Klaus Littmann (Bilingual edition)

Name: Klaus Littmann (Bilingual edition)
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Tree Connections

By Dominique Wyss

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Klaus Littmann (Bilingual edition) explores the intricate intertwining of nature and culture through Klaus Littmann's groundbreaking project, Tree Connections. In 2019, Littmann transformed the Wörthersee football stadium in Klagenfurt by planting around three hundred trees on its pitch, creating a striking blend of natural and constructed environments. This thought-provoking installation challenges the notion of nature and culture as opposites, offering profound insights into ecological perspectives and human interactions with the environment. The bilingual edition includes a curated exhibition preview featuring prominent artists such as Joseph Beuys and Sol LeWitt at the Basel H. Geiger Kulturstiftung.
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Format: Hardback

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This book is ideal for readers interested in contemporary art, environmental themes, and cultural history. It appeals especially to those fascinated by innovative art installations that question ecological and societal boundaries.

Description

A cultural history of nature may sound like a paradox, but a second glance proves it to be a clever theme. For though we are used to perceiving nature and culture as opposites, they are actually closely interwoven. This is precisely what Klaus Littmann shows us in his startling project Tree Connections.

In 2019, around three hundred trees were planted in the pitch at the Wörthersee football stadium in Klagenfurt. The result is the extraordinary experience of witnessing a confrontation between two otherwise strictly separate kinds of spaces. Blending the natural and the constructed worlds blurs their boundaries, making them practically indistinguishable.

At the same time, the breathtaking views of this unique project offer fascinating insights into our current, unecological ideas and activities. An exhibition curated by Littmann will take place at the Basel H. Geiger Kulturstiftung starting in May 2021, featuring works by Alexandre Calame, Joseph Beuys, Christo, Jannis Kounellis, Giuseppe Penone, Günther Uecker, Tony Cragg, Michael Sailstorfer, Miriam Cahn, and Sol LeWitt, among others.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783775750356

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 May 2021

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hatje Cantz

Illustration: 210 Illustrations

Contributors:

Text by Isabel Zürcher
Text by John McDonald
Text by Florian Illies
Edited by Kulturstiftung Basel
Designed by Studio Marie Lusa
Edited by H. Geiger

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 225.0mm

Height: 285.0mm

Weight: 1580g

Pages: 288

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Arts & Culture Dominique Wyss Non-Fiction

About the Author

KLAUS LITTMANN (*1951) studied at the Düsseldorf Kunstakademie in the 1970s. His encounters with Joseph Beuys there influenced his creativity. He enjoys international renown as an artist, a mediator of art, and curator. Littmann is based in Basel.