RESTORATION: NOW OR NEVER

Curated by:
Anne Verhallen
Daria Borisova
Michael Xufu Huang
Destinee Ross-Sutton
Aindrea Emelife

“We are thinking about these problems of climate change as something that the next generation will face,” said Ana Maria Vicedo-Cabrera,   a researcher at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Bern in Switzerland. “It’s something we are facing already. We are throwing stones at ourselves.”  NY Times,  May 31, 2021

As  London reopens its art scene and all are celebrating the summer weather,  a dramatic public art project is filling its streets. Restoration: Now or Never,  an outdoor art exhibition focusing on the urgency of our climate crisis can be found on billboards and bus stops throughout London, UK.  Organized by Art at a Time Like This co-founder Anne Verhallen, Daria Borisova, and SaveArtSpace, the show features an intergenerational group of 24 established and emerging artists. 

Now—not later—is the time to consider solutions to the climate emergency as monsoons, natural disasters,  heat-related deaths and even the pandemic can be linked to its impact.   Here are some examples of artists’ responses to this crisis.