The impacts of human life in the contemporary world is the central theme of the exhibition “It’s not the end of the world yet”, which opens this week in São Paulo. Bringing together works by 18 artists, it explores the often irreversible consequences of humanity on the environment, as well as possibilities for the future based on this reality.
The show opens on January 31 and runs until May 11 at Paço das Artes (Rua Albuquerque Lins, 1345 – Higienópolis). Admission is free. Check out more details below!
What toexpect from “It’s not the end of the world yet”?
Curated by Renato de Cara, the exhibition brings together 58 works by 18 artists from all over Brazil. The aim is to provide an overview of the social and environmental effects of human life in modern times, combining reality and fiction.
In addition to the often irreversible changes caused to landscapes, the artists also try to imagine how the planet will develop under these conditions, bringing representations of a fantastical, utopian or apocalyptic future .
Thus, classical or technological works invite the visitor to reflect on climate change, a consequence of environmental and behavioral changes in societies.
Analyses of today and sketches of tomorrow
“It’s not the end of the world yet” is divided into three rooms that seek to question the viewer, in a circuit that goes from observation to proposals for change.
Firstly, the room From Innocence to Patience takes a closer look at the environment. Next, From Misconceptions to Catastrophes shows how human misinformation creates environmental tragedies that are increasingly common in our reality. And then In the enchantment and nooks and crannies of reinvented mysteries features works that sketch out possible horizons for the current problem.