David Kutz: "The Machine in the Garden"
October 15
3rd Street fence of Old Stone House at 350 3rd St.
A public presentation of “The Machine in the Garden” supported in part by the Brooklyn Arts Council that will be included in the Arts Gowanus Open Studio event.
The title of this project is a nod to a 1964 book by Leo Marx. His influential thesis considers why the American Pastoral ideal remains a cultural symbol even after massive industrial growth. Marx points to moments in American literature when the American Pastoral landscape is disturbed by a potent symbol of The Machine, the steam powered locomotive.