Jeroen Jongeleen part of group show Radical Botany: The Politics of Flowers

Jeroen Jongeleen is part of group exhibition Radical Botany: The Politics of Flowers at Alice Austen House. 

Jeroen Jongeleen's Running a Circle on Dead Tulips is on display. 

The exhibition runs until the 22nd of August 2026. 

ABOUT
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.

Read more here. 

Publication date: 29 May '26