What if love had a season and you could immerse yourself in it?
Goya
The Seasons of Love
This spring, Italian street artist Greg Goya brings La Stagione Dell’amore to the Garden in three interactive art installations inspired by the rhythms of love and the changing seasons. Come explore, reflect, and maybe even fall in love—with nature, the moment, or just being human.
Each piece is made to be personal—inviting you to interact and even become a part of it. Whether it's jotting down a thought to add to the artwork or capturing a photo, the idea is to keep things simple and genuine. At its heart, the project is about creating safe, open spaces where people can share emotions, connect with others, and celebrate love in all its forms.
Three Art Performances
Home is Whenever
I’m With You
Crescent Garden | May 10
A prompt—"Where do you truly feel at home?”—invites visitors to write their answers on stamps and paste them on a large-scale globe.
Love
Emergency
McGinley Pavilion | May 14
This installation transforms a retro emergency box into poetic artwork, with “In case of love at first sight, break the glass” written across the front and a bouquet of flowers replacing the fire extinguisher.
Ever
After
Esplanade Terrace | May 17
A black wrought-iron gazebo, topped with the question, “When did you realize it was forever?”, asks visitors to write their answers on padlocks and attach them to the frame.
Artist Statement
“This collaboration has deep meaning for me. For the first time, I’ll have the opportunity to create an artwork in the United States, and to do so in a stunning setting like the Chicago Botanic Garden. For this special project, I’ve chosen to develop a cycle of three pieces, all connected by a common thread: the seasons. To me, the changing seasons represent more than moments of transition in nature; they are a way to mirror the changes we all encounter in life and in love. That’s why I’ve titled this series The Seasons of Love. Each piece will embody a different moment in this emotional journey, telling fragments of people’s stories. Since each of them is interactive, they will all embody thousands of voices, moments, memories, and emotions. In fact, the audience will do more than observe; every viewer will be invited to contribute and connect to the works. The Seasons of Love will then become a collective portrait of transformation, a living archive of human connection.”
About the Artist
Born in 1998, Greg Goya grew up and still lives in Turin, the city in Northern Italy where he developed his unique artistic language. His first approach to the art world came through “sneaker art,” a creative fusion between art and fashion. However, it was in 2022 that Goya fully entered the realm of street art by developing what he calls fast art: a hybrid and dynamic artistic style that merges street art, performance, and interactive installations, blending emotion, interaction, and immediacy.
The word “fast” captures a dual essence; it refers to the fast-paced rhythm of modern society, and at the same time to the immediate emotional impact that Goya’s work provokes in the viewer. Each piece is conceived as a trigger for reflection and emotional response, inviting the public to actively participate and contribute to the final outcome of the artwork. At the core of his creative vision is the desire to uncover emotions, thoughts, and memories, bringing out what often remains unspoken.
Inspired by the language and habits of Generation Z, Greg Goya’s art embraces digital interaction as a natural extension of his pieces, which frequently go viral, reaching millions of viewers online. Hundreds of young people engage with his projects, taking part in real-time art in public spaces or by resharing his videos across social platforms. His art lives both on the streets and in the digital world, continuously evolving through the voices and gestures of those who encounter it.