Roland Persson takes part in the group exhibition In Bloom – Art & Botany in Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde in Stockholm, Sweden. The exhibition is open until September 13.
“Next to art, I believe flowers bring me the greatest joy,” wrote the museum’s founder Prince Eugen in 1901. In these words, he expressed not only a personal passion, but also a way of life where art and the blooming world were intimately intertwined. In this grand presentation, art, botany and the blooming come together in a sensual tribute to the beauty, symbolism and role of flowers in our art and cultural history – from the 16th century to the present day.
The thematic exhibition, both joyful and insightful, explores floral motifs in art, design, and botany from the 16th century to today. The exhibition draws from Waldemarsudde’s own rich collection as well as loans from museums and private collections. Among the artists represented are Rachel Ruysch, Hilma af Klint, Lena Cronqvist and Robert Mapplethorpe, and Lilla Tabasso.
