Author: Monet, ClaudeKnown almost as much for his gardens as for his paintings, the Impressionist Claude Monet held a fascination with nature that only deepened as his career progressed. 'Monet’s Ecology' is the first exhibition to investigate the artist’s relationship to ecology and the environment. Illustrated with a dazzling array of landscapes, from his early coastal views of Le Havre to his “impressions” of Westminster Bridge and Gare Saint-Lazare, his Rouen Cathedral series and finally 'Water Lilies'.Each curatorial essay in the catalogue examines a different aspect of Monet’s “ecologies” – from the industrial biomes of London and Paris to the pastoralism of middle-class leisure and contemporary protests against climate change that directly invoke Monet’s Giverny scenes – arguing that Monet’s radical engagement with the natural world positioned him at the forefront of ecological awareness.ISBN 9786557770641. Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand/KMEC Books. hb. 312 pages. 185 colour ills. 27.9 x 20.3 cm.available
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