At the Precipice: Artist Talk: Art + Climate Justice
@ Design Museum of Chicago
Online
Opening Wednesday, August 30th, from 11AM - 12PM
On view through Monday, October 30th
What does justice look like in the age of the climate crisis? Artists Morel Doucet, Chris Pappan, and Migwa Nthiga join moderator Justin Dwaun Redding to talk about the links between environmental destruction and racism, how those differ across regions, and the role of art in shaping a more equitable future.
This virtual conversation is hosted by the Design Museum of Chicago and will be recorded.
About the Exhibition
At the Precipice considers the role of physical and emotional reactions in the era of climate disaster. Given the proliferation of dire headlines and a public response that vacillates between denial and fatalism, the exhibition explores the use of color, tactility, material, and data not to avoid or disguise the issues but to instead offer accessible entry points.
Featured works utilize a wide scope of art and design methodologies to give shape to aspects of a daunting crisis as they interpret the real-world changes of rising temperatures, environmental destruction, forced migration, and the stark consequences of unsustainable lifestyles enjoyed by few at the expense of many. Included are works by Selva Aparicio, Morel Doucet, Zaria Forman, Luftwerk, Nathalie Miebach, Chris Pappan, Redemptive Plastics, The Tempestry Project (Chicago Collection), Migwa Nthiga, and Jean Shin.
At the Precipice explores how it feels to inhabit an irreversibly damaged planet facing a precarious future and considers the purpose of art and design in understanding how our collective trajectory must rapidly change direction.
The exhibition is curated by Colossal.
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