Interdisciplinary artists Nick & Jake present a performance lecture about a queer 18th-century maritime scandal, Indigofera tinctoria, and the beauty of oxidation. The artists’ research into the queer history of Louisiana and its intersection with the colonial indigo trade introduces their life’s work, “50 States,” a series of large-scale installations rooted in LGBTQ histories from every corner of the United States.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Artists-in-Residence Program
3 artists, 3 disciplines, 3 years: “Plants, People, and the Planet”
This winter, Brooklyn Botanic Garden is honored to welcome three new artists-in-residence: Eiko Otake, Craig Harris, and Nick & Jake. Over the next three years, each of the artists will create, curate, and present performance-based work that connects plants, people, and the planet.