Beverly Penn Weeds - English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Hindi, Tamil, Telug, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali and Korean Edition Author:Kate Bonansinga, Amy V. Grimm At least since the advent of agriculture in the Neolithic Age, humans have been attempting to control and improve nature, a process that increased in magnitude and momentum during the industrial period. We created machines that are quicker and stronger than we are, and modes of transportation, communication and building construction that are eve... more »r more rapid and more predictable. In the wall-hung sculptures that comprise the exhibition Weeds, artist Beverly Penn addresses the sacrifices that accompany these capabilities, such as escalating energy emissions, disappearing forests, and compromised personal privacy and identity. She articulates these ideas through references to the history of painting and sculpture, as well as to numerous other sources. This publication accompanied the exhibition Beverly Penn: Weeds. It contains dozens of full-color photographs of the artist's work along with essays by Kate Bonansinga and Amy V. Grimm.« less