On the Necessity of Gardening
An ABC of Art, Botany and Cultivation
ed. by Laurie Cluitmans ; contributors: Maria Barnas, Erik de Jong, Jamaica Kincaid ...[et al.]

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Auteur(s)

Maria Barnas, Erik de Jong, Jamaica Kincaid, ...[et al.]

Editor(s)

Laurie Cluitmans

Uitgever

Amsterdam : Valiz, 2021

Omvang

240 p., geïllustreerd, 32 cm.

ISBN

9789493246003

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Publication on the occasion of the exhibitions The Botanical Revolution : On the Necessity of Art and Gardening' in the Centraal Museum Utrecht (NL) Sep.11 2021 to Jan., 2022 and 'Is it Possible to be a Revolutionary and Like Flowers?' at Nest Den Haag (Sep. 10 to Dec.19, 2021. The publication is categorically not an exhibition catalogue, but is positioned as an autonomous project. On the Necessity of Gardening tells the story of the garden as a rich source of inspiration. However, the garden is not just a neutral place and intended solely for personal pastime, it is a place where the world manifests itself and where the relationship between culture and nature is expressed. 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, by connecting different fields of activity in landscape, art and culture. Through many different essays and an extensive abecedarium, On the Necessity of Gardening reflects on the garden as a metaphor for society, through concepts such as botanomania and capitalocene, from guerrilla gardening to queer ecology and zen garden.

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Trefwoorden

symbiocene , queer theory , ecology , gardens

Locatie in de bibliotheek

Kast 23 - 3: Kunst, natuur en landschap

Opmerkingen

Includes bibliographical references and index