Artworks to highlight harm done by plastic

NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery will hold an exhibition titled ‘Plastic Fantastic’ on December 16-19, featuring works by over 30 artists, created in reaction to the insidious nature of mankind’s reliance on plastic.

Plastic-based technologies have transformed the modern world. From IV tubing and blood bags to electric cables, computers, and synthetic clothing, it’s impossible to imagine a world without plastic. Plastics have ushered in an age of innovation and convenience, but have resulted in a catastrophic environmental crisis.

Plastic Fantastic addresses this crisis, elevating plastic from waste to fine art, from toxic material to redemptive metaphor. Curated by Felix Beck, NYU Abu Dhabi Assistant Professor of Practice of Design, and Marie-Claire Bakker, and College of Arts and Creative Enterprises Faculty at Zayed University, this exhibition features over a dozen works.