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01.01.2012 | About the artist Andrea Polli
Among artists working with science, those who deal with the climate have gained particular relevance recently. In Andrea Polli’s works, her art, in which nature meets digital culture and technology, is capable of putting man back in the centre of the environment, stimulating direct involvement, both intellectual and physical. By Gaia Bindi.
16.12.2011 | Moderne Gesellschaft
20.09.2011 | Cultures of sustainability?

How may we evaluate the sustainability of processual, open source, community-based, bottom-up/ P2P projects and initiatives within clothing and fashion, or even broader, within economies of culture? Building on an 'ethical fashion' case, OpenWear, this small reflection will try to provide some lines of thought that might be useful to move ahead with understanding the sustainability of such phenomena better. And, in a broader perspective, provide a bit of food for thought around cultures of sustainability. By Oleg Koefoed, Kopenhagen (DK).
23.08.2011 | Diary from the "Ueber Lebenskunst Festival"
The Ueber Lebenskunst Festival in Berlin, from August 17th to 21st at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), and in some other locations in Berlin, playfully explores cultural actions for sustainable ways of life. Sacha Kagan is following the festival for Cultura21 Webmagazine, sharing some impressions gained along the flow of the events. from Berlin, Sacha Kagan
25.07.2011 | Art and genetics

Plants with human DNA, bacteria creating poems and many “living works”. Playing to be God, the first exhibition in Italy dedicated to American artist Eduardo reflects on the genetic possibility to become other. By Claudio Cravero (IT).
17.07.2011 | Trigger Point Theory
The advent of the anthropocene age has mobilized many artists to address environmental issues, as, climate change, water and habitat loss. Artists who work with science and scientists have been acutely moved by the scale of disaster many feel we are facing. This article explores how ecological artist, Aviva Rahmani pro-actively addresses these issues with a theory about environmental restoration grounded equally in art and science. By Aviva Rahmani, New York (USA).
06.06.2011 | Sustainability

For centuries, the question of wealth has been discussed by European and American economists in relation to the theme of the individual “good life”. Today, the issue of wealth, reconsidered under the perspectives of sustainability, is related to the question of what it means to “live well, together.”
Von Sacha Kagan, Lüneburg (D).
08.02.2011 | Artistic Project
In February 14th 2011, a group of students from the Geneva University of Art and Design, CCC master department (Critical Cross Cultural Cybermedia), independent artists from different countries and people from different fields, are collaborating under the multidisciplinary artistic project Violentine’s Day. This project will question the Valentine Day celebration and will debate its consequences. By Melano Sokhadze, Geneva (CH)
02.02.2011 | Creative Cities
Städte werden zunehmend unter Begriffen wie "Creative Cities" oder "Creative Class", die die Bedeutung von Kultur betonen, verstanden. Die Auswirkungen dieser Konzeptualisierung auf den städtischen Raum werden unter anderem durch soziologische Analysen kritisiert. Diese Kritik ermöglicht auch einen Blick auf die "Kultur der Un-Nachhaltigkeit" und damit welche Tendenzen innerhalb des Konzepts der "Creative Cities" eher bedenklich sind. Darauf aufbauend kann der Ansatz der "kreativen Stadt" neu betrachtet werden und welche Rolle Künstler innerhalb der "Kulturen der Nachhaltigkeit" spielen können. Das Überdenken von Kreativität im Sinne der Nachhaltigkeit kann mögliche neue Rahmen schaffen, um "Sustainable Creative Cities" zu unterstützen.
Vol. 3: Julia Hahn: Creative Cities and (Un)Sustainability – Cultural Perspectives
Von Julia Hahn
19.01.2011 | Karamoja