environmental art

Caspar David Friedrich, Northern Landscape, Spring, c. 1825. License
How Curators Are Keeping the Climate Conversation Alive

At a time when climate change solutions feel…

Ice Form, Svalbard, Norwegian Arctic
Nerys Levys Sketches for Climate Change Awareness

Artist Nerys Levy feels that art is a “soft introduction” to …

Earth Art by Nils-Udo
Nils-Udo, Nests, and Immersive Environmental Art

With Earth Day approaching, it feels appropriate to bring the concept of environmental art back to the forefront of conversation. Environmental art, also referred to as land art,…

Another World is Possible, Ice Text projection, David Buckland.
These Extreme Artworks Embody the Climate Crisis
Headquartered in Dorset, England, Cape Farewell has been devoted to shifting perceptions about climate change since 2001, with founder and international director David Buckland at the helm. As…
Fern Shaffer, Cornfield Outside Mineral Point, Wisconsin, 1997. Costume made from canvas and raffia.
“Ecoart in Action:” Promising Guide for Ecological Artivists
To reach people beyond the confines of museum walls, sixty-seven members of the Ecoart Network (a group with over 200 artist members) have collaborated on a new book that provides a road map, drawn…
David Maisel, Copper Mine 1, Chuquicamata, Atacama, Chile, 2018.
Waging Image Wars in “Extraction, Art on the Edge of the Abyss”
How Artists Find Beauty in Chaos in Hope of Inciting Change
Jon Ching, Cache, 2020. Oil on wood,  24 x 18 inches.
Artivism: Making a Difference Through Art
Using art as a means for social change, artivists can change the world
Infrared shot of leaves. Gives orange, dark, spooky effect
Whitney’s Madeline Hollander Show to Spotlight Climate Change
New York — Madeline Hollander: Flatwing, the first U.S. solo museum exhibition of multi-disciplinary artist Madeline Hollander, opens at the Whitney on March 25, 2021 and is on view through…
data presented in artistic way, view of mountains with blue lights
An Artistic Exploration of Climate Data
Watch a series of four online interactive artworks created in collaboration with five artists and the UNFCCC, interpreting scientific climate data.
photograph of blue plastic arranged on a beach
How I use art to tackle plastic pollution in our oceans
Alejandro Durán uses art to spotlight the ongoing destruction of our oceans' ecosystems.
flowers floating in space above the earth
Art We Launched Into Space
There is plenty of art ABOUT space, but this video explores art ACTUALLY IN space. Learn about cosmonauts sketching orbital sunrises, the Moon Museum, Carl Sagan's Golden Record, and the sculptures…
Waterlicht, 2015–present, LEDs, software, lenses, humidity, installation view at Museumplein, Amsterdam, 2015. Artwork © Daan Roosegaarde
Daan Roosegaarde's Art is Helping to Keep the Earth Beautiful and Clean
Roosegaarde is widely regarded as one of the decade’s most important contemporary artists. Known for his large scale sculptures and installations in urban environments that blur the lines…
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LACMA Presents First LA Display of John Gerrard’s “Solar Reserve”

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), in collaboration with the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, presents John Gerrard: Solar Reserve, the first Los Angeles presentation of Solar…