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Description for Art & Ecology Now
hardcover. Eco awareness has had an enormous impact across all cultural and political spectrums, not least in the art world. This book presents an exploration of the ways in which contemporary artists are confronting nature, the environment, climate change and ecology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 343 illustrations, 338 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1374.
‘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 is the first in-depth exploration of the ways in which contemporary artists are confronting nature, the environment, climate change and ecology. Organized into six chapters, the book moves through the various levels of artists’ engagement, from those who act as independent commentators, documenting and reflecting on nature, to those who use the physical environment as the raw material for their art, and those committed activists who set out to make art that transforms both our attitudes ... Read more
‘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 is the first in-depth exploration of the ways in which contemporary artists are confronting nature, the environment, climate change and ecology. Organized into six chapters, the book moves through the various levels of artists’ engagement, from those who act as independent commentators, documenting and reflecting on nature, to those who use the physical environment as the raw material for their art, and those committed activists who set out to make art that transforms both our attitudes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500239162
SKU
KJH0000181
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Ref
99-1
About Andrew Brown
Andrew Brown is a specialist in modern and contemporary art, and a former strategy officer for the visual arts at Arts Council England.
Reviews for Art & Ecology Now
'The sheer diversity of the resulting work is impressive … genuinely global' - The Art Newspaper 'Intriguing … a bold attempt to strike a new direction for ecological art' - The Ecologist