François Bel: Suspended

November 3 - December 13, 2026

In his inaugural solo exhibition, Adelson Galleries is proud to present a collection of sculptures by François Bel, ranging widely in theme and material yet unified by the artist's signature style. Influenced by New Realism and Pop Art, Bel has developed a vocabulary of fragmentation and symbolism in his Little Bangs series, in which deconstructed objects are frozen in acrylic. Conceived after he accidentally shattered a bottle, these works treat explosion not as destruction but as suspended energy, with movement arrested in poetic stasis.

An underlying theme throughout Bel's work is time, with a particular interest in antico-futurism: the blending of antiquity and advanced technology. In collaboration with Les Ateliers du Louvre, Bel reproduces well-known Old Master sculptures, fractured and bursting with mechanical parts. In another new series, he reproduces ancient Egyptian metallurgy techniques, suspended flawlessly within acrylic forms. Both bodies of work reveal a deep interest in art history and its lasting resonance across radically different civilizations.

Across these themes, Bel draws out the elusive, precious quality of time, a fascination reflected in the clocks and watches that recur throughout his sculptures. By encasing fragmented objects within transparent forms, he captures a moment that would otherwise occur within a fraction of a second, arrested against the pull of gravity. These preserved instants invite viewers to admire the constituent pieces that make up an object, while reminding us of time's finite, fleeting nature.

Adelson Galleries
318 Worth Avenue
Palm Beach, FL 33480