TY - BOOK AU - Matilsky,Barbara C. ED - Queens Museum of Art. TI - Fragile ecologies: contemporary artists' interpretations and solutions SN - 0847815927 AV - N6512 .M35 1992 U1 - 704.943 20 PY - 1992///] CY - New York PB - Rizzoli International KW - Art, American KW - 20th century KW - Exhibitions KW - Environment (Aesthetics) KW - Nature (Aesthetics) N1 - "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 ER -