Cj Hendry, the artist behind the felt-flower Flower Market, fills the Brant Foundation with an all-white forest of flat-pack wooden sculpture modeled on the hidden garden at Sulwhasoo's Seoul flagship. It is unfinished on purpose: you pick up a crayon, draw on the walls and leave a secret message, so the room changes by the hour. If you missed her past NYC drops, catch this three-day one before her Flower Market reaches Rockefeller Center.
What to expect
You walk into a white room filled with wooden cut-out trees and plants, get handed Sulwhasoo crayons, and are invited to draw and write directly on the surfaces. Expect a line outside the East 6th Street gallery at peak hours and a space that looks different depending on how many visitors came before you.
Good to know
- Nearest trains are the F at Second Avenue and the L at First Avenue, each a short walk.
- Cj Hendry installations draw long lines, so arriving at opening gives you the emptiest walls and the shortest wait.
- It is a participatory piece: bring an idea for what you want to draw or write.
- The gallery sits on a residential East Village block with limited space to queue, so be ready to line up along the sidewalk.
- Suits art fans, photo hunters and anyone who followed Hendry's Flower Market pop-ups.
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Common questions
Can visitors really draw on the walls?
Yes. Sulwhasoo's own page describes picking up Sulwhasoo crayons, drawing on the walls and writing a secret message as the core of the experience.
Is this the same as Cj Hendry's Flower Market?
No. Secret Garden is a separate installation at the Brant Foundation; Hendry's studio lists Flower Market NY as a different event at Rockefeller Center later in September.
Where is the Brant Foundation?
The gallery is at 421 East 6th Street between First Avenue and Avenue A in the East Village.
