From 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday nights, visitors to the National Gallery of Canada can enjoy seasonal refreshments and snacks to the sound of music by a…
January 26 - May 4, 2025
Explore alternative perspectives on climate change and its impacts in The Air of the Now and Gone. This thought-provoking exhibition challenges pervasive narratives of crisis and despair, instead inviting visitors to experience emotions like humour, care, love, gratitude, wonder, and cooperation.
Rejecting naïve optimism, the exhibition seeks radical engagement through video, installation, painting, and photography, offering a nuanced approach that counters apathy while complicating simplistic hope.
The featured works encourage visitors to confront the complexities of climate change, evoking a spectrum of resonant and unexpected emotional responses. The Air of the Now and Gone inspires a deeper connection to the environment and a refusal to disengage from this pressing issue.
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Carleton University Art Gallery, St. Patrick’s Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6
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The Air of the Now and Gone
The Air of the Now and Gone
Carleton University Art Gallery, St. Patrick’s Building, Carleton University - 1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa ON K1S 5B6
Canada
The Air of the Now and Gone
The Air of the Now and Gone
Carleton University Art Gallery, St. Patrick’s Building, Carleton University - 1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa ON K1S 5B6
Canada
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