Climate change

‘We live in an age of escalating violence. Art teaches us to listen, to see, to wait for understanding’

As the world reels from wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and we face a global climate catastrophe, how should artists and cultural organisations respond?

Ben Okri

Climate activists spray-paint Paris's Louvre pyramid

A member of the Dernière Rénovation group scaled the famous glass monument over the weekend

Extreme drought in the Amazon reveals ancient rock carvings

The carvings, which resemble expressive human faces, may be up to 2,000 years old

Swim-through underwater sculptures in the Caribbean aim to draw attention to perilous state of the oceans

Doug Aitken is creating a series of large-scale works will be moored off the coast of St Barts

Natural causes: artists address climate crisis in inventive ways

With world temperatures hitting record highs this summer, a plethora of exhibitions in London and beyond explore our relationship to the planet

Rain, storms, drought: a new project is saving Europe’s ancient heritage from climate change

EU project aims to find ways to arrest damage at numerous archaeological sites, from a 12th-century BC city in Greece eroded by rising sea levels to submerged prehistoric villages in a Swiss lake at risk from falling water levels

Top art schools in India, UAE, UK and US join initiative to support student-led climate solutions

Students of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, National Institute of Design Ahmedabad, the Royal College of Art and Rhode Island School of Design will compete for funding and mentorship

International organisations form charter for a sustainable visual art sector

The new Art Charter for Climate Action unites over 1,000 global members committed to system-wide change

An environmental art festival in Los Angeles seeks to counteract climate despair and inspire action

The organisers of Earth Edition, a new festival at CalArts, are seeking to showcase “what is being done that’s positive, that’s solutions-oriented”

Climate protesters call for removal of MoMA’s board chair over ties to fossil fuel industry

After a protest in front of the museum’s main entrance, 16 activists were arrested after further actions inside the museum

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For the second time, Venice escapes listing as at risk, but now Unesco is the enemy

Italy’s politicians attack the cultural body as “arrogant”, “politicised” and lacking in common sense

The Week in Art | Special 250th episode: what’s next for the visual arts?

We ask leading art world figures about their hopes and concerns, and discuss what the future has in store for museums, the art market and artists with our long-term contributors Cristina Ruiz, Georgina Adam and Louisa Buck

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Tate hires new curators dedicated to Indigenous art and the climate

Both posts are part of an initative to redefine the institution's “existing collection of art and offer new perspectives on global art histories”

South Asia’s highest exhibition of land art debuts at 12,000 ft in the Himalayas

The site-specific show addresses the ecological crisis facing the Indian region of Ladakh—and, subtly, the politics behind it

Helen Frankenthaler Foundation’s climate initiative awards $2.7m more in grants and extends programme until 2025

The initiative, which initially was intended to award $10m total in grants, will now give out $15m for ecological projects at art non-profits

Artists set sail for Marshall Islands on climate crisis expedition

Lisa Reihana is among the artists embarking on the odyssey, which will be followed by a film, book and exhibition

Artists and cultural leaders call on British Museum to rename BP Lecture Theatre

An open letter urges museum to follow net zero carbon pledge and fully separate from oil giant, which recently recorded $2.6bn in quarterly profit

Jetting away with it: the challenge of parting the super-rich from their private planes

A lack of legislation to deter private flying is hampering efforts to convince the art world's elite to kick the habit

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Tomás Saraceno's Serpentine Galleries show takes on new life as a sanctuary for birds, insects and mammals

Honeycomb-like structures by the artist have welcomed a diverse array of wildlife from within Kensington Gardens over the past two months

Art and heritage groups must ‘take action now’ to protect culture against climate change, report says

Authors of a new report from the the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation and the National Endowment for the Humanities say climate change is the most significant threat in conservation

A gallery's new island residency in the Philippines focuses on sustainability and the local community

The first cohort of artists participating in Silverlens's residency will use materials found on Kopiat Island to create public art installations

A maritime museum shifts its focus to ocean health

The Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut is foregrounding ocean ecology in its first contemporary art exhibition, with new commissions by American painter Alexis Rockman

Monet painting attacked with red paint and glue in Stockholm is undamaged, Nationalmuseum says

The museum is in contact with the owner, Musée d’Orsay, about reinstalling Le jardin de l’artiste à Giverny in its exhibition

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'Feelings and emotions are dirty words in art': Doris Salcedo on her unflinching works that confront global crises

As her major retrospective opens in Basel, we talk to the artist about her gentle but brutal artworks

Tomás Saraceno invites wildlife into London's Serpentine Galleries for sustainable solar-powered show

A gallery wall has been removed to invite creatures from the park outside to roam the space

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'The prestigious places are the worst': low pay still dogs the art industry, despite optimistic salary survey

The art market salary report offers insights into salaried employment but the impact of low wages—and having children—in a time of rapid inflation are missing

Wildfire smoke in New York shuts down art world events

Hazardous air blowing smoke into the city from fires in Canada pressed cultural institutions and art spaces to close or postpone events

‘We charge you with ecocide’: climate protesters call for ouster of Museum of Modern Art board chair at gala

Activists urged the New York museum to distance itself from board chair Marie-Josée Kravis and her husband Henry Kravis due to their ties to the fossil fuel industry

Artists’ depictions of climate data can cut through politicisation of science, study finds

A study conducted recently in the US suggests artistic depictions of environmental data can help counter climate scepticism