Exhibitions

Current Exhibitions

Cape Farewell has led 5 expeditions to the High Arctic. From these expeditions has sprung an extraordinary body of artwork. Join the mailing and let us keep you informed as new exhibitions and dates are announced.

Cape Farewell - Art & Climate Change

Current exhibition: Tokyo, July - August 2008

Cape Farewell's major exhibition Art & Climate Change, co-curated with the Natural History Museum in 2006 began its international tour in February 2008 at Fundación Canal, Madrid in collaboration with the Barbican Art Gallery Touring Department. Previously shown in London, Liverpool and Germany in 2006-07, the exhibition continues it's international tour in Tokyo to coincide with the G8 conference. The exhibition opened at the Miraikan - Japan's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation on 5 July and runs until 17 August.
More on the currrent exhibition ›

Cape Farewell at Eden

Summer Season 2008

Inspired by the famous biospheres of the Eden Project, Cape Farewell continues its three-year collaboration with the Eden Project, exploring the sustainability of human existence at this critical time for the planet. In July 2008, Cape Farewell launches its Summer season of events. Check back soon for more details.
Upcoming events at the Eden Project ›

Cape Farewell at Southbank Centre

Three-year residency began August 2007

In August 2007 Cape Farewell began a three year artists residency at the Southbank Centre, where we will operate as a cultural eco-hub at the heart of the centre's creative climate change initiatives.
More on the current Southbank Centre residency ›

Envisioning Change - UN Environment Programme

Tours internationally June 2007 to Sept 2008

A selection of Cape Farewell artworks was selected to tour with the Natural World Museum and United Nations Environment Programme exhibition Envisioning Change to Oslo, Brussels, Monaco and Chicago. The exhibition continues to September 2008 at the Field Museum, Chicago - its final destination.
More on the exhibition ›

Past Exhibitions

Between 2005 and 2007, Cape Farewell artwork was exhibited across the UK (London, Oxford, Liverpool, Newcastle, Folkestone and Cornwall), in Europe (Oslo, Brussels, Hamburg, Monaco and Munich), and in North America (Colorado, Chicago and New York City). During this period we also published our first book title, CD and film.

Art & Climate Change at Fundación Canal, Madrid

7 February - 27 April 2008

Cape Farewell's Art & Climate Change exhibition begins its international tour in February 2008 at Fundación Canal, Madrid, bringing the exhibition to a worldwide audience in collaboration with the Barbican Art Gallery, Touring Department. More ›

Chicago Humanities Festival

November 2007

Cape Farewell presents ARCTIC at the Chicago Humanities Festival 2007, the stunning Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago's Millennium Park offering a perfect backdrop to the unique Cape Farewell collaboration between sound artist Max Eastley and video artist David Buckland. More ›

Burning Ice: The Art of Climate Change at the Metropole Galleries, Folkestone

October 2007 - January 2008

Alongside the Literary Festival featuring environment focused events, sound sculptor Max Eastley and photographer David Buckland transform the Metropole Galleries with artworks developed in response to their journeys to the Arctic.

Cape Farewell 's Late Night at Whitechapel

Friday 11 May, 2007

As part of Whitechapel's Late Night Fridays series Cape Farewell presents Earth, Wind and Fire - a night of new songs, performances, artworks and information prompted by the urgency of climate change. More ›

Art & Climate Change at Kampnagel, Hamburg

March - April 2007

Cape Farewell travels to the vast industrial space of the Kampnagel Cultural Centre with Art & Climate Change, presented in collaboration with the British Council, Germany. A series of artists' talks and events take place during the exhibition, including a discussion between novelist Ian McEwan and Professor John Schnellnhuber, the world premiere of Max Eastley's ARCTIC at the Planetarium and William Hunt's Earth, Wind and Fire at Westwerk. More ›

2006

Art & Climate Change at the Liverpool Biennial

September - November 2006

For the Liverpool Biennial, Cape Farewell - Art & Climate Change brings together - for the first time - the Liverpool School of Art and Design, Walker Art Gallery, National Conservation Centre, Liverpool Cathedral and the Albert Dock, interweaving sculpture, photography, painting, video and sound within the city's historic and contemporary spaces. More ›

The Ship: The Art of Climate Change at the Natural History Museum

3 June - 3 September 2006

The Natural History Museum, in collaboration with Cape Farewell presents The Ship: The Art of Climate Change, a free, contemporary art exhibition designed to deepen our understanding of climate change. Shown in the museum's Jerwood Gallery, The Ship offers a unique insight into the experiences of artists who have travelled to the High Arctic with Cape Farewell. More ›

Climate Change: Cultural Change at the Sage Gateshead

12 - 19 June 2006

Climate Change: Cultural Change at the World Summit On Arts And Culture - a second chance to see David Buckland's Water Wall, first exhibited outside the Bodleain Library in Oxford, re-designed for a railway arch by the Sage Gateshead. Alongside Water Wall the Outdoor Modular Exhibition tells the story of the Cape Farewell project with images of the Arctic expeditions and artworks being developed subsequently. Features a soundscape, driven by solar power, by artist Max Eastley the modular structure also incorporates work from the scientists who have voyaged with Cape Farewell and published current climate information.

2005

The Ice Garden

December 2005, Bodleian Library, Oxford

The Ice Garden - the first Cape Farewell exhibition - shows works inspired by voyages with artists, scientists and educators into the High Arctic, with artists developing sound, light, text and sculptural installations for the Clarendon Quad in front of the Bodleian Library. More ›

Nø-äch's Årc-tìc

December 2005, Curwen Gallery

A show by Michèle Noach featuring works developed from the 2004 expedition.

Don’t want to be part of your world

September  2005, Victoria Miro Gallery

Don't want to be part of your world by Alex Hartley features work developed from the 2004 and 2005 Cape Farewell expeditions.

Ice Texts at Somerset House

January 2005

David Buckland's Ice Texts screened each night for two weeks in January 2005. The work, projected on the facade of Somerset House, was created during the 2004 Cape Farewell expedition.

Liverpool Biennial 2004

Max Eastley and David Buckland exhibit work at the John Moore's University Gallery as part of the the Liverpool Biennial 2004, featuring photographs and sound recordings from the 2003 Cape Farewell voyage. More ›

Futuresonic 04

Max Eastley contributes to the Futuresonic 04 electronic arts and digital media conference in Manchester, with sound recordings from Cape Farewell voyage.

Gary Hume

Solo exhibition in Austria featuring Hermaphrodite Polar Bear, a work developed from the 2003 expedition.