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Rai5 Airs Documentaries on Art and Climate Change

other · 2026-05-04

On November 29, 2019, Rai Cultura's program "Art Night" aired two documentaries on Rai5 starting at 9:15 PM, addressing the relationship between art and nature ahead of the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference. The first, "EARTH/Art" by Monica Taburchi, premiered as a Rai Cultura production, featuring interviews with artists of different generations including Michelangelo Pistoletto, Christo, Olafur Eliasson, Pejac, Iena Cruz, Alper Dostal, Studio Roosegaarde, Accurat, Eugenio Tibaldi, and Elena Mazzi. The second documentary, "Pinuccio Sciola" by Marco Odetto, used archival material from Rai's Teche to profile the Sardinian artist who died in 2016.

Key facts

  • Rai5 aired two documentaries on November 29, 2019, at 9:15 PM.
  • The documentaries were part of Rai Cultura's program 'Art Night'.
  • 'EARTH/Art' by Monica Taburchi is a film about contemporary artists and climate change.
  • Artists featured include Michelangelo Pistoletto, Christo, Olafur Eliasson, Pejac, Iena Cruz, Alper Dostal, Studio Roosegaarde, Accurat, Eugenio Tibaldi, and Elena Mazzi.
  • 'Pinuccio Sciola' by Marco Odetto is a documentary about the Sardinian artist who died in 2016.
  • The documentaries aired ahead of the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference.
  • Rai Cultura produced both documentaries.
  • The second documentary used archival materials from Rai's Teche.

Entities

Artists

  • Michelangelo Pistoletto
  • Christo
  • Olafur Eliasson
  • Pejac
  • Iena Cruz
  • Alper Dostal
  • Studio Roosegaarde
  • Accurat
  • Eugenio Tibaldi
  • Elena Mazzi
  • Pinuccio Sciola

Institutions

  • Rai Cultura
  • Rai5
  • Rai
  • United Nations

Locations

  • Italy
  • Sardinia

Sources