Fragile Earth: The Naturalist Impulse in Contemporary Art
Fragile Earth highlights the diverse approaches taken by four of the leading contemporary artists—Jennifer Angus, Mark Dion, Courtney Mattison and James Prosek—whose work engages with environmental themes.
Spanning two galleries, the exhibition included striking works reflecting on the vulnerability of the environment, created in a variety of media by Angus, Dion, Mattison and Prosek. The Brandywine’s presentation of Fragile Earth also included a site-specific installation by Angus and a commissioned mural by Prosek that explores the plants and animals native to the Brandywine Valley.
These artists were selected for the profound message their works convey about environmental conservation. They transform natural and non-traditional materials, like insects and found debris, into art in order to make visible the human role in global climate change, and to reveal how our daily choices may endanger our planet’s future.
September 24, 2022 - January 08, 2023
The Brandywine River Museum of Art
1 Hoffman's Mill Road
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
