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 Biennale of Contemporary Art and the AlUla Arts Festival bear witness to this momentum. Although eco-design practices remain less developed [...]
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 question their practices, including the Museum of Modern Art, Paris with its programme “Décroître est un moment de création” (‘Degrowth [...]
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 entirely to the "Arachnophilia"* project, the Studio Tomás Saraceno pulls us into the world of spiders and their webs, probing [...]
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 10 solo exhibitions to discover this fall. Anne-Charlotte Finel*, "Respiro", CAP Saint-Fons, from September 29th to November 10th 2023 [...]
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, and on-site experiences. A truly multi-disciplinary approach can be seen to be developing in exhibition production, with a greater consideration [...]
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 to the environment and biodiversity. These indigenous experiences also enrich a broader eco-feminist movement with a significant audience, particularly at [...]
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. How do you consider your artistic practice with regard to the issues linked to the climate crisis? My artistic interventions [...]
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 more sustainable future. Stefano Vendramin: SUPERFLEX has been addressing environmental issues through varied projects over almost 30 years, such as [...]
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 museums, including CCCB, Garage Museum, MAAT, Royal Academy of Arts and many more. Stefano Vendramin: In your works, you interrogate [...]
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 (Harare, Zimbabwe) "Vestiges of Colonialism" showcases Moffat Takadiwa's impactful mural sculptures and installations made from reclaimed waste in Harare, Zimbabwe, in [...]
