Please join author Giovanni Aloi for a discussion and Q&A with moderator Ann Walters, Ragdale Trustee and longtime professional facilitator of Between the Covers Book Discussions, at Ragdale on Wednesday,

October 15 from 7-9 PM.

Join author and educator

Dr. Giovanni Aloi for a unique opportunity to discuss his book Botanical Revolutions: How Plants Changed the Course of Art.

This groundbreaking volume unearths the representation of plants and their vital impact on art, thereby advocating for the botanical world’s legitimate place in art history. Along with everyone else, this book will be of special interest to all botanical enthusiasts.

Dr. Giovanni Aloi is an art historian, editor, and curator specializing in environmental politics and the representation of nature in art. Aloi has published numerous books, including Art & Animals (2011) and Speculative Taxidermy (2018) Why Look at Plants? (2019) and Lucian Freud – Herbarium (2019), Botanical Revolutions (2025). Aloi has contributed to BBC and NPR radio and TV programs, worked at Whitechapel Art Gallery and Tate Galleries in London.

He currently lectures on modern and contemporary art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York and London.

Wednesday, October 15

7-9 PM at Ragdale House

Parking at 1230 N Green Bay Road

Lake Forest, Illinois 60045



Capacity is limited so reserve your spot today.

Click here to register

Or email anna@ragdale.org or call 847-234-1063 x 29

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Upcoming Read with Ragdale Discussions

Wednesday, November 12

7-9 PM

All the Water in the World

Eiren Caffall

All books are available online, at bookstores, and at your local library. In addition, The Lake Forest Book Store offers a 10% discount. Please let the staff know at checkout at the Lake Forest Book Store that you are attending a Read with Ragdale discussion session.

You can also purchase the book online through Bookshop.org, and 10% of proceeds will go to supporting fantastic Ragdale events like this one.

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