Exhibitions

Philodendron: From Pan-Latin Exotic to American Modern celebrated overlooked aspects of the cultural exchange between the United States and Latin America from mid-twentieth century to today by presenting an in-depth case study of a pervasive, everyday object of material culture: the tropical houseplant. Exotic and even garden-variety flora have been in global circulation for centuries, however, the mid-twentieth century popularity of South American plants in North American homes speaks of a cross-cultural pollination more complex than the desire for a decorative flourish.