Whimsical and surreal works of art aim to explore interdependence in nature in the exhibition Nature’s Toolbox, in Chicago
Nature’s Toolbox: Biodiversity, Art and Invention, The Field Museum, Chicago, until 2 December
THE giant bat heads look like idols that might line the walls of a macabre cathedral. Yet at the same time, these dark, mottled sculptures by long-time collaborators Richard Selesnick and Nicholas Kahn are cute. The effect is simultaneously charming and troubling.
That’s a fitting first impression of the Nature’s Toolbox exhibition now showing at The Field Museum in Chicago. More than a year in the making,…
