Into the Anthropocene - Art in the Anthropocene

Art in the Anthropocene

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09/25/18 • 38 min

Into the Anthropocene

What inspired photographer Edward Burtynsky and filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier to create an expansive art project exploring the Anthropocene?

What does “Anthropocene” even mean? Why should we care? Hear these three world-renowned artists as you’ve never heard them before in this special in-depth interview with host Sarain Fox.

For more information:

The Anthropocene exhibition:

www.ago.ca

www.gallery.ca

The Anthropocene Project: www.theanthropocene.org

This episode was produced by Nadia Abraham, Shiralee Hudson Hill and Matthew Scott at the Art Gallery of Ontario. For more information on the podcast and the Anthropocene exhibition, visit our website: www.ago.ca.

What inspired photographer Edward Burtynsky and filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier to create an expansive art project exploring the Anthropocene?

What does “Anthropocene” even mean? Why should we care? Hear these three world-renowned artists as you’ve never heard them before in this special in-depth interview with host Sarain Fox.

For more information:

The Anthropocene exhibition:

www.ago.ca

www.gallery.ca

The Anthropocene Project: www.theanthropocene.org

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Into the Science

Dig deeper into the science of the Anthropocene. No PhD required, we promise.

What are the top ten things you need to know now about the science of our changing planet? We talk to Jan Zalasiewicz and Colin Waters, geologists from the Anthropocene Working Group, and Gaia Vince, author of the award-winning book Adventures in the Anthropocene. Warning: You may never look at your pen the same way again.

For more information:

Anthropocene Working Group: quaternary.stratigraphy.org/working-groups/anthropocene/

Gaia Vince’s book, Adventures in the Anthropocene and her other projects: wanderinggaia.com/