Welcome. During COVID-19, The Urban Ecological Arts Forum at The Nature of Cities is bringing to life online exhibition spaces, highlighting current exhibitions on urban ecological themes that were canceled or are “on view” but impossible to experience due to the closure of cultural facilities.
75% of your donation will go directly to the artists and curators, and 25% to support the continued existence of the online gallery project. Give whatever you can, but please come see the shows, even if you do not choose to donate. Scroll down to see the shows currently on view. New shows will appear periodically.
Enjoy. And spread the word about these exhibits. If you would like to hear more about the Urban Ecological Arts Forum, or partner with us, either as a gallery or as an artist, write us at [email protected].
Shows currently on view
Love Letter to the Muted World
Katrine Claassens
2019, Oil on canvas
30 x 25 cm
Cape Town
(Originally to be at 99 Loop Gallery)
25 May – 25 July 2020
Curated by Katrine Claassens and Patrick Lydon
It started with a painting of a South Carolina Parakeet. Katrine Claassens first saw one in a natural history museum here in Montreal. It was a small, faded specimen in the corner of a glass vitrine in the lobby. Its label said “disparu”— “disappeared” or extinct in French.
Every natural system on earth is now defined by human activity, with planetary boundaries being rapidly and dangerously breached. This exhibition witnesses the quirks and tragedies of our time, evoking love for the ecologically rickety world we have shaped.
With a companion essay by Nina-Marie Lister.
Register for a live (Zoom) Meet the Artist event with Katrina Claassens and Nina-Marie Lister, to be held on 28 May, 1pm Montreal and 7pm Cape Town.
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Typhoon Queens: The Multicultural Life of Clouds & Rain
Kyoto
24 April – 24 June 2020
Curated by Patrick Lydon
Five artists from Japan, Korea, and the United States (known as the Typhoon Queens) bring us a theatrical installation, using the hydrological cycle to examine the ecological spaces we inhabit.
Images, video, and curations from the show.