Climate change

Refik Anadol: the AI artist sounding the alarm on glacial destruction

For his third artwork presented at Davos 2025, the artist uses artificial intelligence to highlight the devastating impact of climate change

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Cristina Mittermeier: ‘It is now or never’ to address climate change

This pioneer in conservation photography combines her passion and skill to capture our planet’s fragility

Comment | Why seeing art by train should be the next big thing

Flying to an exhibition is increasingly unjustifiable. But by choosing the train, visitors can enjoy endless, inspiring encounters with art and life

New York’s Climate Museum secures permanent location

The new, 24,000 sq. ft museum will be part of a recently announced $1.35bn mixed-use development near Hudson Yards

Seeds of hope: artist Anya Gallaccio’s Margate retrospective is a reminder of how life always finds a way

The show at Turner Contemporary features works made from organic materials that rot, wither and stink—but there is new growth being fostered too

Museums turn to consultants to help them go green

Climate experts are helping museums, to create systemic change

Climate activists who dumped red powder on US Constitution at National Archives sentenced to prison

Donald Zepeda and Jackson Green were also involved in the paint attack on Degas’s ballerina and writing “Honor Them” on a wall last year at the National Gallery of Art

Controversial Science Museum sponsor charged in US over alleged bribery scheme

Gautam Adani—who lends his name to the museum's Adani Green Energy Gallery—was indicted in New York on charges including securities fraud

Three climate activists charged following Stonehenge paint protest

The members of Just Stop Oil are set to appear in court next month

From snail-trail paintings to beaver-chewed sculptures: Castello di Rivoli’s new exhibition shows what’s possible when mankind and nature join forces

Mutual Aid, recently opened at the Turin museum, is devoted to work humans have made in collaboration with other species

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A slither of hope: ‘artivists’ bring colour and snake-themed protest to Cop29

The Artivist Network organised a range of actions at the summit that both highlighted the serious costs of climate breakdown and interrupted what can be a drab visual environment

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‘The forgotten factor’: nations at Cop29 call for official recognition of role culture can play in climate recovery

A campaign to give arts and heritage “a seat at the table” for negotiations at the annual summit already has the support of around 40 countries and more than 1,500 civil society organisations

‘A testament to change’: Arts Council England report details ways in which UK cultural sector is addressing climate challenge

The publication has been released as nations are meeting at the Cop29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan

Climate change, racial violence, systemic inequity: New Orleans triennial confronts many of society's biggest problems

The latest edition of Prospect looks at how the city has been a harbinger for different issues, such as the climate crisis and the traumas of racial violence

Prizesnews

Moca Los Angeles announces recipients of new environmental art prize

The artists Cecilia Vicuña and Julian Charrière will each receive $100,000 and exhibit new work at the museum

Florida art organisations face long recovery after hurricanes Helene and Milton

Museums, residencies and other art non-profits on the state’s Gulf Coast are grappling with a range of impacts from the hurricanes

From the top down: UK art world figures call for government support to decarbonise sector

Experts at galleries, charities and more are hoping that the chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce measures that assist cultural institutions in reducing their carbon footprint

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‘Indefensible’: fossil fuel extraction at Unesco sites set to rise by more than 70% in coming decades, report says

A study by Leave it in the Ground Initiative (LINGO) research group states that fossil fuel activities within Unesco sites across the world are due to produce 11.9 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide

Fairs are one of the art world's biggest sources of emissions, so how can they become more green?

Travel, shipping and temporary structures all have a huge environmental impact. So some of the biggest fairs, including Frieze, have now committed to monitor and reduce their emissions

Public artcomment

Bizarre optics at Cai Guo-Qiang’s fiery kick-off event for Getty’s PST Art initiative

Fireworks by the Chinese artist ran counter to the point of many PST Art projects

Turkey keeps ruins open after dark to combat heatwaves

Fierce summers are making visits to sites such as Ephesus hard to endure, so tourists can now see them in the evening. But is their popularity putting them in peril?

Sustainability organisation Gallery Climate Coalition shuts down volunteer programme, citing a lack of funds

The initiative included chapters in seven cities and countries forming one of the art world’s largest climate networks

Green is the new black | How can artists effectively respond to the climate crisis? Introducing a new toolkit from Gallery Climate Coalition

The new document gives tips on the different ways in which artists can make a positive impact on the environment—with sections including materials, exhibition and display, and activism

Silent echoes: flame and frost meet in Bill Fontana’s latest sound installation

Artist brings together recordings made in an Austrian ice cave and on the surface of a giant historic bell at Notre-Dame de Paris

Cultural sector must do more to protect heritage, say campaigners, as Unesco sites most at risk from climate change revealed

A study by the climate risk firm Climate X has shown how drought, extreme heat and flooding has put historic locations across the world at risk

Rothko Chapel in Houston closes due to hurricane damage

The popular pilgrimage site for fans of Abstract Expressionism was damaged during Hurricane Beryl last month

Green is the new black | Europe’s largest earthwork is an underrated example of how public art can be both striking and environmentally kind

Northala Fields in London’s borough of Ealing has an extremely small carbon footprint despite its colossal size—and the 360-degree views from its mounds are a sight to behold

Heavy rains cause partial collapse of ancient pyramid in Mexico

Authorities said that significant precipitation amid a severe drought had undermined the Purépecha structure at Ihuatzio