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Sharon Core's 'Flowering' Brings Garden Life Cycles to Yancey Richardson in Chelsea

exhibition · 2026-10-16

The Yancey Richardson Gallery, located at 525 West 22nd Street in Chelsea, New York, will host Sharon Core's exhibition titled 'Flowering' from October 22 to December 5, 2026. An opening reception is scheduled for October 22, 2026, between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM, with no admission fee. The gallery operates Tuesday through Saturday, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. This exhibition showcases archival pigment prints of flowers grown by Core in her garden in Esopus, New York, featuring varieties such as tulips, irises, and dahlias. Core captures the life cycles of these plants with striking clarity and dramatic lighting, including notable pieces like 'Tulip: Estella Rijnveld' and 'Dahlia: Emory Paul,' highlighting slow photography in contrast to rapid digital imagery.

Key facts

  • 'Sharon Core: Flowering' runs October 22 – December 5, 2026 at Yancey Richardson Gallery, 525 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, New York, NY 10011
  • Opening reception: Thursday, October 22, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM; admission is free and open to the public
  • Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • The exhibition features new and recent archival pigment prints of flora Core grew in her Esopus, New York garden, including tulips, irises, poppies, dahlias, and cosmos
  • Featured works include 'Tulip: Estella Rijnveld,' 'Tulip: Lac van Rijn,' 'Tulip Rococo,' 'Poppy (Opium-Pink Fringe),' 'Iris (Raven Girl),' 'Dahlia: Emory Paul,' 'Cosmos (Rubenza),' and 'Jack in the Pulpit'
  • Core's photographs depict flowers across their full life cycle, from buds to blooms to decay, functioning as modern memento mori studies
  • The work references Dutch Golden Age still lifes, 19th-century botanical plates, and floral photographer Irving Penn
  • Core is an American photographer known for meticulous still-life recreations and dialogue with art history

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Yancey Richardson
  • New York Art Life

Locations

  • Chelsea
  • New York
  • United States
  • Esopus

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