Second Nature assembles fifty artworks from 1900 to contemporary that probe the indeterminate boundary between organic nature and human construction. The show juxtaposes works that appear to authentically depict natural environments with pieces that manipulate, mimic, or stage natural forms. Photography, painting, and dioramas reveal how surface appearance can mask artificiality, as museum displays photographed convincingly resemble living ecosystems while expressionist paintings capture different truths of nature. The exhibition prompts reassessment of authenticity and perception by presenting refined renderings of raw nature alongside fabricated scenes that nonetheless feel true, highlighting evolving tensions between nature and human intervention.
In today's world where we are inundated with content of nebulous artificiality, questioning is this real or fake has become second nature. While artists continue to use nature as a subject and inspiration, the question is this nature or is this a product of a human intervention feels more pertinent than ever when viewing art and imploring so feels instinctual.
Modernism is pleased to present Second Nature, a group show of 50 artworks from 1900 to contemporary, which explores the indeterminate boundary between the organic and the constructed. The exhibition brings together works that appear to authentically depict nature with seemingly blatant manipulations of the natural world. As the organic is transformed and artificial compositions mimic nature, Second Nature invites viewers to reconsider the divide. What appears raw may be refined and what seems fabricated, unexpectedly true to nature.
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