Impact Art News is a French-English bilingual bimonthly online magazine on contemporary art and the environment.
Since April 2018, Impact Art News has selected, interviewed and supported artists, exhibitions and projects related to ecology and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Editorial team: Alice Audouin, Aloïs Loizeau, Juliette Soulez, Lucia Longhi, Pauline Lisowski, Stefano Vendramin
Newsletter management and online publication: Pauline Lisowski, Aloïs Loizeau, Elisabeth Mbeng
Translators: Juliette Soulez, Stefano Vendramin, Eva Radek
Publisher: Art of Change 21
Director of Publication: Alice Audouin
Former editor from April 2018 to December 2019 : Alice Audouin Consulting
Thank you to those who contributed to the letter Oscar Bardet (January – December 2023), Hélène Geber (January 2021 – September 2023), Marie Leprêtre (September – December 2020), Lisa Toubas (January 2019 – June 2020), Marguerite Courtel (April – December 2018).
Art of Change 21 warmly thanks Maison Guerlain for its support.
SAUDI ARABIA: A NEW OASIS FOR CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
As the largest country in the Middle East with a population of 35 million, Saudi Arabia has accelerated its investment in contemporary art throughout Riyad's JAX district to the AlUla oasis. Currently underway, the Diriyah [...]
16 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS NOT TO BE MISSED
Heading into 2024, we are witnessing an increased focus on environmental issues in contemporary art biennials and exhibitions. Interconnections with other lifeforms, impacts of climate change, eco-feminism as well as bio-sourced materials are all aspects addressed by artists. The [...]
ART & ENVIRONMENT 2024: 17 ARTISTS FORECAST CHANGES AHEAD
Contemporary artists are at the forefront when it comes to monitoring and interpreting the signals of our times, constantly delving into their creative energies. For its first edition of 2024, Impact Art News interviewed 17 [...]
IN CONVERSATION WITH SUPERFLEX
Founded in 1993, Danish artist group SUPERFLEX live and work in Copenhagen. In this interview, co-founder Jakob Fenger explains how SUPERFLEX's art transcends traditional boundaries and even exploits humour to spark change and inspire a [...]
AT COP28, ART CONFRONTS CLIMATE
On November 30, COP28 opened, the most important gathering in the world on climate change. The same day, Alserkal Avenue, one of Dubai's principal art centres, unveiled “Melting Point”, an exhibition prepared for COP28 by [...]
EXHIBITIONS IN FRANCE: GALLERIES REINFORCE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGAGEMENT
The winter exhibition season in France is a precious opportunity to apprehend the ecological upheavals underway, and to discover how artists are increasingly engaging with subjects related to the environment and nature. While cultural institutions [...]
IN CONVERSATION WITH TOMÀS SARACENO
Tomás Saraceno was born in Argentina in 1972. Head of an independent laboratory of artistic and scientific experimentation, the artist talks to us about his projects and his environmental commitments. With a research department devoted [...]
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES IN DIALOGUE
The end of 2023 is marked by an increasing intertwining of social and environmental themes. In Latin America, the very first Amazon Biennial, the São Paulo Biennial, and the MASP highlight indigenous artists intrinsically connected [...]
10 MUST SEE EXHIBITIONS IN FRANCE
10 solo exhibitions on environmental themes are highlighted, both in Parisian galleries and in regional art centers. While we await our next issue in November with a detailed article on exhibitions in France, here are [...]
IN CONVERSATION WITH THU-VAN TRAN
Thu-Van Tran was born in 1979 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She lives and works in France. She was recently awarded the Rosa Schapire Art Prize 2023 by the Freunde der Kunsthalle in Hamburg. [...]
EXHIBITIONS IN FRANCE: A PHYTO-SENSITIVE SUMMER
In France this summer, arts programming offers a plentiful encounter with artists, designers, and photographers alerted to the issues of global warming and our relationship to the living world, including a proliferation of scientific collaborations, [...]
IN CONVERSATION WITH RIMINI PROTOKOLL
Daniel Wetzel is cofounder of the theatre-label Rimini Protokoll, together with Helgard Haug and Stefan Kaegi. Based in Berlin, they have created over 300 works over two decades, in public spaces, theatres, art centres and [...]