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  1. Fragile earth
    the naturalist impulse in contemporary art
    Beteiligt: Parsons, Jennifer Stettler; Angus, Jennifer; Dion, Mark; Lubchenco, Jane; Mattison, Courtney; Prosek, James
    Erschienen: [2019]
    Verlag:  Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut

    "Just as artists of the 19th and 20th centuries participated in forging an American natural history as explorers, cataloguers, collectors, and early environmentalists, contemporary artists continue to incorporate and comment on the natural world in... mehr

    Standort:
    Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Bibliothek
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    keine Ausleihe von Bänden, nur Papierkopien werden versandt

     

    "Just as artists of the 19th and 20th centuries participated in forging an American natural history as explorers, cataloguers, collectors, and early environmentalists, contemporary artists continue to incorporate and comment on the natural world in their art. Motivated by the inexorable rise of urban-industrial development and the subsequent deterioration of our planet, artists confront the vulnerability of our environment and the effects of global climate change to illustrate the continued relevance of ecology and nature conservation to contemporary artistic practice. In Fragile Earth: The Naturalist Impulse in Contemporary Art, leading artists Jennifer Angus, Mark Dion, Courtney Mattison, and James Prosek make natural elements their medium conceptually and literally, from prints created with eel bodies, to ceramic sculpture mimicking coral bleaching, cabinets filled with colorful plastic collected from oceans and rivers, and walls covered with shockingly beautiful, preserved insects. Bringing an artistic perspective to natural science, these essays and written conversations showcase the persuasive role artists can play in advocating for the preservation of our earth"--

     
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    Beteiligt: Parsons, Jennifer Stettler; Angus, Jennifer; Dion, Mark; Lubchenco, Jane; Mattison, Courtney; Prosek, James
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Buch (Monographie)
    ISBN: 9781880897317; 1880897318
    Schlagworte: Naturdarstellung; Kunst
    Weitere Schlagworte: Human ecology in art / Exhibitions; Art, Modern / 21st century / Exhibitions; Art, Modern; Human ecology in art; 2000-2099; Exhibition catalogs
    Umfang: 120 Seiten, Illustrationen, 28 cm
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    "Published on the occasion of the exhibition Fragile Earth: The Naturalist Impulse in Contemporary Art, Florence Griswold Museum, June 1, 2019-September 8, 2019"--Colophon

    Fragile Earth : The Naturalist Impulse in Contemporary Art / Jennifer Stettler Parsons -- Dialogue : In Search of Nature / Mark Dion and James Prosek -- Dialogue : Clay, Coral, and Climate Change : Sculpting Hope for the Ocean / Courtney Mattison and Jane Lubchenco -- Silver Wings and Golden Scales; Or, An Evening of Metamorphosis at the Lyme Art Colony / a tale by Jennifer Angus -- Plates. James Prosek -- Courtney Mattison -- Mark Dion -- Jennifer Angus
  2. In Search of Goliathus Hercules
    Autor*in: Angus, Jennifer
    Erschienen: 2013
    Verlag:  Albert Whitman & Company, Newburyport

    This is the fantastic story of Henri Bell, a near-orphan who in 1890 is sent to live with his ancient great-aunt and her extensive button collection. One rainy afternoon, Henri strikes up a conversation with a friendly fly on the windowsill and... mehr

    Standort:
    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
    Signatur:
    Online-Ressource
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    keine Fernleihe

     

    This is the fantastic story of Henri Bell, a near-orphan who in 1890 is sent to live with his ancient great-aunt and her extensive button collection. One rainy afternoon, Henri strikes up a conversation with a friendly fly on the windowsill and discovers he possesses the astounding ability to speak with insects. Thus commences an epic journey for Henri as he manages a flea circus, commands an army of beetles, and ultimately sets out to British Malaya to find the mythical giant insect known as Goliathus hercules. Along the way he makes friends both insect and human, and undergoes a strange tran

     
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    Quelle: Verbundkataloge
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Buch (Monographie)
    Format: Online
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (509 p)
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    Description based upon print version of record

    Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Part 1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; Part 2; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; Part 3; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; Part 4; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37; 38; 39; 40; Copyright