Projects tagged
Environment
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Two Climate Protesters Scribble Ink on Andy Warhol Campbell Soup Prints at National Gallery of Australia
Read more: Two Climate Protesters Scribble Ink on Andy Warhol Campbell Soup Prints at National Gallery of AustraliaTwo climate activists scrawled blue ink across a series of Andy Warhol screen prints at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, Australia this week to raise awareness of the country’s fossil fuel subsidies. Images and video of the protest…
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‘Alchemy’ Series Spearheads Conversations on Sustainable Art
Read more: ‘Alchemy’ Series Spearheads Conversations on Sustainable ArtFor one artist, the ugly and the beautiful are equivalent concepts. In 2018, designer and artist Choi Jeong Hwa featured an exhibition titled ‘Alchemy’ at The Artling where he uses recycled and non-biodegradable materials in his work that he has…
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333 Hz
Read more: 333 HzWHAT WOULD WE FEEL IF WE COULD HEAR EACH TREE FALLING IN THE WORLD? 333HZ is an installation translating deforestation monitoring data into a sensorial experience. If a tree falls in a distant forest, and no is around? does it…
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Environmental Racism on Display
Read more: Environmental Racism on DisplayTwo children stand back-to-back, but they are facing two very different Chicagos. One child blows bubbles in a park under blue skies. The other wears a gas mask against a backdrop of scrap metal and billowing smokestacks. “The goal was…
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The Hell of Copper
Read more: The Hell of CopperArtists Statement: Over the past few years Ghana has become one of the principal countries to receive electrical waste materials coming from Europe and the United States. In The Hell of Copper I wanted to be as precise as possible;…
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Roots
Read more: RootsA major exhibition by Ai Weiwei this autumn features a new series of monumental sculptural works in iron, cast from giant tree roots sourced in Brazil during research and production for last year’s survey exhibition, ‘Raiz’, at the Oscar Niemeyer-designed…
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JEREMY SCOTT’S FIRST POST-MOSCHINO MOVE: CAR COUTURE
Read more: JEREMY SCOTT’S FIRST POST-MOSCHINO MOVE: CAR COUTUREJeremy Scott and Moschino may no longer be a thing but the designer is still plenty busy. Case in point, Scott’s new partnership with Korean car manufacturer Hyundai, the latest in the latter’s ongoing Re:Style upcycling program. For Hyundai Re:Style…
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I’ve just received an honorary doctorate at 18 – but that doesn’t matter
Read more: I’ve just received an honorary doctorate at 18 – but that doesn’t matterThis week, I got to make history. At 18 years of age, I received an honorary doctorate from the University of London for my work in climate justice, making me the current youngest holder of the award globally. Having not…
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She Draws the Urgency of Climate Change: Introducing Zaria Forman
Read more: She Draws the Urgency of Climate Change: Introducing Zaria FormanOn this International Women’s Day, we wanted to celebrate the commitment of a very special human being. Her name is Zaria Forman, a leading artist in contemporary art with a cause. She is not only an exceptional human being; she…
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Climate activists target Emily Carr painting at Vancouver Art Gallery with maple syrup
Read more: Climate activists target Emily Carr painting at Vancouver Art Gallery with maple syrupTwo climate change activists targeted an Emily Carr painting at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Saturday. In a social media post by the account Stop Fracking Around on Twitter, a video shows two activists dousing a painting with an unknown liquid…