ON THE NECESSITY OF GARDENING – An ABC of Art, Botany and Cultivation. LIVRE, ENG

Through an extensive abecedarium, this stunning book reflects on the garden as a metaphor for society, taking into account how gardens and gardening are not solely about plants, but about history, politics and our human relationship with our surroundings. Published by Valiz, printed in Amsterdam and edited by Laurie Cluitmans (b. 1984, NL), a curator of contemporary art for the Centraal Museum in Utrecht and an independent art critic.