On the Necessity of Gardening: An ABC of Art, Botany and Cultivation Owen Hatherley 152 mm x 228 mm

152 mm x 228 mm

Establishing a post-humous dialogue with Vassilieff six decades later

With ritual as her starting point

An American sculptor best known for her pioneering work with materials such as rope

and Sidney Nolan

On the Necessity of Gardening: An ABC of Art, Botany and Cultivation Owen Hatherley 152 mm x 228 mmFor centuries, the garden has been regarded as a mirror of society, a microcosm, in which the broader relationships between nature and culture are played out on small scale. From this long cultural tradition also raises a call for a new awareness of our relationship with the Earth. 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,