Los Angeles museums are marking Earth Month with a series of exhibitions and events focused on sustainability and environmental consciousness. Highlights include the Hammer Museum’s exhibition, "Several Eternities in a Day: Form in the Age of Living Materials," which features works by 22 artists using organic substances like avocado, cochineal dye, and volcanic rock. Meanwhile, the Fowler Museum is hosting an immersive look at the indigenous rice cultivation practices of the Ifugao people in the Philippines.
These exhibitions reflect a growing institutional commitment to addressing the climate crisis through art that challenges traditional notions of permanence. By utilizing materials that decay or change over time, artists like Carmen Argote and Jackie Amézquita invite viewers to reconsider humanity's relationship with the natural world and the ecological footprint of artistic production.