Nature, The End of Art: Environmental Landscapes by Alan Sonfist
4to. pp. 279. profusely illustrated. hardcover bds. dw. (very good - some shelf wear to extremities & 2 short tears). [Florence: Gli Ori, 2004].
Long considered a pioneer creator of ecological artworks for urban environments, Alan Sonfist has been fusing human history and the natural environment since the mid-1960s. Few artists have had such an unswerving, or generative, interest in the landscape--be it physical, social, or historical--that surrounds us. Alan Sonfist is that rare species of artist--not just a pioneer in a particular form or approach but a real trailblazer whose ideas have remained consistently interesting over the course of an entire career. No history of post-war art would be complete without an acknowledgement of his achievement.