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Van Gogh's Flowers at the New York Botanical Garden
Part One: Sunflowers
Media preview on Tuesday, 20 May 2025,
Opening to the public on 24 May 2025
image courtesy the New York Botanical Garden
I'm off! Today I will be at the New York Botanical Garden for the media preview of Van Gogh's Flowers. Perfect weather. Crummy traffic. Well worth the drive. installations in the conservatory and out on the grounds . . . so much to see.
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Renown for his flower paintings, Vincent van Gogh is particularly associated with sunflowers.
Painted in 1888, his iconic Vase with Twelve Sunflowers emphasises yellow, a favorite color.
There is a reflecting pool near the Leon Levy Visitor Center and Pine Tree Cafe.
It offers changing displays that reflect the current exhibition's themes. Which today displays
van Gogh's sunflowers, the wonderful vase with twelve sunflowers. There's more, daisies and
forget-me-nots, embracing the vase at the center of the pool. Something new with this exhibition -
a reflection of the flowers on the pavement, done with vinyl floor graphics
for outdoor applications. As the exhibition runs until late October, there is
a second set, in reserve should visitors foot traffic cause this one deteriorate.
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The Conservatory Lawn is in bloom with a massive field of monumental sunflower sculptures by artist Cyril Lancelin,
sunflowers of Brobdingnagian proportions, oversize artificial ones and actual garden sunflower plants in bloom.
The blur, bottom center? It is a robin.
Imagine yourself as Alice, when she's very small as oversize sunflowers are very very tall.
Great opportunity - just use your phone to take a selfie image, or a friend can do it for you.
There are more entries: Part Two: van Gogh's iris, Part Three: Color and Combination, and Part Four: Miscellany
Then, having attracted your attention, I hope you decide to come see and enjoy it for yourself.
The upcoming exhibition for Van Gogh’s Flowers will run from May 24 through October 26, 2025. Visitors will revel in the beauty of the natural world that inspired Vincent van Gogh, one of the world’s most revered artists. You’ve seen the paintings, now see them come to life at the Garden. NYBG will present botanical displays along with contemporary art by Lee Baker and Catherine Borowski of Graphic Rewilding, sculptor Amie Jacobsen, and immersive artist Cyril Lancelin, including a field of real and sculptural sunflowers in which visitors can wander through a sea of yellow blooms. Complementary daytime programming on select dates during Van Gogh’s Flowers will offer engaging, interactive experiences, such as “Plein Air Drop-In and Paint,” that spark NYBG visitors’ creativity, offer respite from City life, and inspire them to see nature as Van Gogh did.
Tickets may be purchased at ticketingsupport@nybg.org or telephone 718.817.8716, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
An All-Garden Pass provides daytime entry to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, NYBG's outdoor gardens and collections, and public programs on the day of your visit.
If you have any comments or questions, you can e-mail me: jgglatt@gmail.com
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