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Lorenzo Quinn's Sculpture 'Support' on display at the UN Climate Change Conference

Lorenzo Quinn was chosen by the United Nations Climate Change to create a 3-meter version of his monumental sculpture Support...

2017 / 3 meters

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Roots by Ai Weiwei at Lisson Gallery / London, 2 October – 2 November 2019

Cast iron sculptures of the roots of the Pequi Vinagreiro tree (endangered) from the Amazon in Brazil

“capture the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and the decimation of our Earth's lungs. The show, which debuted in Rio de Janeiro as fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest reached a peak, is a heartbreaking tribute to our devastating impact on the loss of rainforests globally. Roots not only shines a light on the theme of “uprootedness” regarding deforestation but illuminates the damage done to the indigenous populations that rely on forests for home and sustenance”

https://www.riseart.com/article/2485/9-artists-confronting-climate-change

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2019

Immersive smell installations, video works, images, documentary film. Multiple formats, each edition of 3. “Could we ever again smell flowers driven to extinction by humans? This question motivates Resurrecting the Sublime, an ongoing collaboration between artist Dr. Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, smell researcher and artist Sissel Tolaas, and an interdisciplinary team of researchers and engineers from the biotechnology company Ginkgo Bioworks, led by Creative Director Dr. Christina Agapakis, with the support of IFF Inc. Bringing together cutting-edge scientific research with immersive installations, the first in La Fabrique du Vivant at the Centre Pompidou in Paris (opening 18 February 2019), the project allows us to smell extinct flowers, lost due to colonial activity.”

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Plastic Ocean, 2016, by Tan Zi Xi aka MessyMsxi

Installation made of 500kg of discarded ocean plastic hanging from ceiling to immerse viewers and show the perspective of the ocean creatures facing plastic pollution

https://www.riseart.com/article/2485/9-artists-confronting-climate-change

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Eve Mosher’s “Liquid City: Now and Then,” 2018

Digital animation of New York City’s waterways presently and at the end of the century after water levels have risen 6ft. 

“Climate change is a wicked problem, and it affects everything else that we are grappling with on a daily basis: social justice, housing, immigration, food and water access. Artists have the capacity to shape climate communications, solutions and engagement. We can use our unique skill sets to heal communities, tackle complex challenges and even create innovative answers. For me, comprehending the science is the first step in defining a project. Understanding the impacts, predictions, remediation and adaptation help to ground the work in reality”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/t-magazine/climate-change-art.html

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Zaria Forman’s “Arctic Ocean (Northwest off the coast of Ellesmere Island, CAN), 83° 19’ 44.976”N, 79° 18’ 22.957”W, July 17th, 2017,” 2018.

Part of a series of pastel drawings of how polar regions are responding to climate change. “I convey the beauty of these vulnerable landscapes, as opposed to their devastation, to inspire viewers to help protect and preserve them.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/t-magazine/climate-change-art.html

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Xavier Cortada’s “Underwater HOA, Marker 8,” 2018, part of a site-specific, participatory art installation.

A series of yard signs created using watercolors made using glacier water from Antarctica featuring a number that indicated how many “feet of melted glacial water must rise before a particular property is underwater.” 

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/t-magazine/climate-change-art.html