On the necessity of gardening : an ABC of art, botany and cultivation / Laurie Cluitmans (ed.) ; with contributions by Maria Barnas, Jonny Bruce, Laurie Cluitmans, Thiëmo Heilbron, Liesbeth M. Helmus, Erik A. de Jong, René de Kam, Alhena Katsof, Jamaica Kincaid, Bart Rutten, Catriona Sandilands, Patricia de Vries ; translation: Gerard Forde, Michele Hutchison.

Amsterdam : Valiz, [2021]
©2021

240 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 32 cm

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands, September 11, 2021-January 9, 2022.

"'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."-- Provided by vendor.

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Gardens in art Exhibitions.
Horticultural exhibitions.
Arts, European Exhibitions.
Jardins dans l'art Expositions.
Horticulture Expositions.
Arts européens Expositions.
Gardens in art
Gardening
Arts, European
Europe

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition.

Cluitmans, Laurie, editor, contributor.
Barnas, Maria, contributor.
Bruce, Jonny, contributor.
Heilbron, Thiëmo, contributor.
Helmus, Liesbeth M., contributor.
Jong, E. de (Erik), contributor.
Kam, René de, contributor.
Katsof, Alhena, 1978- contributor.
Kincaid, Jamaica, contributor.
Rutten, Bart, contributor.
Sandilands, Catriona, contributor.
Vries, Patricia de, 1966- contributor.
Forde, Gerard, 1968- translator.
Hutchison, Michele, translator.
Centraal Museum (Utrecht, Netherlands), host institution.

ABC of art, botany and cultivation

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