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Africas’ Lights at Paris-Nord railway station

26 Nov 2015 - 01 Feb 2016 · Tags: , , ,

Exhibition · Gare de Paris-Nord · Paris
For the first time in the history of contemporary art an exhibition for which 54 internationally renowned artists, one for each country of the continent, present a work inspired by a single theme : « The Illuminated Africa ». SNCF Gares & Connexions and Eurostar present fourteen of these artworks at the Paris-Nord rail

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“Tree of Life” hung with tens of thousands of climate stories is a centerpiece of COP21 mobilizations

07 - 11 Dec 2015 · Tags: , , , , ,

The Climate Ribbon Project · Le ZAC @ Centquatre · France
Tens of thousands of people around the world have created “climate ribbons” to share what they love and hope to never lose to climate change. They are bringing them to Paris to tie onto a Tree of Life sculpture that will be a centerpiece of COP21 mobilizations.

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The Logical Basis – Exhibition on the RER platforms in Paris-Nord railway station

27 Nov 2015 - 27 Nov 2016 · Tags: , , , ,

Liam Gillick · Quais RER B et D de la gare de Paris-Nord · Paris
At the occasion of COP 21, SNCF Gares & Connexions gave the artist Liam Gillick carte blanche to create a work of art about climate change. The British artist chose to work on the research of the famous japanese climatologist, Syukuro Manabe.

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The Great Clamour for Climate

29 Nov - 12 Dec 2015 · Tags: , , , ,

Chantal Latour, musician, Bruno Latour, philosopher, Jean-Pierre Seyvos, compositeur, Jean-Marie Leau, choir director et composer · Paris · Ile de France
[Clameur : (kla(a) r). n. f. (fin XIème ; lat. clamor, oris «cri »). Ensemble de cris confus, tumultueux.V. Bruit, tumulte, moe vacarme, acclamation. Antinomique : silence. ]
A grass root musical performance to express as dramatically as possible the expectations, the worries and the engagement of every one of us.

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A New Era: sciences and arts of the Anthropocene

22 - 24 Oct 2015 · Tags: , , ,

Conférence FIAC / COAL / MNHN · Jardin des Plantes et Museum national d'Histoire Naturel · Paris
FIAC is holding three round-table talks on the theme “A New Era: sciences and arts of the Anthropocene” in association with the National Museum of Natural History and COAL association (Coalition for Art and sustainable development). Each round-table talk presents a dialogue between an artist, a scientist from the Museu

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Prospectif cinéma – Biosphère

26 Nov 2015 · Tags: , , , ,

Films by Julien Charrière, Chim↑Pom, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Camille Henrot et Margaret Salmon · Centre Pompidou, Cinéma 1 · Paris
Each year, Nuit Blanche celebrates contemporary art by bringing together, from dusk to dawn, dozens of artists and hundreds of thousands of visitors. In 2015, the artistic director José Manuel Gonçalves, promises an exciting edition entitled "Atmosphere ? Atmosphere...!"

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Dryas Project

30 Nov - 21 Dec 2015 · Tags: , , ,

Anaïs Tondeur with Crystal Bennes and Tom Jeffreys · Bibliothèque de Biologie-Chimie-Physique Recherche (BCPR), Université Pierre et Marie Curie · Paris
11,500 years ago glaciation hits western Europe. While the last mammoths disappear in the glacial nights, a white flowers plant, now seen in arctic latitudes, covers the frozen land. This installation shows results of an expedition on the traces of this plant.

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HUMAN ENERGY

05 - 12 Dec 2015 · Tags: , , , , , , ,

Installation · Tour Eiffel, Champ de Mars · Paris
Created by artist Yann TOMA, curated by Veronique Wiesinger, with an architectural design by ARTEL, HUMAN ENERGY is the largest participative art installation ever made. HUMAN ENERGY will turn the Eiffel TOWER into the beacon of the citizens' engagement against climate change. Come and bike, or join us though the app!

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CHAPTER 6 IN WHICH WE SIT LIKE DOCILE CATTLE WHILE YOU USE THE AESTHETICS OF PUNK ROCK TO SELL CREDIT CARDS BACK TO US

21 - 27 Oct 2015 · Tags: , , , ,

Exhibition by Robert Montgomery, with Galerie Nuke and Istanbul74 · Galerie Nikki Diana Marquadt · Paris
New exhibition by Scottish artist and poet Robert Montgomery follows a tradition of conceptual art, his work bringing a poetic voice to the discourse of text art. In his latest exhibition, CHAPTER 6 IN WHICH WE SIT LIKE DOCILE CATTLE WHILE YOU USE THE AESTHETICS OF PUNK ROCK TO SELL CREDIT CARDS BACK TO US, Montgomery explores ecological and social concerns through his watercolours, woodcuts, energy efficient light panels, and a new installation piece made from copper, recycled glass, and 12 volt LED lighting.

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Particle Falls

06 Nov - 13 Dec 2015 · Tags: , , , , , ,

Installation by Andrea Polli · Mona Bismarck American Center · Paris
'American environmental artist Andrea Polli’s 'Particle Falls', a real-time reactive light projection, will be displayed on the façade of the Mona Bismarck American Center as part of ArtCop21, the official cultural program accompanying the 21st United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP21).

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Extreme Whether: A New American Climate Drama

10 - 12 Dec 2015 · Tags: , , , ,

Theater Three Collaborative, USA, & Cie De Facto, Switzerland · Le Pave d'Orsay & Les Fondation des Etats-Unis · Paris
“Extreme Whether” a new American climate drama based on the lives and work of major climate scientists called “provocative and brave,” “laced with humor and danger” in the New York Times will have 3 staged readings in French and English, Dec. 10, 11,12.

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The future of agriculture : citizen funding?

23 Sep 2015 · Tags: , , , , ,

Contest · La REcyclerie · Paris
The "Farms for the Future" association wants to promote a new model of agriculture based on the principles of agroecology and in phase with the current socio-economic model.

This year it has partnered with "La Ruche who said Yes!” to launch the contest “France seeks 13 farms for the future". Winners selected in July are now seeking funds through the Blues Bees crowdfunding platform.

Hear all about the projects and finance live!

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Stoves – an exhibition by Sterling Ruby

21 Oct 2015 - 14 Feb 2016 · Tags: , , , ,

Exhibition by Sterling Ruby · Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature · Paris
As part of the 21st Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention of the United Nations on Climate Change COP21, held in Paris from November 30 to December 11, 2015, the Museum of Hunting and Nature offers link activities with the conference theme: to lead - for the first time - a universal and binding agreement to fight effectively against climate change and boost/speed up the transition to corporate and resilient and low carbon economies.

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