PreviewExhibitions
Eco-themed art shows to fill New York’s empty storefronts
The programme Rebound-NYC opens a major group exhibition in Union Square on Earth Day
NewsVenice
After long complaints about pollution and blocked views, Italy bans cruise ships in Venice’s historic centre
Decision will affect partying art collectors and redirect the mass tourism routed through the Giudecca Canal
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Future Fossil: the concrete cast of a suburban house that will sprout into a glorious garden
BlogThe Insiders
Activist art steps in when words are not enough
Fiona Banner drops a klanger outside Defra while Laure Provost takes language to new levels
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From a chilling show on Arctic culture to Polly Morgan's gorgeously repellent serpentine sculptures
NewsFrieze London 2020
Fiona Banner and Greenpeace dump 1.5-tonne granite sculpture outside UK government to protest ocean bed destruction
The direct action is part of a Greenpeace campaign to stop illegal industrial fishing in some of Britain’s most sensitive marine areas
BlogThe Buck stopped here
‘Wouldn’t it be sad if nothing really changes?’: Tate Modern director Frances Morris on the art world's pledge to be more green
AnalysisArt market
The Green debate: How can the international art market recover sustainably?
As calls grow to tackle the coronavirus crisis and climate emergency together, a group of dealers teams together to form the Gallery Climate Coalition
NewsEarth Day
Olafur Eliasson wants us to see the world differently through his new Instagram animations
The Danish-Icelandic artist is releasing the participatory social media project in celebration of Earth Day
NewsFunding
Fossil-fuel giant Shell ends its support of London's Southbank Centre
Decision comes amidst pressure from activist groups for UK museums to end their oil sponsorship deals
NewsClimate Change
Heritage on the edge: new Google project reveals climate change damage to Unesco sites
Digital visualisations gathered for online exhibit will be a “blueprint” for heritage managers planning climate adaptation in the future
NewsSerpentine Galleries
How London's Serpentine Galleries is going green for its 50th birthday
Exhibitions in 2020 include Ghanaian photographer James Barnor, US painter Jennifer Packer, Chinese artist Cao Fei and Strasbourg-born Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
NewsLeaders
Hans Ulrich Obrist: 'Ecology will be at the heart of everything we do'
The Serpentine Galleries' artistic director will reduce his flying 'very significantly' as the London institution goes green to mark its 50th anniversary
NewsClimate Change
London museum makes detailed plans to fight climate crisis—its leader says other museums should follow suit
Nick Merriman, chief executive of the Horniman Museum and Gardens, says museums have a responsibility to lower emissions and galvanise public action
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
UBS survey finds millennials are becoming more environmentally conscious in their art buying habits
Not collecting sustainably? OK, boomer
NewsEnvironment
Ai Weiwei confronts Amazon destruction in new film work
Dissident artist is exploring the disappearance of the Brazilian rainforest alongside China’s growing influence in South America
NewsClimate Change
Street artist paints ginormous portrait of eco warrior Greta Thunberg in San Francisco
Cobre defends use of spray paint in creating eight-storey mural, saying his materials are environmentally friendly
NewsArt market
Art storage demands flare as California fires rage
Calls for emergency art storage are putting pressure on art shipment and insurance firms
NewsClimate Change
Cultural heritage experts rally in Edinburgh to find solutions to climate crisis
Supporters of new international Climate Heritage Network argue that the sector has a “moral duty” to act
NewsOlafur Eliasson
Olafur Eliasson will create 'pan-European' work of art for Germany's EU presidency next year
The project, which is to be designed with participation from children and young people, will be supported by the Goethe Institute
NewsExhibitions
Plastic bottle peril: Gavin Turk's environmental crusade marches on in new show inspired by Extinction Rebellion
Watercolours of water bottles as well as hundreds of discarded bottles from London's streets will be shown at Amsterdam gallery
NewsClimate Change
Art world impact just 'a drop in the ocean': Istanbul biennial curator takes on climate crisis
Nicolas Bourriaud examines the Anthropocene in 16th edition of the exhibition and says the “real issue is mass tourism"
NewsAntony Gormley
Antony Gormley criticises huge carbon footprint of the art world—but admits he is part of the problem
British sculptor says there is no doubt that art fairs are "a profligate use of resources”
NewsEnvironment
Jeppe Hein's ‘breathwork’ is headed to the United Nations headquarters
The project will be launched on the heels of the UN Climate Action Summit in New York
ReviewBook Shorts
Old animals remind us of old people in this book of photographs
Isa Leshko’s images plead for the better treatment of animals
CommentVenice
Don’t believe what you read in the papers: Venice won't lose its cruise ships any time soon
A lack of a long-term plan combined with the economic benefits brought by the luxury liners means a cruise ship ban will take long to implement
NewsV&A
Extinction Rebellion designs go on show at Victoria and Albert Museum
Flags, pamphlets and logos by the climate activists were acquired for museum's Rapid Response Collecting gallery, which also includes Pussyhats and emojis
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Ackroyd & Harvey unveil 52 Beuysian oaks in centre of London as Tate declares climate emergency
NewsExhibitions
Olafur Eliasson: the art world is 'trying to find its feet' on climate change
Artist's Tate Modern retrospective features works drawn largely from European collections in an effort to reduce carbon footprint
PreviewExhibitions
Shock tactics abound at 'carbon neutral' show in Moscow, with a live wolf, jellyfish and bees
Garage Museum's exhibition on the environmental crisis takes up the gallery’s entire space and could be the biggest yet on the topic
CommentEnvironment
Are we worried enough about the planet to give up jetsetting to art fairs?
A truly environmentally friendly art world requires that we give us the 'freedom, privilege and progress to which we are so accustomed'
FeatureClimate Change
How the art world is going green
Those within the art world who advocate for environmentally friendly practices are finding a sector willing to do its part.
ArchiveMilwaukee Art Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright as an early environmentalist
Organic homes for all
ArchiveMuseums
Residents fight developer who bought MoMA’s air rights to build skyscraper
The fate of the proposed building is up in the air
ArchiveEnvironment
Shining a light on environmental directives
European Union “green” guidelines create new conundrums for museums and artists
ArchiveRichard Prince
Still no plan for Richard Prince’s house
The artist’s fire-damaged Second House environment faces an uncertain future
ArchiveEnvironment
Government looks to China as Europe suspends funding for Ilisu dam
Authorities fail on environmental and social impact conditions
ArchiveTate Modern
The US environmental artist Alan Sonfist will recreate an ancient landscape near the ThamesPrimeval forest for Tate in London
Primeval forest for Tate in London
ArchiveMuseums
Most institutions feel that the strict conditions needed for housing art are incompatible with environmental demands. But compliance with eco-friendly requirements can pay off in the long run
Why it pays to go green
ArchiveArt fairs
Mark Dion: artist eco-warrior
The environmentally-minded artist has a number of projects in Miami this month
ArchiveFlooding
What should be done for New Orleans and Venice?
A tale of two cities and rising sea levels
ArchiveConservation & Preservation
The Archaeological Survey of India pledges to restore Ta Prohm temples
There are concerns about how the restoration will affect the natural environment
ArchiveEnglish Heritage
Serious threats to England’s historic environment, says official report
English Heritage’s first “State of the Nation” report appeals for tax changes to help save country houses
ArchiveAndy Goldsworthy
A walk through Andy Goldsworthy’s environmental sculptures currently on view in his first US retrospective
The main gallery spaces with three bold installations in clay, stone and wood
ArchiveEnvironment
Environmental protection in Russia, aqua alta on the Neva
Unlike Venice, St Petersburg is building a flood barrier, but needs more money
ArchiveVenice
Venice condemned by politics
Lagoon barriers rejected by the Green minister of the environment
ArchiveFlooding
Italian environment minister expected to reject Venice flood barriers
The report of the national commission on the project is due 21 October
ArchiveFlooding
International marine and climatological experts believe that Venice is dangerously unprotected
Decisive days for Venice
ArchiveUnesco
Petra is suffering from mass tourism
UNESCO conducted and produced a report on tourist threat to raise the alarm
ArchiveConservation & Preservation
For the exhibition of Renaissance architectural models at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice the whole building has been made a controlled environment
A marriage of science and spectacle
ArchiveConservation & Preservation
Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel frescoes to be restored
The solution will involve low-tech improvements to the surroundings
ArchiveVenice
Are the Italians fit to look after Venice?
A French magazine suggests that the Adriatic city should be put in the charge of the EC, echoing a proposal by the European Commissioner for the Environment
CommentClimate Change
A sustainable art world: greenwash or genuine commitment?
Frieze has long prided itself on its eco-credentials, but these small gestures are negligible in the face of the planet's immediate climate crisis
Louisa Buck