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The Earth Issue 004 (USA) The Partition of the World David Cross, Oct
CBC (Ca) What on Earth: How the arts might help us grapple with climate change Lisa Johnson, Aug
The Ecologist A siren call from culture David Buckland, Aug
Real Leaders (USA) Will Inhaling the Pollution From 5 Major Cities Change Your Mind? Editor, July
Connaissance des Arts (Fr) 10 œuvres d’art pour alerter sur le climat Agathe Hakoun, May
BBC Culture Earth Day at 50: The best way to change the world Gaia Vince, April
Artribune (It) Emergenza? No, disastro. Cosa dice l’arte a proposito del clima Maurita Cardone, April
ArtHereArtNow Five creative approaches as Coronavirus pandemic leads to cleaner air Anikó Petri , April
Public Art (Kr) Climate, Environment and Art Mihye Kim, March
The Veolia Institute Review (Fr) Pollution Pods: Can Art Change People’s Perception Michael Pinsky, Laura Sommer, March
WTTW Chicago (USA) Chicago Has Declared a Climate Emergency. Now What? Patty Wetli, Feb
Leapsmag (USA) The Fight Against Air Pollution Gets Personal With Sleek New Masks Damon Brown, Feb
National Geographic (USA) The unlikely rebirth of a London legend Anne Kim-Dannibale, Jan
ArtNet (USA) The 100 Works of Art That Defined the Decade Ben Davis, December
Stir (USA) Art that STIRred 2019 STIRworld, December
QuickTake Bloomberg (USA) This immersive art installation simulates air pollution in major cities Editor, December
Public Art Forecast (USA) Redesigning How We Live Together Jen Dolen, December
Sindo Weekly (Id) Merasakan Sesaknya Udara Kota-kota Paling Berpolusi di Dunia Victor Maulana, December
Norwegian SciTech News (No) When art turns climate activist Grete Wolden, December
India Today (In) When people 7255km from Dehli’s pollution are suffocated Editor, December
Banega Swasth (In) Pollution Pods At UN Climate Summit Help People Experience Delhi’s Smog Editor, December
Spiegel Online (De) Von Norwegen bis nach Delhi Claus Hecking, December
Yahoo News Climate summit pods replicate polluted air Editor, December
RTL (De) Nachtjournal Ilka Eßmüller, December
Eurasia Review When Art Turns Climate Activist Adam Dick, December
ZME Science Pollution pods give feeling of smog in diverse cities at COP25 Fermin Koop, December
Hindustan Times (In) Shortness of breath, wet eyes Editor, December
WebIndia123 (In) Now you can experience Delhi’s toxic air in Madrid too Editor, December
The Weather Channel (In) New Delhi’s Toxic Air Conditions Recreated at COP25 Praveen Gawali, December
El Pais (Sp) Agentes de cambio Custodio Pastor, December
India Today (In) When world leaders got a taste of India’s smoggy capital Shakoor Rather, December
La Repubblica (It) Clima, dentro l’igloo pieno di smog: riproduce l’inquinamento delle grandi città Ansa, December
El Espanol (Sp) Las cápsulas de contaminación de la COP25 Alba Moraleda, December
El Ágora (Sp) Del simulador de catástrofes a respirar el aire de Nueva Delhi Marta Carrión, December
Forbes (USA) From Despair To Hope, Climate Art At COP25 Reflects Attitudes Toward The Planet Eva Amsen, December
El Tiempo en Espana (Sp) Ciudades españolas con más de 50.000 habitantes tendrán zonas de bajas emisiones Xavi
Revista de Arte (Sp) Arte de Michael Pinsky, ‘Pollution pods’, en la Cumbre del Clima Editor, December
First Post (Sp) COP25: ‘Pollution Pods’ give visitors a whiff of Delhi’s toxic air Editor, December
El Diaro (Sp) La exposición donde cualquiera puede sentir lo que es respirar … Marta Borraz, December
2DF (De) Heute Show Oliver Welke, December
The Atlantic (USA) Photos of the Week: Wayward Tee, Pollution Pod, Windy Wall Alan Taylor, December
The Public’s Radio (USA) European Union warns it could miss climate targets for 2030 Manu Fernandez, December
NHK World (Jp) Experiencing air pollution at COP25 in Madrid Editor, December
Siglo XXI (Sp) La OMS: “La crisis climática es también una crisis de salud” Editor, December
El Correo Del Sol (Sp) En la COP25 se respira aire contaminado e insalubre Manolo Vílchez, December
Wired (It) Com’è stata fin qui la conferenza sul clima Cop25 Emanuela Barbiroglio, December
RTVE (Sp) Las ciudades con más de 50.000 habitantes tengan zonas de bajas emisiones Editor, December
Madrid Actual(Sp) Ribera celebra la apuesta de Martínez-Almeida por la agenda verde A Moreno, December
COPE (Sp) Ciudades con más de 50.000 habitantes deberán tener zonas de bajas emisiones Editor, December
Main Post (De) Rummel um Greta Thunberg in Madrid Ralph Schulze, December
El Mostrador (Sp)Los ambientes más insalubres del mundo son parte de la obra “Pollution Pods” Editor, December
Medcom ID (In) Instalasi Seni di Spanyol Simulasikan Polusi Udara Editor, December
Quotidiano (Sp) Cop25, ecco l’igloo che riproduce l’inquinamento delle città Editor, December
Diari de Girona (Sp)Un estudi avisa del gran creixement a Espanya de la vulnerabilitat climàtica Editor, December
Diario de Avisos (Sp)Las emisiones de CO2 crecerán el 0,6% en 2019 debido al petróleo y al gas Laura Afonso, December
Diario de Sevilla (Sp)Los ambientes más irrespirables e insalubres tienen su hueco en la COP25 Raul Casado, December
National Geographic How King’s Cross became London’s new creative hub Nicola Trup, December
Il Fatto Quotidiano (It) Dentro l’igloo che riproduce l’inquinamento delle città: l’effetto è incredibile Editor, December
France 24 (Fr) COP25: el debate técnico del tercer día de la cumbre climática César Rojas Ángel, December
Euro News El arte de respirar aire irrespirable en la COP25 Editor, December
El Pais (Sp) Humo falso, carbón dulce y otras trampas Patricia Gosalvez, December
SBS News Spanish art installation recreates air pollution of some of the world’s biggest cities Editor, December
Voice of America (USA) EU Climate Leadership in Doubt as Bloc Set to Miss 2030 Goal Editor, December
Noticias (Sp) Cumbre del Clima: Comprueba en tiempo real la calidad del aire que estás respirando Editor, December
Outlook India (In) Now you can experience Delhi”s toxic air in Madrid too Editor, December
River Bender The Latest: Activists gear for “awakening” march in Madrid Editor, December
The Eco Show COP25 Special Olivia Romero Collins, December
EuroNews COP25 Day 3: Activists call for big polluters to pay more for their damage Sofia Sanchez Manzanaro, December
Air Quality Matters On-site pods give visitors first-hand look at air pollution at COP25 Alan Kandel, December
Global News (Ca) U.N. conference visitors experience polluted city air with climate simulator Editor, December
Tageschau (De) Blickpunkte – Bilder des Tages Editor, December
Luxembourger Work (Lu) Les bulles de pollution de la COP25 Editor, December
Hechos de Hoy (Sp) Los Pollution Pods de Michael Pinsky presiden la COP25 Editor, December
Ecologist Pollution Pods at COP25 Staff Reporter, December
BBC News Dorset art installation recreates Delhi and London smog Emily Ford & Adam Paylor, November
Global Environmental Change Pollution Pods: The merging of art and psychology Laura Sommer, November
Bruzz (Be) Artist-activist Michael Pinsky talks trash at Nuit Blanche Tom Peeters, October
BBC News BBC South Today Sally Taylor, October
Artforum (USA) Dear World Mary Ellen Carol, October
Washing Post(USA) Whisky pods, walking pods, living pods… Are we pod people now? Travis De Shong, October
El Pais (Sp) La aldea mortal Angela Molina, September
ABS-CBN News (USA) ‘Pollution pods’ give visitors a taste of smog in different countries Kristine Sabillo, September
BBC World Service Air Pollution Gets Personal Jane Wakefield, September
StirWorld Michael Pinsky’s Pollution Pods at the UN stirred dialogue on climate change Zohra Khan, September
NowThis Greta Thunberg Experiences ‘Pollution Pods’ at UN Youth Climate Summit Lani Chan, September
El Siglo de Torreon (Mx) La ONU emana olores de contaminación a través del artista M. Pinsky Editor, September
AFPTV Deutschland Smog-Zelte beim Klimagipfel: Miese Luft in New York G Clarene, September
Artnet (US) Greta Thunberg Went Inside an Art Bubble Sarah Cascone, September
France Info (Fr) l’atmosphère des grandes villes concentrée dans des capsules Editor, September
Politico (US) Pods of pollution at the UN Ryan Heath, September
Monopol (De) Ungesund, im Nebel zu wandern Editor, September
Vice (US) Teen Climate Strikers Are Being Treated Seriously by the UN Geoff Dembicki, September
Insider (US) I visited 5 ‘toxin-filled’ pods Hilary Brueck, September
Wallstreet Online (De) ‘Pollution Pods’ bei UN-Klimagipfel Editor, September
Los Angeles Times(US) Thunberg admonishes leaders as U.N. climate summit fails to deliver Tony Barboza, September
UN Environment Clean air commitments made as part of UN Climate Action Summit activities Editor, September
La Función Contaminación del aire y crisis climática, amenazas más graves del mundo Editor, September
Chambre 237 (Ca) Greta Thunberg visite les Pollution Pods avec l’Artiste Michael Pinsky Editor, September
My Green Pod Polluted air for the Climate Summit Katie, September
Sustainability Times Thunberg tours ‘Pollution Pods’ with artist Michael Pinsky Naomi Rea, September
Artnet How Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Inspired the Art World Laureen Fagan, September
Hyperallergic (US) What to See and Do During New York Climate Week Hakim Bishara, September
The Sydney Morning Herald (Au) Get a whiff of pollution in cities around the world Liam Mannix, August
Pursuit (Au) Simulating Smog Dr Gabriel da Silva, August
The AGE (Au) Eggs, vinegar, burning fat Liam Mannix, August
Innovators Magazine Pollution pods emit grim reality Staff Reporter, August
Government Europa (Eu) Pollution Pods to highlight air quality issues Editor, August
BBC Radio Solent Global pollution simulator on Portland Steve Harris, June
BBC Radio Solent Pollution Pods arrive in Portland Steve Harris, June
Manchester Evening News From the fresh air of Norway to the smog of Sao Paolo Lucy Roue, June
BBC News North West Artwork highlights air pollution problems Salim Patel, June
Euronews Meet the artist who created an air quality tasting menu Christopher Beanland, May
UN Environment Turning air pollution into art Antoaneta Roussinova, May
Modern Diplomacy Turning air pollution into art MD Staff, May
Book Staging Spectators in Immersive Performances Kolesch, Schütz, Nikoleit, Routledge ISBN 9780367187965 May
TEDBlog Pollution Pods: A tasting menu of our planet’s air quality, at TED2019 Emily McManus, April
Departures This Immersive Installation Lets You Experience Air Pollution Around the World Erika Owen, April
Design Boom (USA) Experience the unique smog of five different cities in immersive ‘pollution pods’ Zak Andrews, April
Shifter (Pt) Artista convida-nos a sentir o cheiro e a poluição de outras cidades Redacção, April
Quartzy (USA) An immersive art installation lets you see, smell and feel the toxic fog of polluted cities Anne Quito, April
It’s Liquid (It) Pollution Pods by Michael Pinsky Editor, April
DR1 (Dk) Kulturmagasinet Gejst: Kunstnere i klimakamp Ulrikke Neergaards, Mar
Good Housekeeping How to use scents to influence your mood Sunayah Arshad, Mar
Londonist How Does The World Sound When You Have Massive Globular Ears? Matt Brown, Mar
Design Week Science Gallery exhibition asks: to what extent should we alter our bodies? Alina Polianskaya, Feb
In The Know Pollution pods shows you the level of air pollution in major cities Sarah Karpati, Feb
Unsee The Future EP21: Disruption Timo Peach, Feb
Book Play and playfulness for public health and wellbeing Tonkin, Whitaker, Routledge ISBN 9781138541665 Feb
L’Economiste (Ma) Fes: La place Lalla Yeddouna fin prete Youness Saad Alami, Dec
BBC Radio 4 Costing the Earth Tom Heap, Nov
Book (Be) Le Grand Retour Pieter Van Bogaert, ISBN 9789078312000
SAT.1 (De) News Jens Schnieders, Nov
NDR (De) Hello Neidersachsen Editor, Nov
BILD (De) So riecht die Welt D.Kovacevic, Nov
Radio Bremen (De) Metropolen-Mief in “Pollution Pods” Ansgar Langhorst, Nov
Inexhibt (It) Somerset House Riccardo Bianchini, Nov
Wesser Kurier (De) Kunst-Installation in Bremerhaven zeigt schlechte Luft in Großstädten Editor, Nov
Huffington Post India (Ind) Delhi was the worst Malavika Vyawahare, Oct
Léman Bleu News (Ch) Pollution Pods Gilles Mielot, Oct
Vingt Minute (Ch) Pékin sent la saumure et l’échalote, c’est affreux Lucie Fehlbaum, Oct
Radio Lac (Ch) 91% de la population mondiale respire un air pollué Alexandre Carette, Oct
Climate Tracker Art vs Pollution at the Global Art Pollution Summit Arthur Wyns, Oct
UN News Artist’s ‘pollution pods’ kick up a stink for cleaner air Daniel Johnson, Oct
Outside (USA) Art for the Anthropocene Erin Berger, Oct
Book Social Dreaming, Associative Thinking and Intensities of Affect Julian Manley, ISBN 978-3-319-92554-7
CNN (USA) How Airlabs is producing pollution-free zones Katy Scott, July
Imagen Radio (Mx) ¡Qué tal Fernanda! Fernanda Familiar, July
Canal + (Fr) Canalbis Jordi & Martin, May
DIE ZEIT (De) Ein Iglu voller Delhi Fritz Habekuss, May
BBC World News The Travel Show Ade Adepitan, May
The Smithsonian (USA) Experience Some of the World’s Most Polluted Cities in This Exhibit Julissa Treviño, May
Garten + Landschaft (De) Schlechte Luft Im Iglu Isa Fahrenholz, May
Ideas for Good (Jp) Five air facilities where you can taste the air across the world Ryoma Inoue, May
New York Times (USA) How’s the air in London? Ceylan Yeginsu, Apr
BBC Radio4 Today Programme John Humpreys, Apr
The Guardian How’s London ‘pollution pods’ let you sample the smog in Beijing and Delhi Elle Hunt, Apr
BBC1 Television Breakfast David Sillito, Apr
Sky News Sunrise Gillian Joseph, Apr
France Inter (Fr) Un Jour Dan Le Monde Véronique Sanson, Apr
Tages Schau (De) Smog-Reise um die Welt News, Apr
The Independent Technology designed to clean air in schools trialled in London ‘pollution pods’ Joss Gabbatiss, Apr
ITV News Its enough to make your eyes water Martin Stew, Apr
BBC London News Asad Ahmad, Apr
The Lancet Modern Art Stinks Talha Khan Burki, Apr
Nouvo RSI (Sz) L’installazione che toglie il respiro News, Apr
BBC News Art installation creates smelling pods of major cities’ air David Sillito, Apr
Mashable These domes simulate the air quality of some of the most polluted cities Maria Dermentzi, Apr
Next City In London, Step out of One Bubble and into Another Alexis Lipsitz Flippin, Apr
The Manuel ‘Pollution Pods’ Let You Choke on the Air of the Most Polluted Cities Mike Richard, Apr
HuffPost What Is Earth Day… And Does It Actually Make A Difference? Sara C Nelson, Apr
Reuters Artist’s ‘pollution pods’ highlight global air quality problem Serena Chaudhry, Apr
Earther Today Pollution Pods Show Londoners the Toxic Air They’re Helping Create Brian Kahn, Apr
Dezeen Pollution-filled domes installed at London’s Somerset House Tom Ravenscroft, Apr
Accuweather Art exhibit sheds light on startling difference in air quality across the globe Jillian MacMath, Apr
i24News Stateside | Cirque du So Strange David Shuster, Apr
Inhabitat Pollution Pods let visitors taste pollution from around the world Lucy Wang, Apr
Time Out Pollution Pods Editor, Apr
Architect (USA) This week in Tech Katharine Keane, Apr
Geek (USA) Pollution Pods’ Show Londoners How Toxic They’re Making the Air Daniel Starkey, Apr
FM104 (ie) Pollution Pods:Highlighting the Difference in Air Quality Orla Conway, Apr
Uncrate Pollution Pods Editor, Apr
Air Quality News Pollution Pods offers glimpse of global air quality Editor, Apr
Hypebeast Pollution Pods Let You Experience the Air Quality of Cities Around the World Joanna Fu, Apr
Secret London This Chilling Installation Will Recreate The Pollution In Different Cities Georgie Hoole, Apr
Document Michael Pinsky’s latest installation deemed too toxic for the public Caroline Christie, Apr
Glocal (Sp) Pollution Pods – Michael Pinsky Editor, Apr
City Lab London’s Latest Exhibit: Horrendous Pollution Feargus O’Sullivan, Apr
It’s Nice That Visitors will breathe in the pollution of different cities in upcoming installation Jenny Brewer, Apr
Curbed Catch a whiff of polluted cities in these geodesic domes Liz Stinson, Apr
Flair (Be) l’expo qui vous invite à respirer l’air pollué des grandes villes Marie Demaret, Apr
C|net Smog as art? Sample the world’s most polluted cities’ dirty air Bonnie Burton, Apr
National Hindu News रिटेन ने प्रदूषण महसूस करने के लिए बनाए पॉड, दिल्ली का अनुभव सबसे खराब Tanuja, Apr
The Building Centre Igloo-like pollution pods illustrate how rapid urbanization affects air quality Editor, Apr
Greenpeace Magazine Künstlerporträts (1/3): Michael Pinsky Inga Laas, Apr
El Espectador (Sp) El artista que da un tour por los aires más contaminados del mundo News, Apr
Zpravy (Cz) Znečištění na vlastní kůži. Zažijte, jaký je toxický vzduch Indie nebo Číny Jana Trantinová, Apr
Folha de S.Paulo (Br) Poluição de São Paulo vira obra de arte na Somerset House, em Londres Américo Martins, Apr
Time Out Six mother nature-loving ways to celebrate Earth Day in London Alexandra Sims, Apr
Country and Town House Join Somerset House in Celebrating Earth Day Bella Lewis, Apr
Art and Architecture Journal Michael Pinsky – Pollution Pods Jeremy Hunt, Apr
London Live Art installation to tackle air pollution News, Apr
Stupid Dope (USA) Art With Meaning! Pollution Pods At Somerset House Jesse James, Apr
TimeOut Shanghai (Cn) These ‘pollution pods’ are letting Londoners sample Beijing’s air Leanne Wong, Apr
The Indian Express (In) How polluted New Delhi really is? Lifestyle Desk, Apr
Land Art Generator Initiative Pollution Pods: Making Climate Change Visceral Through Art Tafline Laylin, Apr
BBC Radio London Pollution Pods Vanessa Feltz, Apr
Side B (Hk) Beijing Smog Air Editor, Apr
BBC Culture Earth Day News, Apr
outthere (Fr) Ces dômes recréent la pollution de l’air des villes Juliette Leclercq, Apr
BBC World Service The Newsroom David Sillito, Apr
GQ (Au) New Pollution Pods Let You Experience The Air Quality Of Cities Brad Nash, Apr
Design Curial An Environmental Rallying Cry Sam Forsdick, Apr
Evening Standard Pollution Pods Picture Story, Apr
Innovant Pollution Pods : des installations qui recréent les environnements pollués Sharon, Apr
Architecture & Design (Au) Controversial “pollution pods” Stephanie Stefanovic, Apr
That’s Beijing Art Installation Gives Londoners a Taste of Beijing Air Jonty Dixon, Apr
Time Out Thank Pod its Earth Day Alexandra Sims, Apr
Bento In diesen Kuppeln kann man den Smog aus aller Welt einatmen Hannah Doll, Apr
Architectural Design (In) Art installation in London simulates life in the world’s most polluted cities Maanya Sachdeva, Apr
Greenpeace Magazine (De) Smog – Schnupperexkurs in fünf Metropolen Inga Laas, Apr
The Guardian Pollution Pods Picture Story, Apr
The Economist Every Breath you Take: Pollution Pods News, Apr
Scroll.in (In) An artist has created pods to let people sample the pollution around the world Staff, Apr
Ecology Way Pollution Pods let visitors taste pollution from around the world Admin, Apr
Global Citizen (USA) These ‘Pollution Pods’ Have Sprung Up in London for a Great Reason Imogen Calderwood, Apr
Deccan Herald (In) Londoners breathe Delhi smoke in unique exhibition News, Apr
Unsorted Pollution-filled domes installed at London’s Somerset House Tom Ravenscroft, Apr
NowThis (USA) Pollution Pods Let You Breathe Smog from Different Cities Daniel Shapiro, Apr
Building Design Walk-in pollution domes to be built at Somerset House Elizabeth Hopkirk, Apr
This is place Artist’s ‘pollution pods’ highlight cities’ air quality problem Serena Chaudhry, Apr
Metro (Be) Nieuw kunstproject laat je letterlijk proeven van vervuilde lucht Editor, Apr
Rogue Habits Art Installation Simulates Smog Cocktails Found In Five Global Cities Victoria Sambursky, Apr
Grand Tour 2020 The Ungated Community Pieter Van Bogaert, March
Time Out These ‘Pollution Pods’ will measure London’s air quality in real time Alexandra Sims, March
Londonist The Biggest Exhibitions And Art Events To Look Forward To In April 2018 Tabish Khan, March
Channel Four The UndateablesSally Phillips, Jan
BBC Radio4 Mark Steel’s in Town – Hull Mark Steel, Jan
The creation of the Pollution Pods was generously supported by the following organisations: Airlabs, Build With Hubs, Cape Farewell, International Flavors & Fragrances Ltd, King’s College London, Norwegian Research Council, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), The Norwegian Institute of Air Research (NILU), University of East London.
