Art and climate change / Maja Fowkes and Reuben Fowkes.
By: Fowkes, Maja [author]
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Contributor(s): Fowkes, Reuben [author].
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BookSeries: World of art: Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson, 2022Description: 294 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780500204757 (paperback).Subject(s): Ecology in art | Climatic changes in art | Political artDDC classification: 704.943 Summary: A timely introduction to the fields of environmental art, art and ecology, art and climate change, art and activism, and art in the Anthropocene.0 Global awareness of climate change is increasing, and the scientific evidence is incontrovertible: an environmental crisis is upon us. Art and Climate Change presents an overview of ecologically conscious contemporary art that addresses the climate emergency, as artists across the world call for an active, collective engagement with the planet, and illuminate some of the structures that threaten humanity's survival. Across five chapters, curators Maja and Reuben Fowkes examine artworks that respond to the Anthropocene and its detrimental impact on our world, from scenes of nature decimated by ongoing extinction events and landscapes turned to waste by extraction, to art from marginalized communities most affected by the injustice of climate change. What guides the artists gathered together here is an ardent concern for the living, breathing subject of the Earth and all fellow terrestrials caught up in this fast-moving climate drama.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 704.943 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 15/02/2024 | 00231819 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A timely introduction to the fields of environmental art, art and ecology, art and climate change, art and activism, and art in the Anthropocene. Global awareness of climate change is increasing, and the scientific evidence is incontrovertible: an environmental crisis is upon us. Art and Climate Change presents an overview of ecologically conscious contemporary art that addresses the climate emergency, as artists across the world call for an active, collective engagement with the planet, and illuminate some of the structures that threaten humanity's survival. Across five chapters, curators Maja and Reuben Fowkes examine artworks that respond to the Anthropocene and its detrimental impact on our world, from scenes of nature decimated by ongoing extinction events and landscapes turned to waste by extraction, to art from marginalized communities most affected by the injustice of climate change. What guides the artists gathered together here is an ardent concern for the living, breathing subject of the Earth and all fellow terrestrials caught up in this fast-moving climate drama.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index.
A timely introduction to the fields of environmental art, art and ecology, art and climate change, art and activism, and art in the Anthropocene.0 Global awareness of climate change is increasing, and the scientific evidence is incontrovertible: an environmental crisis is upon us. Art and Climate Change presents an overview of ecologically conscious contemporary art that addresses the climate emergency, as artists across the world call for an active, collective engagement with the planet, and illuminate some of the structures that threaten humanity's survival. Across five chapters, curators Maja and Reuben Fowkes examine artworks that respond to the Anthropocene and its detrimental impact on our world, from scenes of nature decimated by ongoing extinction events and landscapes turned to waste by extraction, to art from marginalized communities most affected by the injustice of climate change. What guides the artists gathered together here is an ardent concern for the living, breathing subject of the Earth and all fellow terrestrials caught up in this fast-moving climate drama.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (p. 6)
- Part I Many Anthropocenes (p. 12)
- Chapter 1 Geological Records (p. 14)
- Chapter 2 Scars of Extraction (p. 24)
- Chapter 3 Crude Oil (p. 36)
- Chapter 4 Synthetic Environments (p. 48)
- Chapter 5 Expanses of Monoculture (p. 58)
- Part II Reconfiguring the Geosphere (p. 68)
- Chapter 1 Soil Reserves (p. 70)
- Chapter 2 Riverine Ecologies (p. 80)
- Chapter 3 Marine Permutations (p. 90)
- Chapter 4 Post-GIacial Landscapes (p. 101)
- Chapter 5 Golden Age of the Sky (p. 113)
- Part III Floral Collectivism (p. 124)
- Chapter 1 Vegetal Agency (p. 126)
- Chapter 2 Botanical Politics (p. 134)
- Chapter 3 Self-Management of Plants (p. 145)
- Chapter 4 Plants on the Move (p. 153)
- Chapter 5 Arboreal Worlds (p. 162)
- Part IV Animal Solidarities (p. 172)
- Chapter 1 Animals in the Museum (p. 174)
- Chapter 2 Non-Human Persons (p. 183)
- Chapter 3 Countering Extinction (p. 191)
- Chapter 4 Political Ornithology (p. 201)
- Chapter 5 Magnified Natures (p. 210)
- Part V Pluriversal Ecologies (p. 222)
- Chapter 1 Entangled Terrestrials (p. 224)
- Chapter 2 Reparative Histories (p. 232)
- Chapter 3 Green Protocols (p. 244)
- Chapter 4 Climates of Transformation (p. 253)
- Chapter 5 Eco-Futurisms (p. 263)
- Conclusion (p. 271)
- Further Reading (p. 275)
- List of Illustrations (p. 281)
- Acknowledgments (p. 287)
- Index (p. 288)
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Curator and art historian Maja Fowkes is codirector of Postsocialist Art Centre (PACT) at the Institute of Advanced Studies, University College London, and cofounder of the Translocal Institute for Contemporary Art, a research center founded in Budapest in 2013 but now operating from London. She is the coauthor of Central and Eastern European Art Since 1950.Curator and art historian Reuben Fowkes is codirector of Postsocialist Art Centre (PACT) at the Institute of Advanced Studies, University College London, and cofounder of the Translocal Institute for Contemporary Art, a research center founded in Budapest in 2013 but now operating from London. He is the coauthor of Central and Eastern European Art Since 1950.