Art Historians Maja and Reuben Fowkes Discuss Central European Ecological Art in ARTMargins Interview

In an email interview with ARTMargins Online from January 2014, art historians Maja and Reuben Fowkes addressed the topic of environmental art in Central Europe, pointing out the absence of a unified movement despite the presence of ecological themes in modern artworks. During the 2013 protests in Romania against gold mining, artist Dan Perjovschi posted designs for protest banners online. The late Ivan Ladislav Galeta, who passed away in 2014, suggested a "NoArt Earth Day" during a Budapest symposium in 2008, scheduled for February 28. Since 2006, the Fowkes have worked with Central European University's Department of Environmental Science and Policy. They noted that economic crises often overshadow environmental concerns, while artists like Tamás Kaszás and Sašo Sedlaček contribute to ecological discussions. Their essay is featured in ARTMargins print journal #3.2 (2014).