Carsten Höller: Mushroom Gavin Brown Avedon explains: “This book tracks

Avedon explains: “This book tracks the path of three crucial illusions in my life

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Carsten Höller: Mushroom Gavin Brown Avedon explains: “This book tracksOne from a series of twelve, this photogravure by Carsten Hller pictures fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) mushrooms amid undergrowth. Recognizable by the iconic red cap of its fruiting body, the fly agaric is both toxic and psychoactive, linking it to shamanistic practices. Fascinated by the species, Hller has returned to it throughout his career, drawing from the realms of biology and scientific inquiry and introducing illogic, perplexity, and play.