Böcker av Giovanni Aloi

As intimate and meticulous as his revered portraits, Lucian Freud's magnificent paintings and drawings of plant life are gathered for the first time in book form.

'Microbial Ecologies' presents a timely range of multidisciplinary practices, approaches, methodologies, and conceptions to help us see and value the microbial worlds that until recently have remained invisible. This issue is co-edited with Ken Rinaldo-an artist internationally recognized for interactive art installations developing hybrid ecologies with animals, algorithms, plants, and bacterial cultures. It is only by recognizing and engaging with microbial agencies that fuller networks of interconnectedness will enable us to tell the stories we truly need for our time and for the future.Featuring contributions by:Heather Barnett | Samuel Bianchini | Marie-Pier Boucher | Kaitlin Bryson | Roberta Buiani | Marcos Cruz | Jose Carlos EspinelChris Dymond | Daria Fedorova | Gene Felice | Leslie Garcia | Ian Gibbins | David Harris | Juniper Harrower | Nigel Helyer | Ce¿sar E. Giraldo Herrera | Martin Howse | Luis Guzmän | Alice Jarry | Brice Ammar-Khodja | Emmanuel Lefrant | Paloma Lopez | Mick Lorusso| Mycelium Network Society | Vanessa Mardirossian | Joel Ong Brenda Parker | Jennifer Parker | Anna Pomyalova | Anastasiia Raina | Jennifer Reeves | Ken Rinaldo | Axel Cuevas Santamari¿a Ram Shergill | Jason C. Slot | Sas¿a Spac¿al | Charissa N. Terranova Elaine Whittaker | lee wilkins | Jennifer Willet

The Invention of Nature is a complete visual journey through humankind's depiction of animal and plant life, from the very first cave paintings made over 30,000 years ago to the present.With over 300 images covering cabinets of curiosity, illustrated herbaria, bestiaries, classical paintings, natural history illustrations, taxidermized specimens and photography, the book weaves together a fascinating chronological story of nature.

Art and Animals challenges ideas of identity, 'otherness' and civilisation by explaining the role animals have occupied in our cultural development and illustrating their presence in the visual arts today.