CJ Hendry’s Flower Market 2.0 | Rockefeller Center
Last night I watched CJ Hendry and her crew setting up under floodlights on Instagram Live. Fabric blooms piled in the dark, Rockefeller’s granite softened by color before the city woke up. Twelve hours later, I was standing in the middle of it a flower market in the heart of Manhattan, chaos and beauty spilling across the plaza.
There were twenty-seven brand-new plush flower designs, each one offered as a gift to whoever reached for it first. The crowd pressed in, children clutching stems like trophies, strangers comparing colors as if they were rare finds. I picked my own flower and held it tight, part souvenir, part performance.
Nearby I spotted artist KahriAnne Kerr reaching for her own flower. That moment said everything about CJ’s work it spoke not only to the public but to peers in the creative world who understood the language of play and spectacle.
From the plaza I carried my flower upward, climbing to the Top of the Rock. There, the 28th design the rare, exclusive edition waited as the city stretched out in every direction. Steel, glass, and now, a single bloom at seventy stories high.
CJ Hendry doesn’t just create objects. She creates moments. And for three days, Rockefeller Center was no longer just stone and commerce. It was a garden, fleeting and alive, proof that wonder can still grow in the unlikeliest places.
Q: What is CJ Hendry’s Flower Market 2.0?
A large-scale immersive art installation at Rockefeller Center, featuring 27 new plush flower designs and an exclusive 28th edition at the Top of the Rock.
Q: How long did the installation run?
Flower Market 2.0 ran from September 19–21, 2025, transforming Center Plaza into a riot of color and play.
Q: Why is this event significant?
Hendry is known for blurring the line between art and consumer desire. By staging a flower market in one of New York’s most iconic public spaces, she expanded her work beyond galleries into everyday life.
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