Ladji Diaby’s solo exhibition at Lafayette Anticipations, titled “Who’s Gonna Save the World?”, features furniture repurposed as vitrines for discarded objects. By collecting and displaying artifacts that have lost their original utility, Diaby creates a symbolic dialogue between himself and the anonymous former owners of these items, elevating mundane debris into the realm of high art.
Resource Depot in West Palm Beach, Florida, has opened its 8th Annual Waste to Wonder juried group exhibition. The show features 21 local artists who create artworks from discarded materials sourced from the organization's inventory, transforming items like textiles, plastics, and industrial scraps into sculptures and mixed-media pieces. The exhibition runs through February 26, 2026, in the Pam Sartory GalleRE at the depot's headquarters.
San Francisco's waste management company Recology is celebrating 35 years of its Artist-in-Residence program with a free retrospective exhibition featuring artworks made from recycled garbage. The show, held at the Minnesota Street Project in collaboration with Recology, includes pieces by 63 artists who have scavenged materials from the company's 47-acre recycling center since 1990. Notable works include Nemo Gould's 'Impala' sculpture, made from scavenged antlers, power tools, and household items. The exhibition runs through August 30, 2025, and a traveling version called 'Reclaimed: The Art of Recology' is touring the country.