Heide Hatry's Meat Flowers Exhibition at Stux Gallery Examines Sex, Death, and Digital Culture

At Stux Gallery in New York, Heide Hatry presents an exhibition featuring sculptures crafted from animal offal and sex organs that resemble floral forms, questioning conventional symbols of femininity. This exhibition is open until June 29 and includes "Not a Rose," which contains 101 contributions from thinkers, including art historian Alexander Nagel. In his essay "Snuff Flowers," Nagel examines Hatry's art within the framework of modern digital culture and its effects on sexuality, referencing historical pieces such as Hans Baldung's 1518 artwork "Death and the Maiden" and Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Rappaccini's Daughter." The accompanying publication, published by Charta in 2013 (ISBN-13: 9788881588435, priced at $49.95, or $35 during the exhibition), investigates evolving connections between vaginas, flowers, and death.