Artists, Art and Climate Change

In the last few months I've been thinking about studying and documenting the way artists are now engaging with climate change, and the organisations, exhibitions and websites springing up around this. For example, I've just been asked to come to a meeting of Meld (http://www.meld.cc/#/why/) , a group of artists and filmmakers who've started a "collaborative catalyst" for social change... (to tell you the truth, I have something else to say about the THOUSANDS of collaborative catalysts for social change that exist now, but not here!) Art engaging with climate change interests me because like other flurries of interest, no-one seemed to be doing it and now everyone is, it seems - the wave of consciousness again.  Having said that, I was surprised at the Venice Biennale 2009 how few artists were actually engaging with the topic of climate change. Envrionmentalist artists particularly appeal to me. Artists have a new take on it all, and it's refreshing. It's not preachy, as you might have thought, and some of it is very entertaining.. So I've been to visit the Royal Academy's exhibition -

Earth: Art of a changing world

3 December 2009 - 31 January 2010

The Royal Academy of Arts presents GSK Contemporary 2009, the second annual contemporary art season at 6 Burlington Gardens. Opening this December, Earth: Art of a changing world will present new and recent work from more than 30 leading international contemporary artists, including commissions and new works from the best emerging talent. Some of my faves: I'm going to have to put these in later.. After this, Cape Farewell's expeditions to the Arctic are well worth a look too. http://www.rethinkclimate.org/exhibition http://www.artsandecology.org.uk/your-space/directory http://www.ecoartsonline.org/about_ecoarts.php
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