On the Necessity of Gardening: An ABC of Art, Botany and Cultivation Tibet Reduced to ethnic categories

Reduced to ethnic categories

Brian Massumi

At its heart are the intertwined biographies of the Kazakh dandelion and the many women—scientists

they redefine the concept of art in light of current climatic

It is not a romantic desire that drives them

On the Necessity of Gardening: An ABC of Art, Botany and Cultivation Tibet Reduced to ethnic categoriesFor centuries, the garden has been regarded as a mirror of society, a microcosm, in which the broader relationships between nature and culture are played out on small scale. From this long cultural tradition also raises a call for a new awareness of our relationship with the Earth. On the Necessity of Gardening tells the story of the garden as a rich source of inspiration. Over the centuries, artists, writers, poets and thinkers have each described,