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Swiss Artist Accuses London Design Biennial For Copying Massive Forest Installation: The centerpiece of the exhibition which features 400 trees planted in the courtyard of Somerset House.
Tree art is putting down roots Tree art is putting down roots Arboreal art is having a moment. We explore how artists are installing trees in public spaces as odes to social change. Branching out of barking fad? Klaus Littmann, Arena for a Tree, 2021. Photography: Gerhard Maurer It may sound far fetched, but we have it under good authority that art is starting to grow on trees. They line our parks, maintain our industries and sustain our existence. And trees’ role in public installation art is far from revolutionary. One need only bark back to the artist and environmental activist Joseph ...
/ Klaus Littmann, the Swiss artist behind the major art intervention ‘For Forest – The Unending Attraction of Nature’ which took place in Klagenfurt, Austria in 2019, has expressed his concern about the similarity of a new project by the British stage designer Es Devlin for the London Design Biennial 2021 titled ‘Forest for Change’. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery – Oscar Wilde Littmann started presenting theme-oriented art exhibitions in the public arena around 30 years ago. At the centre of his research lies the interest in everyday culture as well as the dialogue...
Es Devlin rejects claim that her Somerset House forest is "an imitation" of Austrian project Dezeen 15/03/2021 Marcus Fairs © Provided by Dezeen Render of Es Devlin's Forest for Change installation at Somerset House for London Design Biennale 2021 Devlin rejected the claim, saying her project is "very different" from Littmann's. Littmann said he was "both surprised and irritated" to read about Devlin's Forest for Change project, which will see the courtyard at Somerset House in London filled with 400 trees. He claimed that Devlin's project for the London Design Biennale i...