Those Within The Art World Who Advocate For Environmentally Friendly Practices Are Finding A Sector

One of the highlights of Venice Biennale 2019 is Lithuania’s Golden Lion-winning pavilion presentation,Sun & Sea (Marina). The artists Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte and Lina Lapelyte have brought the beach, complete with sand and sunbathers, to the Arsenale’s military zone in the form of a poignant installation-performance in which singers masquerading as sun worshippers croon warnings of an ecological catastrophe. “People went in thinking they’d only spend five minutes and instead they stayed and came out in tears,” says the pavilion’s curator Lucia Pietroiusti. “What is it that is so stuck in the back of our throats now that even a small gesture can release?”

Link to the article: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/feature/the-art-world-goes-green

In dissertation: this article was a source of data and an example of "art vs ecology" relationship.