“The Floral Ghost” Exhibition
Planthouse
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This October, Planthouse Gallery has invited six artists — Simryn Gill, Florian Meisenberg, Katia Santibañez, Philip Taaffe, Fred Tomaselli, and Anton Würth — along with the writer Susan Orlean, to consider plants and the perpetually changing nature of the city, as seen through the prism of the gallery’s location in New York’s historic Plant District. Co-curated by May Castleberry and Raymond Foye in association with Planthouse, The Floral Ghost takes, as a guide, the defining image of the scraped down, faded layers of botanical prints which papered the walls (and appear on the homepage of the gallery’s website) of the former plant shop before its 2012 renovation and subsequent transformation into a gallery space. The gallery serves as a temporary hub for work that explores the ephemeral nature of commerce, merchandising and urban evolution, much like the delicate nature of the plant itself. Using printed, drawn and painted matter, The Floral Ghost invites these artists to contribute another layer of botanically inspired imagery to the storied walls of 107 West 28th Street.
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Schedule
from October 24, 2014 to December 12, 2014
Opening Reception on 2014-10-24 from 18:00 to 21:00