The public is invited to visit NOMA’s newly expanded Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, opening on Wednesday, May 15, at 11 am. Food trucks will be parked in the vicinity from 11 am to 5:30 pm.
The six-acre addition features 26 new works by artists working primarily in the 21st century. The expansion, which broke ground in December 2017, builds on the success of the museum’s existing five-acre Besthoff Sculpture Garden, widely regarded as one of the top sculpture gardens in the world. The existing site is home to 64 sculptures from renowned artists from the 19th century to the present.
Artists featured in the expansion include Larry Bell, Tony Cragg, Johan Creten, Katharina Fritsch, Frank Gehry, Jeppe Hein, Georg Herold, Thomas Houseago, Shirazeh Houshiary, Baltasar Lobo, Robert Longo, Gerold Miller, Beverly Pepper, Pedro Reyes, George Rickey, Ursula van Rydingsvard, Sean Scully, Yinka Shonibare, Frank Stella, Hank Willis Thomas, Bernar Venet, and Fred Wilson. A work by Ugo Rondinone will be installed in the garden in late 2019. Two new works have been commissioned for the site: a 60-foot-long mosaic wall by artist Teresita Fernández, and a glass bridge by Elyn Zimmerman.
Food trucks from LaCocinita, Diva Dawgs and Crepes a la Cart will be parked in the vicinity of the new sculpture garden.
PREVIEW OF WORKS IN THE BESTHOFF SCULPTURE GARDEN EXPANSION
George Rickey (American, 1907 – 2002), Four Open Rectangles, 1978, Stainless steel, Gift of The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Foundation, Installation funded by Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home and Cemeteries, 2018.18
Fred Wilson (American, b. 1954), The Mete of the Muse, 2006, Bronze, paint, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2017.191.a,.b
Jeppe Hein (Danish, b. 1974), Mirror Labyrinth, Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 2017, Steel and mirror, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by Hancock Whitney, 2019.4
Baltasar Lobo (Spanish, 1910 – 1993), Grande jeune fille a genoux, 1987/1994, Bronze, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by the Eugenie and, Joseph Jones Family Foundation, 2016.63
Shirazeh Houshiary (Iranian, b. 1955), Exuviae, 2016 – 2017, Glass and stainless steel, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff,
Installation funded by Adrea D. Heebe, 2018.3
Pedro Reyes (Mexican, b. 1972), Epicurus, 2017, Volcanic stone, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by Liz and Poco Sloss, 2017.194
Yinka Shonibare (British, b. Nigeria, 1962), Wind Sculpture V, 2013, Steel and fiberglass resin, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by Chuck and Anne Reily, 2014.44
Thomas Houseago (British, b. 1972), Striding Figure (Rome I), 2013, Bronze, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2017.193
Larry Bell (American, b. 1939), Pacific Red (VI), 2016 – 2017, Glass, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by Cathy and Morris Bart, 2019.1
Hank Willis Thomas (American, b. 1976), History of the Conquest, 2017, Bronze, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by Brian and Jacki Schneider, 2018.30
Bernar Venet (French, b. 1941), 11 Acute Unequal Angles, 2016, Cor‑ten steel, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Steeg and Family in memory of Marion, Moise, and Melba Steeg, 2016.132
Frank Stella (American, 1936–2024), Alu Truss Star, 2016. Milled aluminium. Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2017.229.
Katharina Fritsch (German, b. 1956), Schädel (Skull), 2017, Painted bronze, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by The Lupin Foundation, 2018.63
Johan Creten (Belgian, b. 1963), Massu II, 2015, Painted bronze, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by The Selley Foundation, 2015.66
Ursula von Rydingsvard (German, b. 1942), Dumna, 2015, Bronze, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by Marla and Lawrence Garvey, 2019.6
Tony Cragg (British, b. 1949), Sinbad, 2000, Bronze, Gift of The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Foundation, 2016.143
Sean Scully (American, b. Ireland, 1945), Colored Stacked Frames, 2017, Stainless steel, paint, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by Catherine Burns Tremaine, 2017.192
Beverly Pepper (American, b. 1922), Split Ritual II, 1996, Cast iron, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by Robert John Axtell Williams
and Norris Smith Lupo Williams, 2019.5
Gerold Miller (German, b. 1961), Verstärker 28, 2017, Stainless steel, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2018.4
Georg Herold (German, b. 1947), Liver of Love, 2013, Lacquered bronze, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff,
Installation funded by Katherine and Tony Gelderman, 2017.63