Originally scheduled to open in early April 2020, Eco-Urgency: Artists Make the Case was reimagined as an online exhibition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual format featured a weekly series of artist conversations, nature walks and foraging tips all focused on critical issues affecting ecosystems and biodiversity. The parallels between the ecological issues addressed by the artists and injustices made apparent during the global pandemic added urgency to presenting these works.
“In my conversation with Curator Eileen Jeng Lynch, I discuss two paintings, We are the ash (Remnant) and We are the ash (Vestige). Both paintings were made years prior in response to the presence of the invasive emerald ash borer, an insect destroying North America’s ash forests. During the first few months of the pandemic, I could not help but notice parallels between the emerald ash borer and the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the importance of data and evidence-based science communication.” –Alison Moritsugu
Artists include Rachel Frank, Susan Rowe Harrison, Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens, Courtney Mattison, Alison Moritsugu, Alexis Rockman, Francesco Simeti, Candace Thompson, Sasha Wortzel.
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