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note posted by Antonio Serna 1 year ago

I. GARDEN PERSPECTIVES

Through the first series of readings we get a historical overview from the perspective of an Curator/Art Historian, Artist/Researcher, and Garden Historian. We can conclude with a discussion of upcoming readings and particular interest in the group.

DATE: SAT, November 20, 2010 at 3:00pm
PLACE: Wyoming Building (Goethe Institute Off site) 5 East 3rd Street (between Bowery and 2nd Ave) New York, NY 10003 http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/ney/prj/wyo/enindex.htm
LISTEN: Patterns of Plants, Mamoru Fujieda. Tzadik, 1997
READINGS:

• Conan, Introduction, pp.1-16. Perspectives on Garden Histories, 1999. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1999.(NYPL Schwarzman)

• Conan, "From Vernacular Gardens to a Social Anthropology of Gardening", pp. 181-204. Ibid.

• Gessert, "Divine Plants and Magical Animals" ch 1, pp 1-10. Green Light: Toward an Art of Evolution, Cambridge: MIT Press, 2010. (NYPL Schwarzman)

• Matilsky, "Art and the Balance of Nature: An Historical Overview" (first half only) pp 1-16. Fragile Ecologies: Contemporary Artists' Interpretations and Solutions, New York: Rizzoli International, 1992. (World Cat)

Additional short reading, or pre-reading: These short introductions to each book listed above provide an general idea of their intentions:

Gessert, Introduction. Green Light: Toward an Art of Evolution, Cambridge: MIT Press, 2010. (NYPL Schwarzman)

Matilsky, Introduction. Fragile Ecologies: Contemporary Artists' Interpretations and Solutions, New York: Rizzoli International, 1992. (World Cat)

Comment

Thanks to everyone who came yesterday to the first reading meeting & thanks to TPS+Taeyoon+Goethe for helping organize...

Before I forget I said I would post the two exhibitions I thought might be interesting to see, both close next Sunday Nov 28.

Wave Hill:
Remediate/Re-vision: Public Artists Engaging the Environment
August 1 – November 28, 2010
675 West 252nd Street, Bronx
http://www.wavehill.org/arts/remediate_revision.html

* Metro-North offers trip discounts
* Museum is Free Tues All Day; Sat 9am-12noon.
* Exhibit tour Tues&Thur 12noon;Sat at 2pm.

Carriage And Trade:
Another Green World
September 22 - November 28, 2010
62 Walker Street - New York
Betty Beaumont • Jennifer Bolande • Vija Celmins • Neil Jenney • Barbara Ess • Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson • Mathias Kessler • Gerhard Richter
http://www.carriagetrade.org/Another-Green-World

* tiny space but nice chance to see Holt/Smithson "Swamp" 1971, filmed in the wetlands of New Jersey, since we briefly mentioned the Tri-State ecology.

from: Antonio Serna

21 Nov 2010 3:05PM

Hey all garden readers.
See you today at 3PM in Wyoming building.
Excited to discuss about the readings, and hope we have time to walk to some of community gardens in east village!

from: Taeyoon (D.A.N.)

20 Nov 2010 10:51AM

Hi All,
Just a reminder, the first Urban Foraging Reading Group meeting is tomorrow afternoon...

Saturday, NOV 20 at 3:00pm.

PLACE:
Wyoming Building - East Village/Bowery (Goethe Institute Off site)
5 East 3rd Street (between Bowery and 2nd Ave)
New York, NY 10003
http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/ney/prj/wyo/enindex.htm

- You can download the readings from the NOTES section.
- To kick off the reading group we will listen to clips from "Patterns of Plants" by Mamoru Fujieda.
- As soon as we are settled we'll review the 3 readings. (Anyone can volunteer to lead/begin the discussion.)
- Lastly, we can discuss the groups' interests & suggest/shape the readings for future meetings, So if new reading suggestions arise please bring them!

There is coffee/tea at a $2 donation.

from: Antonio Serna

19 Nov 2010 7:31PM

Would anyone like to suggest an anthropological perspective to add this weeks reading? Something re: agriculture or foraging.

from: Antonio Serna

16 Nov 2010 4:54PM

Fixed the links. The PDFs should be ok now. The Matilsky file is large 15mb to preserve the color plates, the others are smaller.

The Public School is looking to schedule the classes now.

from: Antonio Serna

22 Oct 2010 7:00PM

Comment

Thanks to everyone who came yesterday to the first reading meeting & thanks to TPS+Taeyoon+Goethe for helping organize...

Before I forget I said I would post the two exhibitions I thought might be interesting to see, both close next Sunday Nov 28.

Wave Hill:
Remediate/Re-vision: Public Artists Engaging the Environment
August 1 – November 28, 2010
675 West 252nd Street, Bronx
http://www.wavehill.org/arts/remediate_revision.html

* Metro-North offers trip discounts
* Museum is Free Tues All Day; Sat 9am-12noon.
* Exhibit tour Tues&Thur 12noon;Sat at 2pm.

Carriage And Trade:
Another Green World
September 22 - November 28, 2010
62 Walker Street - New York
Betty Beaumont • Jennifer Bolande • Vija Celmins • Neil Jenney • Barbara Ess • Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson • Mathias Kessler • Gerhard Richter
http://www.carriagetrade.org/Another-Green-World

* tiny space but nice chance to see Holt/Smithson "Swamp" 1971, filmed in the wetlands of New Jersey, since we briefly mentioned the Tri-State ecology.

from: Antonio Serna

21 Nov 2010 3:05PM

Hey all garden readers.
See you today at 3PM in Wyoming building.
Excited to discuss about the readings, and hope we have time to walk to some of community gardens in east village!

from: Taeyoon (D.A.N.)

20 Nov 2010 10:51AM

Hi All,
Just a reminder, the first Urban Foraging Reading Group meeting is tomorrow afternoon...

Saturday, NOV 20 at 3:00pm.

PLACE:
Wyoming Building - East Village/Bowery (Goethe Institute Off site)
5 East 3rd Street (between Bowery and 2nd Ave)
New York, NY 10003
http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/ney/prj/wyo/enindex.htm

- You can download the readings from the NOTES section.
- To kick off the reading group we will listen to clips from "Patterns of Plants" by Mamoru Fujieda.
- As soon as we are settled we'll review the 3 readings. (Anyone can volunteer to lead/begin the discussion.)
- Lastly, we can discuss the groups' interests & suggest/shape the readings for future meetings, So if new reading suggestions arise please bring them!

There is coffee/tea at a $2 donation.

from: Antonio Serna

19 Nov 2010 7:31PM

Would anyone like to suggest an anthropological perspective to add this weeks reading? Something re: agriculture or foraging.

from: Antonio Serna

16 Nov 2010 4:54PM

Fixed the links. The PDFs should be ok now. The Matilsky file is large 15mb to preserve the color plates, the others are smaller.

The Public School is looking to schedule the classes now.

from: Antonio Serna

22 Oct 2010 7:00PM