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Climate Crisis and Indigenous Struggles Frame Global Art Discourse in 2026

exhibition · 2026-04-23

Artists around the world are confronting the issues of climate change and its societal effects. At The Armory Show in New York, which concluded on March 8, Georgian artist Tezi Gabunia presented 'Breaking News: The Flooding of the Louvre,' illustrating the museum underwater, inspired by a real flood in the Seine River projected for 2024. Gabunia intends to create a 19-meter version for the Tbilisi Art Fair in May. Starting in 2021, The Armory Show will move to the Javits Center and shift its dates to September 9-12. The Tate Modern in London, which announced a 'climate emergency' on July 17, 2019, plans to reduce energy use by 10% over two years, a goal echoed by other European institutions. Meanwhile, the 2020 Biennale of Art in Australia, titled 'NIRIN,' connects climate issues with Indigenous rights.

Key facts

  • Tezi Gabunia's 'Breaking News: The Flooding of the Louvre' questioned cultural fragility and misinformation at The Armory Show in New York, ending March 8.
  • The Armory Show is relocating to the Javits Center and moving to September dates (9-12) from 2021 to attract more visitors.
  • Tate Modern declared a climate emergency on July 17, 2019, targeting a 10% energy cut in two years and sourcing 100% sustainable energy.
  • The 2020 Biennale of Art in Australia, titled 'NIRIN', links climate discourse with Indigenous struggles under director Brook Andrew.
  • A major exhibition of historical photobooks by women, 'O que elas viram', runs at IMS Paulista from March 17 to August 2, 2026.
  • The 'Frestas – Trienal de Artes' in Sorocaba features 188 works from Black, Indigenous, and peripheral perspectives, curated by Luciara Ribeiro, Naine Terena, and Khadyg Fares.
  • MASP presents 'Claudia Alarcón & Silät: viver tecendo', the Brazilian museum debut for the Argentine artist and Wichí weavers collective.
  • The project 'Langsdorff: A expedição fluvial 200 anos depois' at USP uses a 19th-century expedition to examine current environmental degradation in the Amazon and Pantanal.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • The Armory Show
  • Musée du Louvre
  • Galerie Kornfeld
  • Tbilisi Art Fair
  • Artnet
  • Javits Center
  • Tate Modern
  • ARTNews
  • BP (British Petroleum)
  • Centre Pompidou
  • Museo Reina Sofia
  • Biennale of Art 2020
  • The Art Newspaper
  • Galeria Galatea Salvador
  • Nara Roesler
  • Sesc Sorocaba
  • Capela João de Camargo
  • Clube 28 de Setembro
  • CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
  • Phi Projetos
  • Cinnamon
  • CAIXA
  • Governo do Brasil
  • Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte (CCBB BH)
  • Ateliê Marlene Barros
  • Ponto de Cultura Coletivo ZBM
  • Universidade de Aveiro
  • MASP — Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
  • El Espacio 23
  • Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
  • Janaina Torres Galeria
  • FAMA Museu
  • IMS - Instituto Moreira Salles
  • 10x10 Photobooks
  • Biblioteca de Fotografia do IMS
  • Getty Research Institute
  • New York Public Library
  • Rijksmuseum
  • Paris Photo
  • Livraria da Travessa
  • Simões de Assis
  • Galeria Estúdio Reverso
  • NND|Azeco
  • NONADA SP
  • DAN Galeria
  • SP-Arte
  • Casa de Cultura do Parque
  • Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea (ICCo)
  • Lei Rouanet
  • Ministério da Cultura
  • banco BV
  • Laranjinha
  • Banco Itaú
  • Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin - USP
  • Instituto Hercule Florence
  • Documenta Pantanal
  • Centro Maria Antônia da USP
  • Império Russo
  • Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
  • Coleção Cyrillo Hercules Florence
  • Fonte
  • Carmo Johnson Projects
  • Itaú Cultural
  • Ilê Asipá
  • Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (Pina Luz)
  • Serviço de Repressão à Mendicância
  • Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
  • PGHEA-MAC/USP
  • ARTEbrasileiros

Locations

  • Nova Iorque
  • United States
  • Georgia (country)
  • Paris
  • France
  • Berlim
  • Germany
  • Tbilisi
  • Hudson Piers
  • Javits Center
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Madrid
  • Spain
  • Australia
  • Salvador
  • Bahia
  • Brazil
  • Recife
  • Pernambuco
  • Olinda
  • São Paulo
  • Sorocaba
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Belo Horizonte
  • Minas Gerais
  • La Puntana
  • Argentina
  • Gran Chaco
  • Paraguay
  • Miami
  • Florida
  • Campo Grande
  • Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Itu
  • New York
  • Los Angeles
  • California
  • Amsterdã
  • Netherlands
  • Lorena
  • Vitória
  • Espírito Santo
  • Porto Feliz
  • Mato Grosso
  • Grão-Pará
  • Amazônia
  • Pantanal
  • Vila Madalena
  • Santo Antônio da Patrulha
  • Rio Grande do Sul
  • Algarve
  • Portugal
  • Ilha de Itaparica
  • Recôncavo Baiano
  • Fortaleza
  • Ceará
  • Cidade Universitária
  • Bela Vista

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