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Title:	The Nature of Things: Medieval Art and Ecology, 1100-1550
Date:	3/10/2023 - 8/6/2023
Address:	Pulitzer Arts Foundation, 3716 Washington Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63108
Location:	Saint Louis, MO
Hours:	Thursday, Saturday & Sunday: 10am–5pm / Friday: 10am–8pm
Cost/Cover:	free
Web Page:	https://pulitzerarts.org/art/medieval-art-and-ecology/
Contact Info:	314 754 1850

Details:

What does it take to make a work of art? What are its environmental impacts? How does the natural world shape artistic practices? And what did this mean in the Middle Ages? With nearly fifty sculptures, textiles, and books made between 1100 and 1550 CE, The Nature of Things highlights the links between artmaking and the environment in the later medieval era. Featuring a range of materials including wood, stone, cloth, and metal, this exhibition considers the vast array of natural resources needed to produce the artworks that decorated churches and households across Europe during the Middle Ages. The Nature of Things prompts us to recognize how the industries that artists relied on—forestry, quarrying, mining, and farming—temporarily and permanently affected landscapes throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia.