A new exhibition from 19 June 2009 – 18 October 2009 at Barbican Art Gallery ‘Radical Nature, Art and Architecture for a Changing Planet 1969-2009′

Tomas Saraceno, Flying Garden (detail), 2006. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

Agnes Denes, Wheatfield – A Confrontation, 1982. Two acres of wheat planted and harvested in Battery Park Landfill, downtown Manhattan. Commissioned by Public Art Fund, New York City. Photo: Agnes Denes

The beauty and wonder of nature have provided inspiration for artists and architects for centuries. Since the 1960s, the increasingly evident degradation of the natural world and the effects of climate change have brought a new urgency to their responses. Radical Nature is the first exhibition to bring together key figures across different generations who have created utopian works and inspiring solutions for our ever-changing planet.

Opening photo: Henrik Håkansson, Fallen Forest, 2006. Courtesy the artist, Galleria Franco Noero, Turin, and The Modern Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow. Photo: Yann Revol