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On the necessity of gardening : an ABC of art, botany and cultivation / Laurie Cluitmans (ed.) with contributions by Maria Barnas, Jonny Bruce, Laurie Cluitmans [and 9 others]
LIBRA N8217.G36 C48 2021
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cluitmans, Laurie, author, editor.
- Barnas, Maria, author.
- Bruce, Jonny, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gardens in art.
- Gardening.
- Arts, European.
- Europe.
- cultuurgeschiedenis.
- encyclopedieën (vorm).
- Local Subjects:
- cultuurgeschiedenis.
- encyclopedieën (vorm).
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 240 pages : illustrations, map, plans ; 32 cm
- Other Title:
- ABC of art, botany and cultivation
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Valiz, 2021.
- Summary:
- On the Necessity of Gardening tells the story of the garden as a rich source of inspiration. Over the centuries, artists, writers, poets and thinkers have each described, depicted and designed the garden in different ways. In medieval art, the garden was a reflection of paradise, a place of harmony and fertility, shielded from worldly problems. In the eighteenth century this image tilted: the garden became a symbol of worldly power and politics. The Anthropocene, the era in which man completely dominates nature with disastrous consequences, is forcing us to radically rethink the role we have given nature in recent decades. There is a renewed interest in the theme of the garden among contemporary makers. It is not a romantic desire that drives them, but rather a call for a new awareness of our relationship with the earth. Through many different essays and an extensive abecedarium, On the Necessity of Gardening reflects on the garden as a metaphor for society. Exhibition: Centraal Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands (11.09.2021 - 09.01.2022)
- Notes:
- Catalog of an exhibition held at the Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands from September 11, 2021 - January 9, 2022
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-236) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9789493246003
- 9493246000
- OCLC:
- 1252059591
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