New York, NY – Leila Heller Gallery is delighted to announce Permanence in Bloom, an exhibition of works by Jon Isherwood, opening on October 28, 2026. The exhibition will be presented alongside Ryan Koopmans and Alice Wexell’s The Wild Within, currently on view at the gallery.
Presented together, the marble sculptures of Jon Isherwood and the photographic and digital works of artist duo Ryan Koopmans and Alice Wexell explore the passage of time and the desire to preserve what is inherently fleeting. Through their different approaches to nature, the artists create a dialogue between permanence and transformation.
Isherwood's Blooms series originated from a public art commission in New York, for which eight floral sculptures were installed along Broadway in 2021. Inspired in part by Édouard Manet's paintings of peonies and memories of bouquets thrown onto the stage at Lincoln Center, the works were conceived as gestures of generosity and renewal. Their installation coincided with the city's emergence from the pandemic, lending particular significance to the flowers' symbolism.