flow : GROW IT! SHOW IT!

Grow It, Show It! – Major photography exhibition at Museum Folkwang highlights the cultural significance of hair and hairstyles. From 13 September 2024 to 12 January 2025, Museum Folkwang is presenting the exhibition Grow It, Show It! A Look at Hair from Diane Arbus to TikTok. The show highlights the role and meaning of hair and hairstyles in society, politics and everyday life. Ranging from iconic works such as Herlinde Koelbl’s portraits of Angela Merkel to J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere’s pioneering documentation of Nigerian hairstyles, the extensive exhibition provides Curated by Thomas Seeling & Miriam Bettin