Is it possible to be a revolutionary and like flowers?
10 September – 19 December 2021, Nest
Artists
Mehraneh Atashi
Rossella Biscotti
Milena Bonilla
CPR
Anne Geene
Gluklya
Philipp Gufler
Camille Henrot
patricia kaersenhout
Otobong Nkanga
Ruchama Noorda
Maria Pask
Lily van der Stokker
The artists in this exhibition answer the question of the exhibition title with a resounding “YES!”. They show that the flower as a symbol can seduce, comfort, heal, adorn and distract, and find common ground in feminist affinities, queer desires and ecological solidarity. But flowers can also represent a form of oppression and censorship, a secret language, a wink and a punch all in one.
‘Is it possible to be a revolutionary and like flowers’ is an exhibition diptych with the Centraal Museum (Laurie Cluitmans and Eva Burgering) where ‘The Botanical Revolution’ is being shown simultaneously.
An extensive contextual program has been developed around the exhibitions at both locations.
With special thanks to Camille Henrot, after whose work this exhibition is titled.
Curators
Heske ten Cate
Laurie Cluitmans
Assistent curator
Eva Burgering
