Climate Action in the Art World

Climate Action in the Art World

Towards a Greener Future

By Annabel Keenan

£19.99

Publication Date: 29th May 2025

  • A call to action to the art world to initiate sustainable practices in the face of global climate change

Annabel Keenan's timely and urgent book reviews the work that has been undertaken to date to create a more sustainable art world and proposes the next steps in system-wide change. It identifies the main sustainability issues for the art industry, arguing that artists and art activists have led the way in creating awareness of climate change, and evaluates progress to date on climate-action commitments by the various sectors of the art world, offering examples of best practice.

Uncompromising in its messages, Climate Action in the Art World is essential reading for all art pr... Read More

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  • A call to action to the art world to initiate sustainable practices in the face of global climate change

Annabel Keenan's timely and urgent book reviews the work that has been undertaken to date to create a more sustainable art world and proposes the next steps in system-wide change. It identifies the main sustainability issues for the art industry, arguing that artists and art activists have led the way in creating awareness of climate change, and evaluates progress to date on climate-action commitments by the various sectors of the art world, offering examples of best practice.

Uncompromising in its messages, Climate Action in the Art World is essential reading for all art pr... Read More
Description

Annabel Keenan's timely and urgent book reviews the work that has been undertaken to date to create a more sustainable art world and proposes the next steps in system-wide change. It identifies the main sustainability issues for the art industry, arguing that artists and art activists have led the way in creating awareness of climate change, and evaluates progress to date on climate-action commitments by the various sectors of the art world, offering examples of best practice.

Uncompromising in its messages, Climate Action in the Art World is essential reading for all art professionals, from artists to curators to art handlers, as well as for anyone seeking an accessible entry-point to a topic which is unfortunately only getting (literally) hotter.

Details
  • Pages: 104
  • Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
  • Co-Publisher: Sotheby's Institute of Art
  • Series: Hot Topics in the Art World
  • Publication Date: 29th May 2025
  • Trim Size: 13 x 20 mm
  • ISBN: 9781848227033
Reviews

'Keenan has given us an essential guide to the vital and rapidly growing intersection of climate action and the arts. In ways that are not yet often recognised, these two areas of endeavour need each other to succeed. Anyone practising in either field should read this concise and excellent book.' - Miranda Massie, founder and Director of the Climate Museum

Author Bio

Annabel Keenan is a New York-based writer and independent curator specialising in contemporary art and sustainability. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Art Newspaper, Artforum, Artsy, Brooklyn Rail, Cultured, Hyperallergic, and Artillery Magazine, among other publications.

Table of Contents

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Identifying the Issues; 2 Art and Artists Become Catalysts for Change; 3 Climate Commitments Turn into Climate Action; 4 What's Next: The Future of Climate Action in the Art World; Notes; Further Reading; Index

Annabel Keenan's timely and urgent book reviews the work that has been undertaken to date to create a more sustainable art world and proposes the next steps in system-wide change. It identifies the main sustainability issues for the art industry, arguing that artists and art activists have led the way in creating awareness of climate change, and evaluates progress to date on climate-action commitments by the various sectors of the art world, offering examples of best practice.

Uncompromising in its messages, Climate Action in the Art World is essential reading for all art professionals, from artists to curators to art handlers, as well as for anyone seeking an accessible entry-point to a topic which is unfortunately only getting (literally) hotter.

  • Pages: 104
  • Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
  • Co-Publisher: Sotheby's Institute of Art
  • Series: Hot Topics in the Art World
  • Publication Date: 29th May 2025
  • Trim Size: 13 x 20 mm
  • ISBN: 9781848227033

'Keenan has given us an essential guide to the vital and rapidly growing intersection of climate action and the arts. In ways that are not yet often recognised, these two areas of endeavour need each other to succeed. Anyone practising in either field should read this concise and excellent book.' - Miranda Massie, founder and Director of the Climate Museum

Annabel Keenan is a New York-based writer and independent curator specialising in contemporary art and sustainability. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Art Newspaper, Artforum, Artsy, Brooklyn Rail, Cultured, Hyperallergic, and Artillery Magazine, among other publications.

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Identifying the Issues; 2 Art and Artists Become Catalysts for Change; 3 Climate Commitments Turn into Climate Action; 4 What's Next: The Future of Climate Action in the Art World; Notes; Further Reading; Index