Fischer Julian, 2014 Paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax, encaustic pigment, oil paint, steel, wicks

Image:

Urs Fischer
Julian, 2014
Paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax, encaustic pigment, oil paint, steel, wicks
100 1/8 x 42 3/8 x 53 3/4 in.
254.3 x 107.5 x 136.5 cm
Edition of 2 & 2 AP
© Urs Fischer. Courtesy of the artist. 
Photographer: Mats Nordman



Major support for NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale is provided by the David and Francie Horvitz Family Foundation Endowment, the City of Fort Lauderdale, Jerry Taylor and Nancy Bryant Foundation, Wayne and Lucretia Weiner, Broward County Cultural Division, the Cultural Council, and the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts, Community Foundation of Broward, Lillian S. Wells Foundation, the Wege Foundation, Beaux Arts of Fort Lauderdale, The Hudson Family Foundation, Delia Moog, Charles and Laura Palmer, Dr. Barry and Judy Silverman, and Friends of NSU Art Museum. NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

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On View

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980-83 Photo: Wolfgang Volz Copyright: 2024 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation Collection NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale: Gift of the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation
Joel Meyerowitz, The North Wall, New York City, 2001. Chromogenic print mounted on plexiglas. Collection NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale; Gift of Joel Meyerowitz

Joel Meyerowitz: Aftermath

Through February 14, 2027
José Bedia, Lucero viene alumbrando, 1992. Collection NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale; gift of Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz.

Wifredo Lam’s Legacy

Through March 14, 2027