Art for Earth’s Sake: The Art World Meets the Crisis

The Art World Meets the Crisis focuses on the environmental challenges within the art world and how it can use its outsized cultural influence to bring about change inside and out of the industry – with Michael Wang, artist and creator of the provocative 2012 Carbon Copies project; Debra Scacco, artist and founder of climate-focused research program Air, Russell Fortmeyer, engineer and member of the Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC).

In a display of future possibilities, David Nussbaum, founder of Proto, will beam in Bonnie Brennan, the New York-based President of Christie's Americas, as a hologram. The conversation is moderated by Alex Sloane, MOCA Associate Curator.

Is it time to focus on local artists, and cultivate more regional art communities? Or go global while staying in place, with a little help from holograms?

About Art For Earth's Sake
Artists are increasingly exploring the climate crisis in their work. What about the art world’s contribution to the climate crisis, from its boundless international travel to the growth of energy-intensive art forms and installations? MOCA considers the creative ways in which the art world is addressing its own environmental footprint in Art for Earth’s Sake, a series of five public presentations and panels, taking place in fall, 2022. Invited artists, academics, activists, industry insiders and journalists will explore topics ranging from greening art facilities and art fairs to reckoning with environmental justice. Finally, the program will consider the impact of making the industry more sustainable on artistic expression itself.
About Bonnie Brennan
Bonnie Brennan is President of Christie’s, Americas. In this role, Bonnie oversees Christie’s strategic business opportunities and client engagement efforts in the United States. She leads our team in the Americas and she is focused on driving new growth and building on Christie’s innovations while always maintaining the firm’s steadfast commitment to serving clients and meeting their needs in a fast-paced and evolving art world.
About Russell Fortmeyer
As Woods Bagot’s global sustainability leader, Russell Fortmeyer leads the firm’s response to climate change and ecological imperatives across our operations, culture, and projects. Trained as an engineer and architect, he practices at all scales of design and planning. In his previous role with the global engineering firm, Arup, Russell developed the net zero energy design for the US Embassy in Beirut and the sustainability strategy for the Guggenheim Museum in Abu Dhabi, both of which are currently in construction. In 2019, he was the curator of the US Pavilion, RECKONstruct, at the Milan Triennale, which focused on materials lifecycle assessments and the emerging circular economy.
About David Nussbaum
David Nussbaum is an award-winning writer and producer who founded Proto after 20 years in the entertainment industry, having spent time in sports radio, television, podcasting and live events. He is a pioneer in the hologram business – being the first to produce stadium-sized, major pop cultural events after the famous Tupac Shakur at Coachella event. His company licensed the technology and created hologram experiences involving Whitney Houston, Ronald Reagan, a live fashion show for Dior in Shanghai, and many more global events. David’s vision for Proto has been to make what was a rarified experience available to every company, organization, office, school, festival and even to every home. He perfected the hologram experience in his own living room before securing his first public displays and, very quickly after that, funding and key partnerships.
About Debra Scacco
Debra Scacco's research-based practice spans the creation of studio works, installations, public art, curating, education, writing, community engagement and oral history. Rooted in personal experiences of immigration, her work interrogates the intersection of policy, ecology and futurism. Her work has been exhibited at galleries, institutions and public sites internationally.
Michael Wang is an artist based in New York. His practice uses systems that operate at a global scale as media for art, addressing climate change, species distribution, resource allocation and the global economy. Wang's work was the subject of solo exhibitions at LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island, New York, USA (curated by Swiss Institute, 2019) and the Fondazione Prada, Milan, Italy (2017).

Art for Earth’s Sake is organized by Frances Anderton and Livia Mandoul.

MOCA’s environmental programming series highlights the museum’s work around climate, conservation, and environmental justice. Guided by the work of the MOCA Environmental Council, the first sustainability council at a major arts museum in the United States, this series presents artists, activists, and scholars committed to critical ecological issues in Los Angeles and globally.

The 2022 series is made possible by Nora McNeely Hurley and Manitou Fund.

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