REVIEW IN THE GARDEN SHELBURNE MUSEUM 6000 SHELBURNE ROAD SHELBURNE, VERMONT THROUGH AUGUST 26 On the eve of New England’s fourth Nor’easter (with a fifth predicted), I am listening to installation artist Jennifer Angus speak about the insects, dirt and decay — yes, all those things we cringe at — that are the inspiration for her current exhibition at the Shelburne Museum. Angus is fascinated by bugs — their wispy wings, the intricate design of their antennae, the moiré-like sheen of their exocuticle and, of course, their function as integral participants in global ecology. For most of us, that fascination with insects dissipates somewhere between reading “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and Kafka. Angus recalls fondly the joys of entering a natural history museum: those old glass cases, the creaky wooden floors and the scent of preservatives. Over her 20-year career, she … [Read more...] about BITTEN BY THE SAME BUG: IN THE GARDEN AT SHELBURNE