At "The Garden - End of Times; Beginning of Time," a three-part exhibition staged by Denmark's ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, artists show off their green thumbs.<br /><br />"There was a media storm around this piece," said director of the ARoS museum Erlend Hoyersten. "People were telling us the paint was toxic and we were polluting nature and so on...We explained, ' this is a lawn, a man-made lawn." The pink lawn sits on the lower part of the city park (Mindeparken) in Aarhus and is by artist Katharina Grosse
At "The Garden - End of Times; Beginning of Time," a three-part exhibition staged by Denmark's ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, artists show off their green thumbs.

"There was a media storm around this piece," said director of the ARoS museum Erlend Hoyersten. "People were telling us the paint was toxic and we were polluting nature and so on...We explained, ' this is a lawn, a man-made lawn." The pink lawn sits on the lower part of the city park (Mindeparken) in Aarhus and is by artist Katharina Grosse
Maja Theodoraki for ARoS
A vertical lawn by acclaimed British duo Ackroyd & Harvey blurs the line between art and nature.
A vertical lawn by acclaimed British duo Ackroyd & Harvey blurs the line between art and nature.
Anders Sune Berg for ARoS
This garden by LA-based artist Doug Aitken is a living, breathing piece of art. The outer part resembles a dense forest and inside is a transparent room, based on an <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2017%2F03%2F30%2Fhealth%2Fanger-room-stress-relief%2Findex.html">anger room</a> where individuals can destroy anything and everything around them.
This garden by LA-based artist Doug Aitken is a living, breathing piece of art. The outer part resembles a dense forest and inside is a transparent room, based on an anger room where individuals can destroy anything and everything around them.
Anders Sune Berg for ARoS
"Deutsche Bank Henbane" is part of the series called "Investment<br />Bank Flowerpots" by artist group Superflex. The series consists of models of headquarters operated by the world's 20 largest investment banks. Each model serves as a flower pot for a hallucinogenic plant.
"Deutsche Bank Henbane" is part of the series called "Investment
Bank Flowerpots" by artist group Superflex. The series consists of models of headquarters operated by the world's 20 largest investment banks. Each model serves as a flower pot for a hallucinogenic plant.
Anders Sune Berg for ARoS
Per Kristian Nygård used a wooden frame overlaid with plastic sheeting, a lot of soil and even more grass seeds to complete this installation, titled "Not Red But Green."
Per Kristian Nygård used a wooden frame overlaid with plastic sheeting, a lot of soil and even more grass seeds to complete this installation, titled "Not Red But Green."
Anders Sune Berg, for ARoS
Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison originally installed this miniature pasture at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in the '70s. "We attempted to introduce a small hog to our pasture," the artists wrote on their <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheharrisonstudio.net%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">website</a>. "The museum refused." Hence the works name, "Hog Pasture."
Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison originally installed this miniature pasture at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in the '70s. "We attempted to introduce a small hog to our pasture," the artists wrote on their website. "The museum refused." Hence the works name, "Hog Pasture."
Anders Sune Berg for ARoS
Meg Webster's "Solar Grow Room" is a self -sustaining ecosystem positioned in the gallery's main room. This eclectic assortment of plants -- lettuce, herbs, flowers -- were grown under LED lights powered by solar panels inside the gallery.
Meg Webster's "Solar Grow Room" is a self -sustaining ecosystem positioned in the gallery's main room. This eclectic assortment of plants -- lettuce, herbs, flowers -- were grown under LED lights powered by solar panels inside the gallery.
Anders Sune Berg for ARoS
A close up of Webster's "Solar Grow Room."
A close up of Webster's "Solar Grow Room."
Anders Sune Berg for ARoS
Rune Bosse painstakingly dissected branches of a tree and plaited parts of them back together. She framed the plaited pieces in glass then reassembled the tree.
Rune Bosse painstakingly dissected branches of a tree and plaited parts of them back together. She framed the plaited pieces in glass then reassembled the tree.
Anders Sune Berg for ARoS
The Bjarke Ingels Group's take on a garden installation is titled "SKUM."
The Bjarke Ingels Group's take on a garden installation is titled "SKUM."
Jesper Palermo for ARoS