>>> "ART IN BLOOM" HAPPENS EVERY

OTHER YEAR AT THE MUSEUM, AND

IT'S BEEN GOING ON IN DIFFERENT

ITERATIONS SINCE 1996.

CELEBRATION, IN WHICH FLORAL

ARTISTS, ANOTHER FORM OF ART,

ARE INSPIRED BY WORKS IN THE

MUSEUM COLLECTION.

SO, THAT THE FLORAL DESIGN

INSTALLATION IS IN CONVERSATION

EITHER WITH THE BUILDING OR WITH

A WORK OF ART.

SO IT CELEBRATES TWO FORMS OF

ART TOGETHER.

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THERE ARE 40 DESIGNERS THIS

YEAR.

THE ARTISTS -- THEY'RE MOSTLY

LOCAL.

WHICH IS EXCITING 'CAUSE THEN

YOU CAN ENJOY THEIR FLORAL

DESIGNS OTHER TIMES OF YEAR.
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>> I HAVE THE PAPER DAISY FLOWER

BOUTIQUE THAT IS A FULL SERVICE

FLOWER SHOP IN THE SHORT NORTH.

I THINK THAT'S GOOD.

YEAH, MAYBE COME OUT LIKE TO ME

PUTTING ONE HERE AND ONE HERE.

AND THEN KIND OF COMING DOWN.

IT'S INSPIRED BY THE AMAZING

LICHTENSTEIN, THAT'S RIGHT

THERE.

THAT I'VE SEEN EVERY TIME I'VE

COME INTO THE MUSEUM.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S THE FIRST THING

I SEE WHEN I COME IN HERE, AND,

KIND OF, LIKE, SETS THE MOOD FOR

THIS WHOLE MODERN WING OF IT.

SO, I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THAT.

TO ME, IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THIS

SUN, KIND OF, RADIATING DOWN.

I FELT LIKE WE'RE COMING OUT OF

WHAT'S BEEN A PRETTY DARK

PERIOD.

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THEY DON'T HAVE A WATER SOURCE,

SO I HAD TO GO WITH SOME

HEARTIER VARIETIES FOR THIS PART

OF IT.

SO I HAVE SOME CARNATIONS, I

HAVE SOME MUMS, I HAVE SOME

BLUTCHED GREENS, I HAVE SOME

STATUS, SOME BILLY-BALLS, AND,

UM, A LOT OF THIS EQUISETUM.

SO IT WAS STUFF THAT WOULD BE A

LITTLE BIT MORE FORGIVING

WITHOUT A WATER SOURCE.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOME GERBER

DAISIES, AND SOME ROSES THAT

WILL HAVE THE WATER DOWN HERE.

BUT IT WAS REALLY MORE THE

COLORS, LIKE, THE POP ART, THE

HARSH HUES THAT IS KIND OF

DRIVING THE PIECE.

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>> IT'S REALLY A BIG RANGE.

THEY'RE REALLY BIG

INSTALLATIONS, AND THEN ARE

THEY'RE REALLY INTIMATE.

I THINK THERE'S A LIVING WALL

THIS YEAR.

♪♪

>> WE NEED CREATIVITY IN OUR

WORLD, MORE THAN EVER.

THE PANDEMIC HAS SHOWN US THAT.

WE REALLY NEED CREATIVITY TO

SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF THE 21st

CENTURY.

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>> WE GOT TWO MORE, THREE MORE.

>> WELL, NO, WE GO 12.

>> CAN I GO ALL THE WAY UP TO

HERE?

>> GO ALL THE WAY UP, YEAH.

>> OH, OKAY.

>> YEAH.

>> SO YOU'RE GOING TO PUT MORE

ON HERE?

>> YEAH, I GOT FOUR MORE TO GO.

>> OKAY.

>> WE'RE A LANDSCAPE COMPANY.

SO WE'RE DOING A CONTAINER

GARDEN.

UM, SO WE WANTED TO USE LIVE

PLANTS, AND THEN ALSO SOMETHING

THAT WOULD BE RELEVANT FOR THE

WEATHER RIGHT NOW.

UM, BUT WE HAD SNOW YESTERDAY.

WE HAVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES

TODAY.

AND THEN 60 DEGREES, MAYBE, THIS

WEEKEND.

SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND

SOMETHING THAT WILL THRIVE IN

WHAT WEATHER WE'RE GOING TO HAVE

THIS WEEKEND FOR OHIO.

UM, AND USE, LIKE, REAL PLANT

MATERIAL YOU CAN USE IN YOUR

HOME GARDEN.

SO WE HAVE PANSIES, WE HAVE SOME

RED CABBAGE, UM, WE HAVE SOME

SOD SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S

GROWING.

UM, 'CAUSE OUR PIECE IS, UM,

BASED ON SOUND.

SO, OUR PIECE OF ART IS THE

STUDY OF STRINGS.

SO IT'S A PIECE THAT WAS PLAYED

AT A CONCENTRATION CAMP.
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ALL OF THE PEOPLE EXCEPT FOR THE

CONDUCTOR PASSED AWAY, AND THEY

RECREATE THE PIECE AND THEN THE

ARTIST THEN JUST EXTRACULATED

THOSE TWO PARTS TO SHOW HOW

EVERYONE ELSE WAS GONE.

WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE IDEA

OF -- YOU'RE COMING FROM

SOMETHING VERY FLOWEY AND

ORGANIC TO SOMETHING THAT'S VERY

JARRING AND STARK.

SO THIS IS KIND OF THE

ANTITHESIS OF THE PIECE.

WE'VE ENJOYED CONTAINER GARDENS

BECAUSE THEY'RE A FINITE SIZE,

YOU CAN SWAP THEM OUT, AND YOU

CAN ALSO EXPERIMENT WITH PLANTS.

IF IT DOESN'T WORK, YOU JUST

PULL THAT ONE PLANT OUT AND PUT

A DIFFERENT ONE IN.

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>> WE NOW KNOW A LOT ABOUT WHAT

BEAUTY DOES TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT,

AND TO WELLNESS, RESILIENCE.

ALL OF THAT IS CONNECTED TO THAT

AESTHETIC SENSE IN US.

BUT ALSO THE ART MUSEUM

CHALLENGES YOU.

SO COMING TO SEE ART THAT

CHALLENGES YOU.

IT MAKES YOU SEE THE WORLD

DIFFERENTLY.

IT MAKES YOU QUESTION AND THINK.

ALL OF THAT IS JUST AS

IMPORTANT, AND PEOPLE HAVE

MISSED IT.

PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY FOR ART, AND

THEY'RE HUNGRY FOR EACH OTHER --

TO BE TOGETHER WITH ART IS THE

BEST OF ALL.

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