Art & ecology now /
By: Brown, Andrew.
Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson [2014]Description: 256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0500239169 (cloth); 9780500239162:; 9780500239162 (cloth).Subject(s): Ecology in art | Nature in art
| Art -- Environmental aspects | Landscapes in artDDC classification: 700.4 Summary: The first survey of its kind to explore contemporary art that focuses on ecology. From land art and earthworks in the 1960s to conceptual art of the new millennium, ecology-focused art has been a prominent genre in the art world for decades. This book offers a look into the recent explosion in contemporary art that deals directly with nature, the environment, climate change, and ecology.Summary: Eco awareness has had an enormous impact across all cultural and political spectrums, not least in the art world. This accessible and thought-provoking book explores the ways in which contemporary artists are confronting nature, the environment, climate change and ecology.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The first survey of its kind to explore contemporary art that focuses on ecology. From land art and earthworks in the 1960s to conceptual art of the new millennium, ecology-focused art has been a prominent genre in the art world for decades. This book offers a look into the recent explosion in contemporary art that deals directly with nature, the environment, climate change, and ecology.
Eco awareness has had an enormous impact across all cultural and political spectrums, not least in the art world. This accessible and thought-provoking book explores the ways in which contemporary artists are confronting nature, the environment, climate change and ecology.