Flowers at London’s Saatchi Gallery: this exploration of flora in history and contemporary culture smells as good as it looks

By Judith Brocklehurst, Visiting Lecturer, BA Fine Art Mixed Media, University of Westminster

On entering the Saatchi Gallery’s latest exhibition, which is simply titled Flowers, you might think that you have just walked into a supersized florist’s shop, surrounded by bunches and bunches of blooms.

The aroma of dried flowers comes from Rebecca Louise Law’s monumental arrangement La Fleur Morte (2025), which was created through workshops with people from the local community. As in a flower…

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