Mourir sur Scène

January 27 - February 13, 2026

Hollywood Forever Cemetery,
Cathedral Mausoleum

As obnoxious as it is to name this piece in French, I couldn’t resist.

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"Mourir sur scène" translates as “To Die on Stage.”

It is the title of a song popularized by Dalida in 1983, with lyrics that imagine a performer wanting to die beneath the spotlights, in the act of performance itself.

This is the kind of psychodrama I recognize in dying floral materials—tragic yes, but from a few steps back, so fabulous.

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The arrangement is made from fresh material that will wilt, collapse, and dry over the course of the exhibition.

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Thanks to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery for making this possible.