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British conceptual and landscape artist Chris Drury has been lauded for his many installations and site-specific works that investigate themes related to the environment and emphasize cycles of destruction and regeneration in nature and the ways that humans affect these processes. In "Mushrooms/Clouds", a series of artworks commissioned by the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, Drury brought an international perspective to topics ranging from land and water appropriation to nuclear testing in the American West. In many of these works, Drury utilizes materials collected from such places as Pyramid Lake, Donner State Park, and the Nevada Test Site to remind viewers of the many connections between art and the environment. This companion volume to the exhibition documents Drury's installations and captures his ephemeral work for further viewing and extended study. In addition, the book includes an essay by Colin Robertson, the Nevada Museum of Art Curator of Education, that expounds on the themes and significance of Drury's art.
| ISBN | 1935195042 | | Pages | 96 | | ISBN13 | 9781935195047
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Center for American Places,US | | Weight (grammes) | 434 | | Imprint | Center for American Places,US | | Series title | Center Books on the American West | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 243 | | Publication date | 12 Mar 2010 | | Width (mm) | 198 | | Library of Congress | 2009020817 | | Spine width (mm) | 17 | | DEWEY | 709.2 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| | | Preface and Acknowledgments by David B. Walker | | | | | | Life, Death and Transformation by Chris Drury | | | | | | Mushrooms/Clouds by Ann M. Wolfe | | | | | | Stone Mother by Ralph Burns | | | | | | Chris Drury: Toward an Ecological Conscience in Environmental Art by Colin M. Robertson | | | | | | The Coyote and the Stars by Ralph Burns | | | | | | From Finger Paint to Frenchman Flat: A Scientist Reflects by Lynn F. Fenstermaker | | | | | | Shelters of Exposure: Giving Form to Interdisciplinary Exchange by Jamie Kruse and Elizabeth Ellsworth | | | | | | Notes on the Text | | | | | | Artist's Biography by Stanton, Miriam | | | | | | Works in the Exhibition | | | | | | Additional Reading by Stanton, Miriam | | |
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