Welcome to the Art of Change 21 Journal!
Discover our independent editorial commitment, dedicated to art in dialogue with today’s major ecological challenges.
Here you’ll find all our articles on art and the environment since 2018: nearly 800 exhibitions, biennials, residencies, and projects related to ecological issues—curated and commented—more than 1,600 committed artists, and conversations with over 50 key figures from the international art scene (Otobong Nkanga, Tomás Saraceno, Precious Okoyomon, Superflex, John Gerrard, Claudia Comte, and many more), as well as expert insights.
Don’t miss our Art of Change 21 Journal newsletter (AOC21, formerly Impact Art News), launched in 2025 from the merger of Impact Art News and our association’s own newsletter. Each month, it brings you our latest articles, must-see events, exhibition highlights, and presentations of inspiring initiatives.
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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 [...]
12 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
Here's our selection of 12 international exhibitions you would not want to miss. (The French exhibitions will be featured in our next issue) Moffat Takadiwa Vestiges of Colonialism | 16.03.23 — 30.06.23 National Gallery of Zimbabwe [...]
ART BIENNIALS AT THE AVANT-GARDE OF A NEW ECOLOGICAL CULTURE
The proliferation of Biennials worldwide is a testament to the growing significance of this art event format. They have proven to be valuable tools for navigating the complex world of contemporary art, while also serving [...]
NEW YORK, THE NEW HUB OF ART AND THE ENVIRONMENT
New York City is arguably becoming a leading hub for art related to the environment. A plethora of new initiatives were announced during this year’s Earth Day, on April 22. These actions contribute to a [...]
IN CONVERSATION WITH MARY MATTINGLY
Mary Mattingly is an American artist. Born in 1978, she lives and works in New York City. Alice Audouin: You are a pioneer of ecological art in New York City. Since 2003, you have mainly [...]
SEEDS OF CHANGE: SPRING EXHIBITIONS IN FRANCE TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
After a winter marked by worrying climatic phenomena such as winter drought, this spring sees the French art scene involved more than ever in the major environmental issues of our time. The seeds sown in [...]
IN CONVERSATION WITH CHUAN LUN WU
Chuan Lun Wu is a contemporary artist born in Tainan (Taiwan) in 1985. He lives and works between Tainan and Berlin. Alice Audouin: You are from Taiwan, a country that has experienced huge environmental and [...]
ART AND ECO-DESIGN: THE FRENCH TOUCH
All the indicators are in the red, whether they’re signaling climate, biodiversity or pollution. Marked by heatwaves, 2022 was the hottest year on record, providing undeniable proof that global warming is accelerating. Faced with these [...]
NEW YEAR, RENEWED ENERGY: GLOBAL SHOWS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
In 2022, the art world, seemingly fully recovered from the pandemic, was dominated, once again, by the issue of the climate crisis. In the context of an angry civil society, symbolized by Just Stop Oil’s [...]