This year’s NYBG Orchid Show brings the vibrancy of Mexican modernism to the Bronx
Courtesy of The New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden’s beloved Orchid Show returns next month for its 22nd year, bringing the bold colors of Mexican modernism to the Bronx. Inspired by the work of Mexican modernist architect Luis Barragán, “The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism” turns the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory into a vibrant landscape of thousands of orchids and plants. Tickets are now on sale for the show, which runs from Saturday, February 15 through April 27.
Barragán, a key figure in Mexican modernist architecture, blended global trends with the rich natural textures, bold colors, and native plant life of Mexico. The exhibition brings the textures and forms of Barragán’s style to life, with fountain features and colorful walls and lattices.
In addition to the vibrant orchids, this year’s show will feature succulents like cacti and agave. Visitors will also learn about orchids in the wild and NYBG’s ongoing global research and conservation efforts from the garden’s horticulture staff.
On select evenings during “The Orchid Show,” visitors ages 21 and up can experience Orchid Nights—a vibrant evening of music, dancing, cash bars, and food for purchase at the “lushest bar in town.” The events are led by a DJ and professional dancers, bringing the bold colors and style of the exhibition to life.
DJ hellotones, known as “El Hijo de PueblaYork,” is a Bronx-born DJ at the forefront of a cultural renaissance within New York City’s Mexican diaspora. He reimagines the cumbia genre, introducing it to new spaces and audiences.
Mark Saldana, also known as Coolmarx, will host community-based dance lessons with a focus on all regional variations of cumbia. Born and raised in Queens and now based in Brooklyn, Saldana teaches styles such as cumbia colombiana, ecuatoriana, peruana, and mexicana.
Buy tickets to the show here.
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