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Beschreibung

Explore the wondrous world of fungi, mushrooms, and mycelium in this captivating visual survey

With millions of species worldwide, fungi and mushrooms are some of the most diverse living things on the planet, and have inspired everything from spirituality, pop culture, and art to design, fashion, and film.

This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the indelible role of mushrooms and fungi in visual culture. Readers will discover more than 200 full-page images arranged into artful pairings: a pre-Columbian gold pendant next to a Tiffany Studios glass table lamp; an Hermès scarf across from a sixteenth-century botanical illustration; a Yayoi Kusama painting juxtaposed with a plastic figurine of the Nintendo character Toad. Work by Marc Chagall, Hilma af Klint, Andy Warhol, and Takashi Murakami appear alongside ancient Roman frescoes, drawings by pioneering mycologists, iconic children's picture books, classic films, and vintage ceramicware.

Together, the images reveal how fungi and mushrooms have intrigued and inspired humankind across time and around the world.

Explore the wondrous world of fungi, mushrooms, and mycelium in this captivating visual survey

With millions of species worldwide, fungi and mushrooms are some of the most diverse living things on the planet, and have inspired everything from spirituality, pop culture, and art to design, fashion, and film.

This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the indelible role of mushrooms and fungi in visual culture. Readers will discover more than 200 full-page images arranged into artful pairings: a pre-Columbian gold pendant next to a Tiffany Studios glass table lamp; an Hermès scarf across from a sixteenth-century botanical illustration; a Yayoi Kusama painting juxtaposed with a plastic figurine of the Nintendo character Toad. Work by Marc Chagall, Hilma af Klint, Andy Warhol, and Takashi Murakami appear alongside ancient Roman frescoes, drawings by pioneering mycologists, iconic children's picture books, classic films, and vintage ceramicware.

Together, the images reveal how fungi and mushrooms have intrigued and inspired humankind across time and around the world.

Über den Autor

Phaidon Editors

Francesca Gavin is Editor in Chief of EPOCH Review and Director of Visual Arts at Murmur. She is the author of twelve books on art and visual culture and regularly contributes to publications including the Financial Times, Konfekt, and CURA. Among her curatorial work, Gavin has produced three exhibitions on mushrooms in contemporary art and design, including shows at Somerset House in London and Fundação de Serralves in Porto, Portugal.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Fachbereich: Botanik
Genre: Biologie, Importe
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 232 S.
210 Illustr.
ISBN-13: 9781837292066
ISBN-10: 183729206X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Phaidon, Editors
Gavin, Francesca
Hersteller: Phaidon Verlag GmbH
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Phaidon Verlag GmbH, Zähringer Str. 24, D-10707 Berlin, gpsr@phaidon.com
Abbildungen: 210 Abbildungen
Von/Mit: Editors Phaidon (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.10.2026
Artikel-ID: 136913701