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The Feminist Pedagogy of SAVE NATURE-SAVE CULTURE: A Double-Coded Art Installation

M. Pilar Viviente

Visual Culture & Gender

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This visual essay discusses the feminist pedagogy of double-coding embedded in the "SAVE NATURE-SAVE CULTURE" (2006) art installation. The installation, located in Le Petit Versailles (LPV), a community garden in New York City's East Village, addressed the sustainability of community gardens. LPV is a public garden maintained by neighbor volunteers, focusing on environmental sustainability and themes such as housing, graffiti, gender, and sexuality.