The six-acre expansion of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden opened with great fanfare on May 16. Take a preview tour of the outdoor art space with Contemporary and Modern Art Curator Katie Pfohl, view clips of the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and scenes of the landscape in this video. The entire garden is open seven days a week with free admission. (Note: The Sculpture Pavilion is closed on Tuesdays.)
Sculptures on view in the expansion include the following:
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
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
Tony Cragg (British, b. 1949), Sinbad, 2000, Bronze, Gift of The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Foundation, 2016.143
Ursula von Rydingsvard (German, b. 1942), Dumna, 2015, Bronze, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by Marla and Lawrence Garvey, 2019.6
Johan Creten (Belgian, b. 1963), Massu II, 2015, Painted bronze, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by The Selley Foundation, 2015.66
Katharina Fritsch (German, b. 1956), Schädel (Skull), 2017, Painted bronze, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by The Lupin Foundation, 2018.63
Gerold Miller (German, b. 1961), Verstärker 28, 2017, Stainless steel, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2018.4
Frank Stella (American, b. 1936), Alu Tress Star, 2016, Milled aluminium, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2017.229
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
