Iceberg Between Paulet Island and the Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005 by Sebastiao Salgado
As part on an ongoing monthly column for LUX, artnet?s Vice President Sophie Neuendorf discusses how the art industry can support more sustainable businesses practices which will not only benefit the planet, but also the longevity of art and culture
Sophie Neuendorf
Over the past few months, I?ve been hearing a lot about sustainability and ESG reporting. So much so, that it?s even trickling into the art industry. Perhaps, it can be seen as a positive, global reaction to the pandemic – a way of responding to and making sense of a globally shocking and horrific situation. If the last year has taught us anything, it?s that humanity has abused the planet to such an extent that we?re not only facing a pandemic and the ensuing socio-economic consequences, but also rapidly accelerating climate change. And amongst all of this, a new question has surfaced: how do we preserve our personal and cultural heritage in the face of rapidly increasing climate change, a pandemic, and volatile global socio-economic situations" Follow LUX on Instagram: luxthemagazine
The arts industry, like any other industry, should be responsible for affecting positive change. Given that arts and culture define us as individuals as well as nations, the arts arguably have an even greater obligation of setting a positive example to safeguard the future of humanity.
When thinking about sustainability, most o...