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Two years ago many people saw AN INCONVIENIENT TRUTH and began to see their way of life with a more critical eye. They shuddered at the mounting scientific evidence of climate change - the crumbling ice shelves, the monster storms, the island nations beginning to feel the pressure of lost perimeters.
Last spring we heard that the Boston Society of Architects was planning a conference on global warming and the built environment and met with Richard Fitzgerald, Director of the BSA, to suggest that we stir up an accompanying exhibition of artists’ ideas.
We selected artists whose past work had demonstrated engagement with these issues as we wanted this show to generate action which lures the public to respond, to be outraged, and to act.
We chose Jay Critchley for his many environmental interventions such as CARS: Weapons of Gas Destruction in Provincetown; John Tagiuri, whose SUV Parking Tickets made drivers of these guzzlers think twice; and Michael Sheridan, whose films and videos are informed by his work with Oxfam and concern material consumption and food. Lajos Héder and Mags Harries have been creating permanent and temporary public art together for 18 years. Many of their projects involve water and its conservation. Clara Wainwright has been working with adults and youth on over 40 community quilts, which explore issues such as teen suicide, domestic violence, and job loss.
The Green Wall has been created by the young artists from Artists for Humanity and will be an information-sharing wall under the headings of Earth, Air and Water. Visitors are invited to add postings throughout the show with information that will give others contacts, sources and actions. These will be added on an ongoing basis to the web site created by Amanda O’Keefe. http://greedguiltandgrappling.com
In giving the exhibition the title GREED, GUILT & GRAPPLING, we wanted to convey some sense of the intractability of this global issue and the emotions which drive it.
We hope what you see in the gallery will inspire you to fight Global Warming and to take action in your own life, inspire your own community and let these actions grow to affect change in environmental policy in America.
Mags Harries & Clara Wainwright