‘Beautiful Strangers’ Opens At The BBG’s Fête Des Fleurs
The ‘Beautiful Strangers’ sculpture exhibit opened at the 2018 Berkshire Botanical Garden Fête Des Fleurs on May 26.
The new entry garden leading to the recently constructed Center House includes a stone fountain spouting both water and fire.
On a normal summer day, a visit to the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge would offer plenty to look at, spread throughout the nonprofit’s 15 gorgeous acres. But the organization’s annual Fête des Fleurs, held this year on a sunny Saturday, May 26, offered so much more. First, there were the hats, plus an indoor exhibit by the late Ellsworth Kelly, as well as an outdoor exhibition, Beautiful Strangers: Artists Discover the Garden. Curated by James Salomon, Beautiful Strangers made its debut during the Fête, with many of the 10 featured sculptors present at the party. (Both shows will be up until Oct. 8.) Another exciting view at the sold-out event was courtesy of the brand-new (almost complete) entry garden leading to the recently constructed Center House. The garden design, which includes a stone fountain spouting both water and fire, was the first-place winner of the BBG’s 2017 design competition. The winners were a team of students from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville School of Landscape Architecture.
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Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose.
- Karen Pearson. Courtesy Art Omi.
Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
- Oxygen House Photo
