Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/21/2020 - 07/12/2020
12:00 am
Location
Carnegie Museum Of Art
Categories
This installment of Carnegie Museum of Art’s “Forum” series presents a thematic group exhibition that addresses the present urgency of global warming.
The widely accepted scientific concept of global warming refers to the long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth’s climate system. Its existence has been demonstrated through a variety of measurement tools. While there have been prehistoric periods of global warming, many observed changes since the mid-20th century have been unprecedented. This is due, in part, to the emission of greenhouse gases (such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) by human technology and industry.
“Counterpressures” features new and existing work by ten Pittsburgh-based artists who are acknowledging the transitory state of our environment; the ecological, economic, and public health consequences on the horizon; and how these conditions intersect with their own lived experiences. Through their selections of materials, the use of data and documentation, their surrealist imaginings, or references to urban development and disconnection from nature, these works grapple with the ecological present and its uncertain future.
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