Fragile ecologies : contemporary artists' interpretations and solutions /
Barbara C. Matilsky.
- 137 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm
"Prepared in conjunction with the exhibition ... for the Queens Museum of Art"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Art and the balance of nature: an historical overview -- Environmental art: new approaches to nature -- Ecological art: a response to environmental issues -- Patricia Johanson: habitat-gardens -- Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison: poetic discourse along the rivers -- Mierle Laderman Ukeles: reclaiming waste -- Alan Sonfist: introducing urban forests -- Nancy Holt reconnecting to the stars -- Buster Simpson: urban environment action -- Betty Beaumont: the oceans -- Heather McGill and John Roloff: isla de umunnum (island of the hummingbirds) -- Mel Chin: revival field -- Cheri Gaulke, Susan Boyle, and Wilson high school students: L.A. River Project.