Art of Environmental Justice in an Expanded Field: A Symposium on Creative Activism and Eco-Politics across Boundaries

This one-day event brings together leading international contemporary artists who engage problems of environmental justice in expansive ways. The purpose: to highlight the critical power of visual art to reimagine the politics of ecology across various boundaries—not just national borders but also socioeconomic classes, identities, disciplines, species, and media. Speakers will discuss creative projects that demonstrate the far-reaching capacity of visual art to interpret urgent ecological issues and problems of environmental inequality for a broad public. Participants will also consider the aesthetic and practical implications of environmental justice for expanding art itself. The format: nine 30-minute artist presentations, organized in three sessions with faculty moderators and audience Q&A. Lunch available and reception following.

Participating artists:

Ravi Agarwal(link is external), New Delhi-based artist, environmental activist, writer, and curator
Amy Balkin(link is external), San Francisco-based interdisciplinary artist engaging ecology and the public sphere
Sammy Baloji(link is external), mixed media artist based in Democratic Republic of Congo, examining colonial ecologies
Subhankar Banerjee(link is external), photographer and environmental activist, professor of art, University of New Mexico
Steve Kurtz(link is external), founder of tactical art-technology collective Critical Art Ensemble
Teddy Cruz(link is external), architect and professor of public culture, urbanism, and visual arts
Fonna Forman(link is external), professor of political science, UC San Diego
Edgar Heap of Birds(link is external), multimedia artist focused on Native land and sovereignty
Lucy Orta(link is external), Paris-based collaborative multimedia artists and eco-activists

For more information contact Alan C. Braddock, Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor of Environment and Humanities, Princeton University.

More about this event HERE >>
This event is part of Global Perspectives on Environmental Justice Series.

Session 1 – https://youtu.be/g9-sF8D07BE
Session 2 – https://youtu.be/9_Vo4uKeR7w
Session 3 – https://youtu.be/ytrpGeusfaM