The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Vicious Circles: Jacqueline de Jong

Institution
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
Grant Cycle
Spring 2024
Amount
$75,000
Type of Grant
Exhibition Support
Website
nsuartmuseum.org/exhibition/vicious_circles ↗
Jacqueline de Jong, Tournevicieux cosmonautique (les âmes les plus confuses se retrouvent un matin conditionnés par un peu de pesanteur), 1966. Acrylic on canvas. 44 7/8 x 63 ¾ in.
Jacqueline de Jong Moria (08.09.20) (Border Line), 2021. Oil stick and nepheline gel on canvas. 39 3/8 x 51 1/8 in.
Jacqueline de Jong, Mr. Homme attaque Mr. Mutant, 1965. Oil on canvas. 24 x 19 ¾ in.
Jacqueline de Jong, Doomsnight (Doomsday), 1962. Oil on canvas. 53 1/8 x 78 ¾ in.
Jacqueline de Jong, Off Season, 1986. Oil on canvas. 78 ¾ x 114 1/8 in .

Vicious Circles is the first exhibition in the United States dedicated to artist Jacqueline de Jong. The exhibition considers the perpetual theme of war and protest within the artist’s oeuvre; whether in paintings dedicated to the rebellious spirit of rock ‘n’ roll, or haunting portrayals of the ongoing war in Ukraine, De Jong remained focused on the present, reacting to the now.

Vicious Circles questions how the present relates to history, and the ways in which De Jong’s decades of engagement with current events forces viewers to confront the harsh reality of humanity’s endless repetition of violent trauma, and the critical nature of art as a form of resistance.

See Also

1976

Warhol acquires the first of several compact 35 mm cameras, and over the next 11 years shot approximately 130,000 black-and-white images, claiming that “having a few rolls of film to develop gives me a good reason to get up in the morning.”