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30% Dandelion and Hybrid Pleasures

Press tour through both BLOOM exhibitions

19.03.2026

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Press event

19.03.2026 11am - 12:30pm

Place

Kunsthaus Graz, Space01, Space02

Curators

Katrin Bucher Trantow and Andreja Hribernik, Katrin Bucher Trantow and Laura Smith

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The Kunsthaus Graz marks the start of this year's annual theme “BLOOM” with two exhibitions: “30% Dandelion” brings together about 35 contemporary artistic positions dedicated to the flower and its direct connection to humans, understanding it as a symbol of radical adaptation and resistance, linking ecological crises with the hope for a symbiotic, more just coexistence. “Hybrid Pleasures” is the first comprehensive retrospective of British artist Helen Chadwick in over two decades. Her radical, sensual works enter into dialogue with current sculptures by Liesl Raff and open up new perspectives on the body, materiality, and the motif of flowering as an expression of the hybrid and the living. A press tour of both exhibitions will take place on Wednesday, March 19, at 11 a.m.


Further information

Hybride Pleasures: Koproduziert mit The Hepworth Wakefield. In Zusammenarbeit mit Museo Novecento, Florence

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30 % Dandelion

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Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff

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30% Dandelion

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Hybrid Pleasures

Exhibition view “30% Dandelion”

Marko Mele (Director of Science, Universalmuseum Joanneum), Katrin Bucher Trantow (Chief Curator, Kunsthaus Graz), Laura Smith (Curator, Hepworth Wakefield), Josef Schrammel (Director of Finance, Universalmuseum Joanneum), Andreja Hribernik (Director, Kunsthaus Graz), from left, Photo: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek

Exhibition view "30% Dandelion" at the Kunsthaus Graz, Wolfram Hannig's plant collection

Photo: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek

Ausstellungsansicht "30% Löwenzahn" im Kunsthaus Graz, die Gartenschere von Barbara Frischmuth

Foto: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek

Ausstellungsansicht "30% Löwenzahn" im Kunsthaus Graz,

Foto: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek

Exhibition view “30% Dandelion” at the Kunsthaus Graz, featuring Anna Jermolaewa: “The Penultimate,” 2017

Photo: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek © Bildrecht Vienna, 2026

Exhibition view “30% Dandelion” at the Kunsthaus Graz

Photo: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek © Bildrecht Vienna, 2026

Exhibition view of “30% Dandelion” at the Kunsthaus Graz, featuring Anita Fuchs: "Ghillie Suit" (left) and Ugo Rondinone

[Translate to English:] Foto: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek © Bildrecht Vienna, 2026

Exhibition view “30% Dandelion” at the Kunsthaus Graz

Photo: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek © Bildrecht Vienna, 2026

Exhibition view “30% Dandelion” at the Kunsthaus Graz

Photo: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek © Bildrecht Wien, 2026

Exhibition view “30% Dandelion” at the Kunsthaus Graz, with Anna Ridler, "Circadian Bloom", 2021–ongoing

Photo: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek © Bildrecht Vienna, 2026

Exhibition view “30% Dandelion” at the Kunsthaus Graz with Thomas Stimm, "KÄFER" ("BUGS")

Photo: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek © Bildrecht Vienna, 2026

Exhibition view “30% Dandelion” at the Kunsthaus Graz

Photo: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek © Bildrecht Vienna, 2026

Exhibition view “30% Dandelion” at the Kunsthaus Graz

Photo: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek © Bildrecht Vienna, 2026

Exhibition view “30% Dandelion” at the Kunsthaus Graz with Joiri Minaya, "Spandex installation", 2026

Photo: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek

Exhibition view “30% Dandelion” at the Kunsthaus Graz with Regula Dettwiler, Herbarium der Gefühle, ("Herbarium of Emotions"), 2025/2026

Photo: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek © Bildrecht Vienna, 2026

Exhibition view “30% Dandelion” at the Kunsthaus Graz with Anna Jermolaewa, "The Penultimate", 2017

Photo: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek © Bildrecht Vienna, 2026

Exhibition view “30% Dandelion” at the Kunsthaus Graz

Photo: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek © Bildrecht Vienna, 2026

Exhibition view “30% Dandelion” at the Kunsthaus Graz with an Rococo clock, Porcelain clock, mid-19th century, Vienna

Photo: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J. Kucek

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Exhibition view "Hybrid Pleasures"

Foto: Kunsthaus Graz/J.J.Kucek

Exhibition view: Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff, Kunsthaus Graz

N. Lackner/Kunsthaus Graz, © Bildrecht Wien, 2026

A view of the exhibition “Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff” at Space 01 in the Kunsthaus Graz. Various artworks are on display, some standing on the floor and others hanging on the wall.

Exhibition view: Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff, Kunsthaus Graz

N. Lackner/Kunsthaus Graz, © Bildrecht Wien, 2026

Exhibition view: Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff, Kunsthaus Graz

N. Lackner/Kunsthaus Graz, © Bildrecht Wien, 2026

A view of the exhibition “Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff” at Space01 in the Kunsthaus Graz. On display are various sculptures, paintings, and installations by both artists.

Exhibition view: Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff, Kunsthaus Graz

N. Lackner/Kunsthaus Graz, © Bildrecht Wien, 2026

A view of the exhibition “Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff” at Space01 in the Kunsthaus Graz. Various works in different media by both artists are displayed throughout the space.

Exhibition view: Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff, Kunsthaus Graz

N. Lackner/Kunsthaus Graz

A view of the exhibition “Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff” at Space01 in the Kunsthaus Graz. On display are sculptures and photographs by Chadwick and latex installations by Liesl Raff.

Exhibition view: Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff, Kunsthaus Graz

N. Lackner/Kunsthaus Graz

A view of the exhibition “Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff, Kunsthaus Graz” at Space01 in the Kunsthaus Graz. In the foreground are stage elements covered with sheets of latex fabric. On top of them is a fabric mask displayed in a glass case.

Exhibition view: Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff, Kunsthaus Graz

N. Lackner/Kunsthaus Graz, © Bildrecht Wien, 2026

A view of the exhibition “Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff” at Space01 in the Kunsthaus Graz. Several works are on display, including a sculptural piece featuring golden spheres resting on a blue-and-white platform.

Exhibition view: Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff, Kunsthaus Graz

M. Grabner/Kunsthaus Graz, © Bildrecht Wien, 2026

Dyed latex fabric panels have been stretched over metal frames, with several of these frames arranged side by side. Between them, a view opens up onto a circular image with intense colors. The works are part of the exhibition “Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff.”

Exhibition view: Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff, Kunsthaus Graz

M. Grabner/Kunsthaus Graz, © Bildrecht Wien, 2026

A view of the exhibition “Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff” at Space 01 in the Kunsthaus Graz. Various works in different media are arranged throughout the room. In the foreground is a fountain filled with chocolate.

Exhibition view: Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff, Kunsthaus Graz

M. Grabner/Kunsthaus Graz, © Bildrecht Wien, 2026

A view of the exhibition “Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff.” Food waste decomposing in a large transparent box sits next to strips of purple latex fabric hanging from the wall and reaching all the way to the floor.

Exhibition view: Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff, Kunsthaus Graz

M. Grabner/Kunsthaus Graz, © Bildrecht Wien, 2026

In a transparent, oblong box, food scraps decompose into compost. The different colors of the food form layers that resemble geological strata in the earth.

Exhibition view: Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff, Kunsthaus Graz

M. Grabner/Kunsthaus Graz, © Bildrecht Wien, 2026

On the floor of Space01 at the Kunsthaus Graz stand white, flower-shaped sculptures from which phallic-looking pistils protrude. Hanging from the ceiling between them is a yellowish strip of latex fabric on which a poem titled “Piss Posy” has been printed.

Exhibition view: Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff, Kunsthaus Graz

M. Grabner/Kunsthaus Graz, © Bildrecht Wien, 2026

Various works by artists Helen Chadwick and Liesl Raff are displayed throughout the Space01 exhibition hall at the Kunsthaus Graz. Particularly striking are the large red latex bags hanging from the ceiling.

Exhibition view: Hybrid Pleasures. Helen Chadwick Supported by Liesl Raff, Kunsthaus Graz

M. Grabner/Kunsthaus Graz, © Bildrecht Wien, 2026

Oversized red bags made of latex hang in a row from the ceiling of Space01 at the Kunsthaus Graz. Other works are located in the background and are illuminated by ring-shaped lamps.

Images "30% Dandelion"

Joiri Minaya, Shield, 2022

© Joiri Minaya

Joiri Minaya, Shield, 2022

© Joiri Minaya

Agnieszka Polska, "The Book of Flowers", 2024, Videostill

Courtesy der Künstlerin

Anita Fuchs, "Ein Stilleben Aus dem Hier und Jetzt", Kartierung, Kunsthaus Graz, 2025

Foto: Clemens Nestroy © Bildrecht, Wien 2026

Anna Jermolaewa, "The Penultimate", 2017

Courtesy der Künstlerin © Bildrecht, Wien 2026

Barbara Frischmuth, "Schaufel, Rechen, Gartenschere", 2023

Courtesy der Künstlerin

Claudia Larcher, Still Life 3000, No09, 2023-2024

Courtesy der Künstlerin © Bildrecht, Wien 2026

Jonas Mekas, "Requiem", 2019, Videostill

Courtesy of Jonas Mekas Estate

Sonya Schönberger, "Aldi", Fotoserie "Kenyan Roses for the Kingdom", 2019

© Sonya Schönberger

Suzanne-Anker, When Crystals spawn Flower, 2023

Courtesy of the artist

Viltė Bražiūnaitė & Tomas Sinkevičius, Sunflower, 2022, Videostill

Courtesy der Künstler*innen

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Images "Hybride Pleasures"

Helen Chadwick with Piss Flowers from the exhibition ‘Helen Chadwick: Effluvia’, Serpentine Gallery, 1994

Photo: Kippa Matthews © Kippa Matthews

Helen Chadwick with Piss Flowers from the exhibition ‘Helen Chadwick: Effluvia’, Serpentine Gallery, 1994; Liesl Raff, Crush 3, 2025, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber Zurich / Vienna

Photo: Kippa Matthews © Kippa Matthews; © the artist & Bildrecht, Vienna 2026; Photos: Stefan Altenbuger

Helen Chadwick with Piss Flowers from the exhibition ‘Helen Chadwick: Effluvia’, Serpentine Gallery, 1994; Liesl Raff, Crush 3, 2025, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber Zurich / Vienna

Photo: Kippa Matthews © Kippa Matthews; © the artist & Bildrecht, Vienna 2026; Photos: Stefan Altenbuger

Helen Chadwick, Loop my Loop, 1991-2.

Harris Museum, Preston. © Estate of Helen Chadwick. Photo courtesy of Richard Saltoun Gallery, London, Rome and New York

Helen Chadwick, Wreath to Pleasure, No. 6 (Chrysanthemums, Angel Delight)

© Estate of Helen Chadwick. Photo courtesy Richard Saltoun Gallery, London, Rome and New York

Helen Chadwick, The Oval Court, 1984-86, Installation view Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures, The Hepworth Wakefield

Photo: Michael Pollard, Courtesy The Hepworth Wakefield

Helen Chadwick, Ego Geometria Sum, 1983, Installation view Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures, The Hepworth Wakefield

Photo: Michael Pollard, Courtesy The Hepworth Wakefield

Installation view, Liesl Raff, GEP, Maag Areal, Zurich, 2025

Photo: Stefan Altenburger

Liesl Raff, Crush 2, 2024

Courtesy the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber Zurich / Vienna © the artist. Photo: Stefan Altenbuger

Liesl Raff, Installation view with Den 1-4, GEP, Maag Areal, Zurich, 2025

© The artist & Bildrecht, Vienna 2026, Photo: Stefan Altenburger

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BLOOM at Universalmuseum Joanneum and Kunsthaus Graz

Flowers and flowering plants have accompanied humans for centuries as symbols, useful plants, and cultural expressions across all borders. They represent beauty and healing, but also economic, scientific, and colonial developments.

Under the title BLOOM, the Universalmuseum Joanneum and the Kunsthaus Graz will present ten exhibitions in 2026 showing how flowers connect cultures, shape myths, and accompany human life from birth to death. 

More informations on BLOOM