Terence Koh

A provocative fusion of art, performance, and alchemy, Terence Koh: Flowers for Baudelaire documents the artist’s ethereal, all-white exhibition curated by Vito Schnabel in 2008. Staged in the former studio of photographer Richard Avedon, the space was transformed into a monochromatic dreamscape where 51 paintings—crafted from titanium paint, corn syrup, and powdered sugar—blurred the line between artwork and confection. Koh’s signature subversiveness infused the show, from the insistence that guests remove their shoes to his own ritualistic licking of the canvases. Designed in collaboration with Pandiscio Green, the catalogue extends the exhibition’s sensory experience, with a cover that subtly echoes the iconic Domino Sugar packaging—an homage to Koh’s choice of edible materials. Rene Ricard’s poetic reflections add a literary dimension to Koh’s Baudelairean vision, while the book’s stark, refined design captures the eerie, immersive quality of the show. Honored with a 2010 Premier Print Award for outstanding achievement in art book production, the publication stands as both an artifact and an extension of Koh’s ephemeral, sensorial world.