Steve McQueen's 'Bounty' Exhibition at Marian Goodman Gallery Features Grenada Flora Photographs
The Marian Goodman Gallery in Paris is showcasing 'Bounty,' marking Steve McQueen's first solo exhibition in France since 2016, which will be on display until 25 July 2025. This exhibition features 47 photographs capturing the native flora of Grenada, while exploring themes of indigenous disappearance, colonization, and slavery. McQueen refers to the flowers as 'flesh wounds,' with 'Bounty' symbolizing both natural richness and the compensation for enslaved Africans. Included in the show are his early film 'Exodus' (1992/1997) and a new sound installation titled '(Untitled)' (2025). McQueen, born in 1969, received the Turner Prize in 1999 and was knighted in 2020; his film '12 Years a Slave' (2013) earned an Oscar for Best Picture.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Bounty' runs until 25 July 2025 at Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris
- Features 47 photographs of Grenada's flora, including yellow hibiscus, West Indian jasmine, pink ginger lily
- Title references both natural abundance and payments for captured enslaved Africans
- Includes early film 'Exodus' (1992/1997) and new sound piece '(Untitled)' (2025)
- McQueen won Turner Prize (1999), Rolf Schock Prize in Visual Arts (2024), knighted (2020)
- Previous Grenada works: 'Carib's Leap' (2002) on Kalinago resistance, 'Ashes' (2016) on murder
- Major exhibitions: Museum of Modern Art New York (2017), Tate Modern (2020), Schaulager Basel (2012–2013)
- Film '12 Years a Slave' (2013) won Oscar for Best Picture
Entities
Artists
- Steve McQueen
- Paul Gilroy
Institutions
- Marian Goodman Gallery
- Museum of Modern Art
- Tate Modern
- Schaulager Basel
- Documenta
- Venice Biennale
- Dia Beacon
- Cannes
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Grenada
- West London
- New York
- Basel
- Switzerland
- London