ART & CULTURE DOCUMENTARIES THAT LET YOU SEE YOURSELF DIFFERENTLY IN THE WORLD
Artist Tino Sehgal has long been concerned with sustainability, but didn’t want to put a “green label” on himself. For Monopol Online, Frauke Schlieckau spoke with him about climate protection in museums and art’s lack of a role model in environmental issues.
Climate art is booming. Saving the planet is a major theme of biennials and art museums. Climate art á la Olafur Eliasson is a strong image and morally on the right side. But in many cases also “folkloristic kitsch” (Harald Welzer). And sometimes also simply bigoted: because the international art scene with its biennials and fairs is producing a large amount of CO2 itself. What is the role of artists if it comes to dealing with climate change? To shake things up at all costs – just like the artistic forms of action of groups like extinction rebellion? Or to think more modestly and reduce their own CO2 footprint – with less and different art. The documentary explores this question.
Written and directed by Frauke Schlieckau. A production by Kobalt Productions
For years the star choreographer Jérôme Bel jetted around the globe. But this is over now. The Frenchman no longer flies: for the sake of the climate. He is rehearsing the US version of his latest piece “Isadora Duncan” with dancer Catherine Gallant via Skype. Despite a six-hour time difference between Paris and New York and a poor online connection.