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Time Out
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
KAWS will transform the New York Botanical Garden with colorful, graffiti-inspired artworks
We're only halfway through 2025, but the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is already looking ahead. Way ahead. NYBG announced that it will bloom with a very special exhibition in 2027: a full, 250-acre takeover by Brooklyn-based artist KAWS, debuting May 22, 2027. Known for his pop culture-inspired sculptures, KAWS (aka Brian Donnelly) will present an outdoor installation of enormous proportions, turning the iconic Bronx gardens into a collision of nature and contemporary art. KAWS' work seems especially suited for NYBG, with his sly, gigantic takes on figures like The Simpsons and Snoopy, plus his famous Companions series, inspired by Mickey Mouse (and a year spent as a Disney animator) and threaded throughout his career as both paintings and three-dimensional sculptures. The melancholy of the figures, with their gloved hands and X'd out eyes, will no doubt feel even more powerful against the idyllic natural backdrop. NYBG has long held a reputation for creating opportunities for artists to engage in dialogue with its landscape, including landmark exhibitions by Yayoi Kusama and Ebony G. Patterson. Now KAWS will continue this tradition, inviting visitors to consider how human-made objects inhabit, disrupt, or enhance their environment. The Garden also announced a 2026 exhibit, Flower Power, opening May 23, 2026, and channeling the '60s with a celebration of the flowers as symbols of peace and love. The gallery exhibit will include photography and art from the 1960s, as well as installations throughout the grounds. Other upcoming exhibits include the beloved annual tradition, Holiday Train Show (November 15, 2025–January 11, 2026), and The Orchid Show: Mr Flower Fantastic's Concrete Jungle (February 7–April 26, 2026). Additionally, NYBG revealed that it will begin offering a new two-year membership option, which will include unlimited access and early entry to future exhibitions. No word yet on when tickets for the KAWS exhibit will go on sale, but NYBG members will receive priority access. Currently, the NYBG hosts the exhibit Van Gogh's Flowers, pairing his paintings with contemporary interpretations and living installations, including a field of real and sculptural sunflowers from French artist Cyril Lancelin. That remains on view through October 26.
Hypebeast
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
New York Botanical Garden Announces Major KAWS Takeover
Summary The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) has announced its exhibition lineup for the next few years, and leading the charge is none other thanKAWS, who will stage a garden-wide takeover at the Bronx Park to open in spring 2027, the showcase will transform the 250-acre landscape, into a living canvas of KAWS' most notable characters, scattering large-scale sculptures and site-specific installations across its lush terrain. While the featured artworks have yet to be revealed, visitors will be immersed in the artist's X-eyed universe, ripe with playful charm and pop cultural whimsy. Following in the footsteps of Yayoi Kusama's colossalCosmic Natureexhibition in 2021 and Ebony G. Patterson's immersive…things come to thrive…in the shedding…in the molting…in 2023, the upcoming show builds on NYBG's tradition of pairing contemporary art and design with nature's grandeur. Also on deck for 2026 isThe Orchid Show: Mr Flower Fantastic's Concrete Jungle, which promise to turn the storied Enid A. Haupt Conservatory into a floral homage to the 'spirit, style and skyline' of New York City. For art lovers and garden enthusiasts alike, KAWS' exhibition will be on view at the NYBG from May 22 through October 24, 2027. For more information about the garden's art roster, head to the officialwebsite.
New York Times
02-07-2025
- Science
- New York Times
Fighting Invasive Plants: The Ones We've Got and Those We Think Are Coming
When it comes to invasive plants, achieving a state of mindfulness isn't just about being fully in the present moment. The all-out focus on managing invasives that are here now may be standard procedure, but when that's done at the expense of monitoring and prevention efforts, it can exact too high an environmental price, according to invasion ecologists. We must look ahead as well. This is particularly critical on the larger scale, in conservation. Even for gardeners whose far smaller decisions may impact beyond their backyards, though, scientists urge a shift from being exclusively reactive to taking proactive steps. Overlook the early warning signs, or disregard invasion risk factors, and pay the price. 'If we're not proactive, the number of invasions we're going to be dealing with in the future is only going to be bigger,' said Evelyn M. Beaury, assistant curator at the New York Botanical Garden's Center for Conservation and Restoration Ecology. 'It's so much easier to do something about an invasion when it's in an early stage. Your chances of success are much higher.' The impulse to attempt eradication may not always be the best course of action. With invasive species that are not yet widely established, elimination may indeed be the path to pursue, said both Dr. Beaury and Mason Heberling, who is the associate curator in the Section of Botany at Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Seasonal jobs with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Are you looking for seasonal jobs for the summer? The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is hiring for various positions, including recreation programming and maintenance operations. More Local News There may be multiple openings depending on the listing. Click on the links below to learn more about the duties include assisting with the planting and cultivation of trees, flowers, and shrubs, preparing soil and seed beds, and performing basic record keeping and writing simple reports. Applicants should have a year of full-time experience in gardening work or a certificate from a horticulture or botany program, including programs offered by the New York Botanical Garden and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. The hourly wage is $23.40. Hired candidates will be subject to a processing fee of $68. Hired candidates not currently employed by the City will be subject to a $101.25 background check duties include maintaining tools, equipment, and vehicles, effectively maintaining the landscape and grounds, and maintaining accurate records, tracking assignments, and ordering necessary supplies. Applicants should either have a year of full-time experience in gardening, grounds, or tree maintenance, or in the building, construction, or maintenance trades, or a high school diploma and six months of full-time experience. Applicants should also have a Class B Commercial Driver's License. The hourly wage is $24.49. Hired candidates will be subject to a processing fee of $68. Hired candidates not currently employed by the City will be subject to a $101.25 background check fee. NYCHA is hiring across New York City: Apply now Job duties include organizing and running team games, events, and activities, documenting attendance, incidents, and injuries, and maintaining the health and safety of children under your supervision. Applicants should have a high school diploma and prior experience as an instructor, counselor, or coach in an organized recreational program, or have completed 60 credits towards a bachelor's degree. The hourly wage is $19.95. The position runs for 8 weeks beginning June 25. Hired candidates not currently employed by the City will be subject to a $101.25 background check fee. Click here to find more seasonal positions with NYC Parks. Ben Mitchell is a digital content producer from Vermont who has covered both local and international news since 2021. He joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Times
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
To Bring Van Gogh to Life, They Just Needed Sunflowers
The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx had just about everything it needed for an exhibition of real and sculptural sunflowers. It had the inspiration: Vincent van Gogh, the Dutch artist who spent time in Arles, a region in the south of France whose sunflower fields are legendary in part because of his depiction of them. It had the artist: Cyril Lancelin, a French artist based in Lyon who visited the Arles sunflower fields as a child. And it had the location: its Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, which could host the indoor floral displays, and an adjacent lawn that could showcase the remainder of the 18,000 plants that organizers had in mind. The garden just needed the sunflowers. Sunflowers naturally bloom later in June and throughout the summer, as days get longer and temperatures increase, said Brian Sullivan, the garden's vice president of glasshouses and landscape. But the garden wanted to start its show in May. The organizers met this challenge by researching which sunflowers might bloom earlier and be more tolerant of the cooler temperatures of late April, when they would be planted outdoors. They discovered the ProCut sunflower series, developed for the cut-flower trade, which requires sunflowers that are easy to germinate and flower year-round. Mr. Sullivan said these sunflowers 'proved perfectly suited to be grown and flower outdoors in the Bronx in late spring.' The show opens to the public on Saturday and runs through October, but a sneak peek behind the scenes offered a glimpse of the complex planning behind the exhibition that will be known as 'Van Gogh's Flowers.' The 18,000 plants on display include over 300 species and cultivars, or plants cultivated by breeders. Almost all of them — 95 percent — have been or will be grown by seed or seedling, a process that began last summer in the Nolen Greenhouses, which are usually closed to the public. The garden's horticulture team had to calculate how long it will take for the seeds to germinate and grow big enough to be transported to the conservatory or its lawn and survive once they're on display. The team must also make plans to grow extra plants with the changing seasons and to replace any that fade or die. The plants on display outdoors need to be able to grow in New York's summer climate, which tends to be hot, humid and rainy. The garden will replace delphiniums and carnations on display in the conservatory in late spring with begonias and zinnias in the summer, and chrysanthemums and asters in the fall. Mr. Sullivan suggested that only plant enthusiasts would notice these changes, 'since the color scheme should feel the same.' Sunflowers, of course, thrive in direct, actual sunlight — their name in French is 'tournesol,' which means 'turning to the sun.' All of the sunflowers are being grown from seed in the greenhouses to be transplanted outside to the conservatory lawn. There will be 32 types of sunflowers, ranging from the four-foot-tall, classic, yellow Provence Summer to the 10-foot-tall Mammoth, with 12-inch golden flowers. The perennial Maximilian sunflower, which is native to United States prairies, will flower as the summer progresses. One of the horticulture team's favorites is Vincent's Choice, with yellow ray petals surrounding a dark center. The real sunflowers will be joined on the lawn by Mr. Lancelin's sunflower art installation, with sculptures ranging from five to 15 feet tall. Mr. Sullivan said the garden's horticulture and exhibitions teams researched van Gogh's letters, in which he said the artist made many references to plants that were 'great for interpretation.' 'We work to try to flesh out these stories, try to tell them through plants,' he said. He said the garden planned its major exhibitions several years in advance, with its horticultural, exhibitions and programming, and other teams collaborating on their themes. Joanna Groarke, the garden's vice president of exhibitions and programming, said in an email that organizers had wanted to feature van Gogh for a long time. They were drawn to his art, 'from landscapes depicting fields of wheat, country gardens and city parks to vibrant floral still lifes,' she said. One somewhat quirky use of flowers in the exhibition is in the conservatory. There are soft pink larkspur and light green Bells of Ireland planted beneath and nearby a metalwork depiction of Van Gogh's 1890 painting of roses, which is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The metalwork is by Amie Jacobsen. According to the garden, in 1890, Van Gogh gathered an 'avalanche' of pink Provence roses from the garden where he lived to create a soft pink-green contrast. Today, the pink pigment Van Gogh used in his painting has largely faded away and the flowers appear white. However, Ms. Jacobsen's blossoms are beautifully stippled shades of pink and white, now surrounded by the colorful living flowers.
