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Climate Activists Vandalize Degas Sculpture at National Gallery of Art

Climate activists from the group Declare Emergency painted the case and pedestal of Edgar Degas’s “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” sculpture in the National Gallery of Art in D.C. to demand that President Biden declare a climate emergency. The protesters were removed by police. Similar protests have occurred around the world, with activists targeting galleries and museums. Sociologist Dana R. Fisher notes that these disruptive tactics are meant to draw attention to the climate crisis and can persuade people to be more supportive of moderate perspectives.

via The Washington Post|

#art-protests #arts-and-environment #climate-crisis

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Monet's Dreamlike Haze Linked to Air Pollution, Scientists Confirm

A recent study by climate scientists has found new evidence to confirm a long-held theory by some art historians about what was behind the distinctive dreamy haze in Monet's work. The study looked at over 100 paintings by Monet and British painter Joseph Mallord William Turner, with the goal of finding an empirical basis to the hypothesis that the paintings capture increasingly polluted skies during the Industrial Revolution. The paintings chronicle the historical changes in the atmospheric environment, according to the researchers, and particularly the rise in emissions of sulfur dioxide, a coal-derived pollutant that causes acid rain and respiratory issues.

via CNN|

#air-pollution #art-history #arts-and-environment