The Art World Is Quietly Cutting Emissions Faster Than Expected, New Report Reveals
Matching the reductions achieved by early adopters across the visual arts sphere could reduce emissions by 5 MtCO₂e by 2030.
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Beautiful Trash: Sustainability as Condition, Not Cure, in Contemporary Art
Jennifer Findley, an art advisor, curator and founder of the JFiN Collective, explores how artists and institutions are rethinking sustainability as a material condition of contemporary practice. Findley examines how figures like Max Hooper Schneider and Tom Friedman are redefining what it means to create, collect and conserve in an age of excess. The art world’s path forward, she argues, lies not in restoration, but in reconfiguration.
The Carbon Cost of Culture: How the Art World Is Confronting Its Shipping Emissions
Alexander Bradford, who leads business development and sustainability at global fine art logistics company Gander & White, explores how the art world is beginning to confront the carbon footprint of its shipping practices. Bradford offers an insider’s look at the systemic challenges and promising solutions emerging within fine art logistics, arguing that if the art world wants to remain a cultural leader, it must also lead on sustainability.
