Suburban Utopia
Nature finds a way
Welcome to the suburban utopia, where everyone owns a home, a car and an iSomething. All of your needs have been met, and every detail has been planned. But is something missing? Or are you not good enough for the perfect world? The image of the suburban utopia may be cracking under the pressure of perfection. Even here there are risks and unexpected phenomena. Nature, and human nature, has a way of disrupting even the most squeaky-clean environment.
Staff Picks
Mastering Bambi
Media artists Persijn Broersen & Margit Lukács remake the Disney classic Bambi by stripping away all the inhabitants. Disney's utopian landscape is revealed.
Human Nature as Pathology
Modern society seems to have transformed human nature into a pathology. Our emotions are controlled by drugs. We are forced ...
Wild Birds Illegally Immigrating to City Zoo
Besides the extensive collection of animals from around the planet the Amsterdam City Zoo Artis also houses some local wild ...
Living with Nature in the Post-Suburbs
MoMA in New York has a new exhibit exploring what can be done with American's only seemingly inexhaustible resource: foreclosed homes and ...