Jeroen Jongeleen is presenting Dead Tulips, 2021, at Radical Botany: The Politics of Flowers. A group exhibition curated by Susan Bright & Hedy van Erp.
On view from June 6 to August 22, 2026.
Opening: June 6 from 1 to 3pm.
Alice Austen House
2 Hylan Blvd
Staten Island, NY 10305-2002
"Flowers have always been political. From the 1637 tulip market crash – history’s first speculative bubble – to today’s environmental crises, flowers reflect urgent economic, social, and ecological concerns. This exhibition showcases contemporary artists who use flowers as their primary subject to address pressing political issues affecting us all. The works span diverse themes including colonial history, immigration, sexism, racism, gender politics, homophobia and class. The artists employ flowers both symbolically and literally – through formal arrangements, seed planting, decay, and disruption – to express deeply human struggles. By centering the flower, these artists reveal how this seemingly delicate subject is never merely decorative but carries profound weight; across a range of media, the exhibition demonstrates that flowers are sites of labor, commodification, memory, and resistance."
With Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou (BNN), Cristine Crebas (DK), Laura Fields (USA), Jeroen Jongeleen (NL), Kara Walker (USA), Justine Kurland (USA), Linder (UK), Wendy McMurdo (UK), Tracey Morgan (USA), Pipilotti Rist (CH), Dagmar van Weeghel (NL), Remsen Wolff (USA)
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