British Art and the Environment

<p>This book explores the nature of Britain-based artists’ engagement with the transformations of their environment since the early days of the Industrial Revolution.</p><p>At a time of pressing ecological concerns the international group of contributors provide a series of case studies that reconsider the nature–culture divide and aim at identifying the contours of a national narrative that stretches from enclosed lands to rising seas. By adopting a longer historical view this book hopes to enrich current debates concerning art’s engagement with recording and questioning the impact of human activity on the environment.</p><p>The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history contemporary art environmental humanities and British studies.</p>