NSU Artwork Museum Fort Lauderdale just lately unveiled Moria (08.09.20) (Border Line), 2021, by the late Dutch artist Jacqueline de Jong, marking a major addition to its everlasting assortment. Made doable by the museum’s Curator Circle, this acquisition underscores the museum’s position as a number one cultural establishment in South Florida, which has continued to raise Fort Lauderdale’s rising artwork scene.
The Curator Circle, launched in 2021 below Director and Chief Curator Bonnie Clearwater’s imaginative and prescient, empowers its members to actively form the Museum’s everlasting assortment of works by world-renowned artists. Designed for the subsequent era of artwork fans and collectors, Curator Circle members get pleasure from unique entry to non-public collections, particular occasions, and, most significantly, the chance to contribute on to the Acquisition Fund. This involvement ensures that the museum continues to ascertain a robust assortment of various and dynamic up to date artwork for patrons of the museum to get pleasure from for generations to return.
Jacqueline de Jong, who handed away June 29, 2024, on the age of 85, was a pivotal determine in each up to date artwork and the European avant-garde. Her artwork, identified for its expressive and confrontational fashion, usually tackled themes of energy and resistance. The choice to amass de Jong’s Moria (08.09.20) (Border Line) exemplifies the Curator Circle’s dedication to impactful artwork. Created in response to the Moria refugee camp disaster on the island of Lesvos, Greece, in 2020, this highly effective piece addresses themes of displacement and human struggling, highlighting the continuing relevance of de Jong’s work.
Persevering with de Jong’s legacy, NSU Artwork Museum will current Jacqueline de Jong: Vicious Circles starting November 17, 2024, via Might 4, 2025. It will mark the primary solo museum exhibition in the US devoted to the artist and the primary time Moria (08.09.20) (Border Line) can be on view since becoming a member of the everlasting assortment. This survey of her works will think about the perpetual theme of battle and protest inside the artist’s oeuvre; whether or not in work devoted to the rebellious spirit of rock ‘n’ roll, or haunting portrayals of the continuing battle in Ukraine, De Jong remained targeted on the current, reacting to the now.
“It is a privilege for the museum to be the first U.S. institution to mount a retrospective dedicated to Jacqueline de Jong, a revolutionary who, since the 1960s, vitally engaged the world through art,” acknowledged the museum’s Bryant-Taylor Curator Ariella Wolens. “We are grateful to the Curators Circle for their commitment and foresight, which has enabled us to also be the first American museum to acquire De Jong’s art for its collection. These landmarks held deep personal significance for Jacqueline, who, over the course of what became her final years, dedicated her passion, time, and vision to their realization.”
To study extra concerning the Curator Circle at NSU Artwork Museum Fort Lauderdale or upcoming exhibitions, please go to www.nsuartmuseum.org.
Photograph caption: Bonnie Clearwater, Director and Chief Curator of NSU Artwork Museum, Lisa Quinn,
Elisabeth Wennberg, Ariella Wolens, unveiling Moria (08.09.20) (Border Line), 2021, by Jacqueline de Jong, chosen by Curator Circle members.
