Bougainvillea Everywhere

On September 19, we welcomed members to Bougainvillea: An Exploration of Adornment by Cornelius Tulloch for our Season Five orientation at Faena Art Project Room. A site-specific installation, Bougainvillea examines Caribbean aesthetics and reimagines the everydayness of contemporary Caribbean culture through the lens of dancehall, Jamaican Junkanoo and masquerade. In a one-night-only performance, Arsimmer McCoy and Nadia Wolff shared their poetry and Muzelle played the violin. Movement artist Iyanna modeled boldly embellished masks and garments made by Diana Eusebio, with all elements of design, photography and fashion coming together under Cornelius’s creative direction.

The exhibition Bougainvillea: An Exploration of Adornment has been extended through November 12, 2022 and is open to the public. Click here for hours and the list of available works.

Photo credit: Andrea Lorena