"Contemporary European public art often addresses the past and future of European unity, democracy, immigration, and civil rights. "The Art of the Multitude" explores how participation in art works affects the formation of public memory, the commemoration of historical events, and the creation of an urban landscape that articulates cultural identity and recognition. Looking in particular at the lifetime s work of one of Europe s foremost ..."
"Edited by Mechtild Manus of the Goethe-Institut and Canadian architecture critic Lisa Rochon, the volume includes essays by Rochon and German garden critic Cordula Hamann, and an interview with Cornelia Hahn Oberlander. Ann Thomas, curator of photography at the National Gallery of Canada, situates the photographs of Etta Gerdes within the context of German nature photography."
"Just as modern Scandinavian architecture captivates with its elegance and high quality so too does its landscape architecture. During the last century Danish and Swedish landscape architecture was amongst the European avant garde, and in more recent years, the development in Scandinavia along with Spain, the Netherlands and France has captured our interest once again. A new generation of designers has been responsible for creating lands ..."