NYBG's 'Flower Power' Exhibition Channels 1960s Counterculture

The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is hosting 'Flower Power,' an exhibition that runs until October 18, highlighting flowers as emblems of love and peace, inspired by the counterculture of the 1960s and '70s. This showcase includes pieces from renowned artists such as Andy Warhol, Milton Glaser, Joe Brainard, Carlos Irizarry, Corita Kent, and Victor Moscoso, along with archival footage, photographs by Bernie Boston and Bob Edelman, original fashion, posters, and first editions of feminist and environmental literature. Visitors can explore site-specific installations by Eugenia Mello and Amie Jacobsen in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory and its lawn, as well as sculptures and artist-designed buses scattered throughout the garden. The exhibition revolves around themes of peace, protest, and early environmentalism, featuring notable posters, including Milton Glaser's 'Give Earth a Chance.' The featured image showcases a Flower Power bus designed by Snoeman.