Giovanni Aloi
@giovannialoi.bsky.social
Author, curator, and educator specializing in the representation of nature in modern and contemporary art. Tireless gardener.
Founder and Editor in Chief of Antennae: the journal of nature in visual culture.
Founder and Editor in Chief of Antennae: the journal of nature in visual culture.
Romanticized notions of how one becomes an “artist” have long been questioned, so why do we still fetishize them in popular culture, turning a blind eye to the politics of exclusionism that characterize the art world and conforming our creative potential to well-trodden stereotypes?
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Romanticized notions of how one becomes an “artist” have long been questioned, so why do we still fetishize them in popular culture, turning a blind eye to the politics of exclusionism that characterize the art world and conforming our creative potential to well-trodden stereotypes?
NEW BOOK: 2025 and the myth of the “artist” is still alive and kicking, pushing talented, creative people into bad decisions about their careers and lives.
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
NEW BOOK: 2025 and the myth of the “artist” is still alive and kicking, pushing talented, creative people into bad decisions about their careers and lives.
On the third day of the third moon month, after a six-
thousand-year wait, the deities residing in the palace
of the Jade Emperor and his wife, Xi Wangmu, feast
on the peaches of immortality. The peach tree grows in Xi’s garden, in China’s fabled Kunlun Mountains, and it only covers
thousand-year wait, the deities residing in the palace
of the Jade Emperor and his wife, Xi Wangmu, feast
on the peaches of immortality. The peach tree grows in Xi’s garden, in China’s fabled Kunlun Mountains, and it only covers
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
On the third day of the third moon month, after a six-
thousand-year wait, the deities residing in the palace
of the Jade Emperor and his wife, Xi Wangmu, feast
on the peaches of immortality. The peach tree grows in Xi’s garden, in China’s fabled Kunlun Mountains, and it only covers
thousand-year wait, the deities residing in the palace
of the Jade Emperor and his wife, Xi Wangmu, feast
on the peaches of immortality. The peach tree grows in Xi’s garden, in China’s fabled Kunlun Mountains, and it only covers
I was interviewed by Yvonne Volkart on speculative approaches to plant intelligence. Read the full interview on INSERT at the link below. #art #plants #posthumanism #plantintelligence
November 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I was interviewed by Yvonne Volkart on speculative approaches to plant intelligence. Read the full interview on INSERT at the link below. #art #plants #posthumanism #plantintelligence
Discussing 'Lawn' in Montreal for Rewilding Arts Collective.
Thanks for the enthusiasm and support. Ditching the lawn and reconnecting with the soil is within everyone's reach. My book advocates for a quite revolution in which no patch of land is too small to make a difference! #rewilding #plants
Thanks for the enthusiasm and support. Ditching the lawn and reconnecting with the soil is within everyone's reach. My book advocates for a quite revolution in which no patch of land is too small to make a difference! #rewilding #plants
November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Discussing 'Lawn' in Montreal for Rewilding Arts Collective.
Thanks for the enthusiasm and support. Ditching the lawn and reconnecting with the soil is within everyone's reach. My book advocates for a quite revolution in which no patch of land is too small to make a difference! #rewilding #plants
Thanks for the enthusiasm and support. Ditching the lawn and reconnecting with the soil is within everyone's reach. My book advocates for a quite revolution in which no patch of land is too small to make a difference! #rewilding #plants
By 1910, Wassily Kandinsky, one of the undisputed masters of early modern painting, had embarked on an uncharted creative journey: a radical departure from the rules and prescriptions of Western figurative art. The Russian avant-garde artist had
October 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
By 1910, Wassily Kandinsky, one of the undisputed masters of early modern painting, had embarked on an uncharted creative journey: a radical departure from the rules and prescriptions of Western figurative art. The Russian avant-garde artist had
If you're in Milan on November 4th, join us at Casa degli Artisti (18:45) where I will present 'Botanical Revolutions' followed by a discussion with Curator Gabi Scardi. More info at the link in bio.
#art #plants #posthumanism #arthistory #botanicalrevolutions
#art #plants #posthumanism #arthistory #botanicalrevolutions
October 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
If you're in Milan on November 4th, join us at Casa degli Artisti (18:45) where I will present 'Botanical Revolutions' followed by a discussion with Curator Gabi Scardi. More info at the link in bio.
#art #plants #posthumanism #arthistory #botanicalrevolutions
#art #plants #posthumanism #arthistory #botanicalrevolutions
October 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
If you're in Basel next week come to the 'Plants_Intelligence Symposium' organized by Yvonne Volkart, October 31st - November 2nd, 2025. My Keynote address focusses on the lawn... Exciting roster of speakers including my dear colleague Michael Marder.
October 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If you're in Basel next week come to the 'Plants_Intelligence Symposium' organized by Yvonne Volkart, October 31st - November 2nd, 2025. My Keynote address focusses on the lawn... Exciting roster of speakers including my dear colleague Michael Marder.
The essay pages are left untrimmed so that you have to use a knife to cut them open and read through. Close up images of Lee Kwang-Ho's paintings are revealed as double spreads as one moves through the text.
October 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The essay pages are left untrimmed so that you have to use a knife to cut them open and read through. Close up images of Lee Kwang-Ho's paintings are revealed as double spreads as one moves through the text.
Nothing I have ever worked on matches the delicate sophistication of this incredible book of Lee Kwang-Ho's paintings of cacti. The paper quality, the image reproduction, the outstanding attention to details. It features my essay 'Through the Skin of Cacti' in both English and Korean.
October 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Nothing I have ever worked on matches the delicate sophistication of this incredible book of Lee Kwang-Ho's paintings of cacti. The paper quality, the image reproduction, the outstanding attention to details. It features my essay 'Through the Skin of Cacti' in both English and Korean.
Thank you Ragdalians for following me on a rollercoaster talk about Botanical Revolutions: How Plants Changed the Course of Art. What a night! #botanicalrevolutions #art #plants #getty
October 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Thank you Ragdalians for following me on a rollercoaster talk about Botanical Revolutions: How Plants Changed the Course of Art. What a night! #botanicalrevolutions #art #plants #getty
October 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
A wonderful afternoon with botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer at Brushwood Center. Her work on plants has had a defining influence on my thinking and writing -- I was chuffed to finally meet her in person and talk. Today, Robin launched a new initiative called "Plant, Baby, Plant"
October 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A wonderful afternoon with botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer at Brushwood Center. Her work on plants has had a defining influence on my thinking and writing -- I was chuffed to finally meet her in person and talk. Today, Robin launched a new initiative called "Plant, Baby, Plant"
October 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
a copy of this exceptional issue edited by Meeka Walsh entirely dedicated to "animals in art"! Link in bio. @kenrinaldo.bsky.social @kiraoreilly.bsky.social #art #animals #posthumanism #animalrevolutions
October 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
a copy of this exceptional issue edited by Meeka Walsh entirely dedicated to "animals in art"! Link in bio. @kenrinaldo.bsky.social @kiraoreilly.bsky.social #art #animals #posthumanism #animalrevolutions
among others, have moulded new, de-objectifying models of encounter and collaboration with animals in art. I also take a critical stance to approaches that in my opinion, detracted from the conversation and distracted from the true objectives set forth by animal-studies discourses. Grab
October 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
among others, have moulded new, de-objectifying models of encounter and collaboration with animals in art. I also take a critical stance to approaches that in my opinion, detracted from the conversation and distracted from the true objectives set forth by animal-studies discourses. Grab
Thanks 'BorderCrossing Magazine' for inviting me to write a lengthy reflection on how 25 years of animal revolutions in art have forever changed the contemporary creative landscape. In this essay I celebrate the pioneering work of artists like Ken Rinaldo, Kira O'Reilly, and Anika Yi who,
October 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Thanks 'BorderCrossing Magazine' for inviting me to write a lengthy reflection on how 25 years of animal revolutions in art have forever changed the contemporary creative landscape. In this essay I celebrate the pioneering work of artists like Ken Rinaldo, Kira O'Reilly, and Anika Yi who,
Join me in Montreal next week, on October 10th, at the Maison du développement durable for a discussion of my new book 'Lawn' with Dr. Emma Despland. This is will be an evening exploring the creative, ecological, and social possibilities of working with plants, gathering artists, activists,
October 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Join me in Montreal next week, on October 10th, at the Maison du développement durable for a discussion of my new book 'Lawn' with Dr. Emma Despland. This is will be an evening exploring the creative, ecological, and social possibilities of working with plants, gathering artists, activists,
Deep in preparation for my keynote at the Green Heresies Symposium at the Neubauer Collegium next Friday & Saturday! Thrilled to be in conversation with artists and scholars who are reimagining our relationships with plants.
September 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Deep in preparation for my keynote at the Green Heresies Symposium at the Neubauer Collegium next Friday & Saturday! Thrilled to be in conversation with artists and scholars who are reimagining our relationships with plants.
This Sunday, at 4pm Italian time, I will contribute (remotely) to the ambitious and very timely panel 'Thinking hands constructing our collective response to the climate crisis' moderated by Nicolas Panelli at the Venice Biennale of Architecture. #architecturevenicebiennale #climate #art
September 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This Sunday, at 4pm Italian time, I will contribute (remotely) to the ambitious and very timely panel 'Thinking hands constructing our collective response to the climate crisis' moderated by Nicolas Panelli at the Venice Biennale of Architecture. #architecturevenicebiennale #climate #art
How nasturtium always glows like amber during sunset... #septembergarden #nasturtium #sunset #orange #flowers #garden
September 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
How nasturtium always glows like amber during sunset... #septembergarden #nasturtium #sunset #orange #flowers #garden
Strangers at Home: Plant-Human Migrations
A conversation with Yota Batsaki and Giovanni Aloi
Thursday, September 18, 2025
12:00 - 1:00 pm Central US Time
We think of plants as rooted to the spot, but they travel constantly through their adaptations or the actions of humans.
A conversation with Yota Batsaki and Giovanni Aloi
Thursday, September 18, 2025
12:00 - 1:00 pm Central US Time
We think of plants as rooted to the spot, but they travel constantly through their adaptations or the actions of humans.
September 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Strangers at Home: Plant-Human Migrations
A conversation with Yota Batsaki and Giovanni Aloi
Thursday, September 18, 2025
12:00 - 1:00 pm Central US Time
We think of plants as rooted to the spot, but they travel constantly through their adaptations or the actions of humans.
A conversation with Yota Batsaki and Giovanni Aloi
Thursday, September 18, 2025
12:00 - 1:00 pm Central US Time
We think of plants as rooted to the spot, but they travel constantly through their adaptations or the actions of humans.
It’s always special to encounter one of your books in the world. But stumbling upon it in New York City, on the shelves of two iconic bookstores like Rizzoli and Strand, feels particularly meaningful.
September 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It’s always special to encounter one of your books in the world. But stumbling upon it in New York City, on the shelves of two iconic bookstores like Rizzoli and Strand, feels particularly meaningful.