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Precious Okoyomon

PRECIOUS OKOYOMON

Courtyard Commission: Precious Okoyomon MoMA PS1 From 31 July 2026 New York
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Artist and poet Precious Okoyomon (Nigerian-American, b. 1993) transforms the MoMA PS1 courtyard into a living forest of plants, interactive sculpture, and sound in our inaugural Courtyard Commission. Among the Flowers I Learned to Love: A Garden of Decreation is Okoyomon’s largest outdoor installation to date and cultivates a world of grasses, flowers, weeds, sedges, pollinators, and vines. This ever-growing woodland brings together species often perceived in opposition, but which in reality co-exist: native and invasive plants, annuals and perennials, cultivated and wild growth.

In the center of the garden, visitors can enter, climb through, and emerge from an oversized teddy bear sculpture. A sound piece brings whimsical instrumentation inspired by flowers into the courtyard, with poetry read by the artist playing inside of the bear. Anticipating the landscapes of the near future, and considering the unpredictability of climate changes, Okoyomon creates a garden for the city, in which softness, rest, and rebirth are essential.

The Courtyard Commission is a site-specific, biannual program that invites artists to create new large-scale work, imagining how experimental art can transform outdoor space.

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Exhibition view: Precious Okoyomon, Courtyard Commission: Precious Okoyomon, MoMA PS1 (From 31 July 2026). Courtesy MoMA PS1.
Exhibition view: Precious Okoyomon, Courtyard Commission: Precious Okoyomon, MoMA PS1 (From 31 July 2026). Courtesy MoMA PS1.
Exhibition view: Precious Okoyomon, Courtyard Commission: Precious Okoyomon, MoMA PS1 (From 31 July 2026). Courtesy MoMA PS1.
About the Artist

Precious Okoyomon is a Nigerian American artist, poet, and chef based in New York City. Their multidisciplinary practice encompasses sculpture, installation, performance, and poetry, exploring themes of identity, colonial history, spirituality, and the relationship between humans and the natural world.

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About the Gallery

MoMA PS1 is a pioneering nonprofit contemporary art institution and exhibition space located in Long Island City, Queens, New York. Renowned for its boundary-breaking exhibitions and commitment to experimental art, MoMA PS1 is deeply rooted in an artist-centered mission, consistently championing bold and innovative practices from around the world.

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22-25 Jackson Avenue
Long Island City
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United States
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12–6 pm, Thursday through Monday

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New York 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City
MoMA PS1 contemporary art institution in New York United States
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, New York, United States
+1 (718) 784-2084
http://momaps1.org/

Opening hours
12–6 pm, Thursday through Monday

Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
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