Garden of Delights. The Seventeenth Century in Bloom

Dainty lilies, fragile roses and exquisite tulips are joined by itchy insects, birds of paradise and a real mermaid. What begins with the search for God in every detail of creation soon becomes a story full of rock and roll, with smuggled bulbs, adventurous women and forbidden pleasure gardens. Combine this to an intoxicating set design by Walter Van Beirendonck, and the result is a complete artistic experience. Never before has the flower had so much power!

The exhibition is organised in collaboration with The Phoebus Foundation SON (Antwerp, Belgium)

Team
Curator: Katharina Van Cauteren (The Phoebus Foundation)
Scientific consultant: Sven Van Dorst (The Phoebus Foundation)
Coordinators: Aleksandra Murre (Art Museum of Estonia) and Jasper Joris (The Phoebus Foundation)