Publicado en ocasión de la exhibición Roberto Burle Marx: The Unnatural Art of the Garden en el Museo de Arte Moderno, Nueva York, el 23 de mayo del 23 de mayo al 13 de agosto de 1991.

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Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 78-79).

The Brazilian master landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, foremost among the creators of an influential modern landscape aesthetic in the late 1930s, continues to refine his art to the present day. This book examines his work, highlighting its breathtaking range, from small-scale private gardens to large public parks. It reveals him as an artist of lasting stature and signifi-cance, a world-class landscape architect whose eye-pleasing work has substantial intellectual underpin-nings, and shows a deep knowledge of and respect for the natural landscape.
This splendidly illustrated volume offers an elo-quent appreciation of the genius of this modern mae-stro by William Howard Adams, guest director of an accompanying exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art. Mr. Adams describes Burle Marx's early life and career; the historical background of garden art in Europe as well as South America; the master's collabo-rative relationships with such modern architects as Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer, Lucio Costa, and Rino Levi; and his affinity for abstract art, in particular that of Arp, Calder, Léger, Miró, and Picasso. Following a remarkable group of early sketches and watercolors, Mr. Adams examines a selection of projects for private estates, corporate environments, and public domains such as parks and government buildings. Lavish pho-tographs are complemented by original plans for the projects.
William Howard Adams is an attorney, curator, lecturer, and author of articles and books on landscape and garden design, among them The French Garden, 1500-1800. He was editor of The Eye of Thomas Jefferson (1976), and author of Jefferson's Monticello (1983).