Monet's ecology

Abstract

This catalog accompanies the first exhibition to investigate Claude Monet's relationship with ecology and the enviroment. The artist's connection with nature became increasingly deep and complex throughout his career. It would reach its peak in the final phase of his work, produced in Giverny, a town in the French countryside where he conceived his famous gardens. Seeks to reveal how the artist's paintings not only reflect the intricate dynamics between nature and society, but also present landscapes that function as ecological systems per se.

Contents

Monet at MASP -- Once Again -- Monet, Nature, and Ecology: A Theme in Dispute -- Monet's Industrial Ecology -- Catastrophic Monet -- Painter-Hiker Monet Along the Normandy Coast -- Darwin's Science and the Evolution of Monet's Aesthetics -- Monet in Giverny and His Paintings at MASP -- Monet's Gardens: From Le Havre to Giverny -- Monet beyond Ecology -- Deanaesthetize Monet -- Biographical Note: Monet on the Banks of the Seine -- Exhibition checklist -- Selected bibliography.