A walk along the Kent coast after a storm inspired one of my early works. The shoreline was covered in seaweed, shells, ...

The motivating query behind Plastics, an art conservation anthology by Anne Gunnison and David Joselit, is simple: “What do we learn about plastics when seen through the lens of art?” The answers to ...

Haruhiko Kamaguchi, Zatsuran series, 2015. Photo courtesy of the artist. If you keep half an eye on the news, you must be aware that plastic is everywhere. It’s in our homes, it’s in our seas, and, ...

Part-artist and part-activist, Canadian Benjamin Von Wong launched a campaign to bring attention to the plastic pollution problem. The result is a three-story installation of plastic pouring from a ...

Düsseldorf, Germany — Italian artist Lady Be turns discarded plastic toys, pens and buttons into modern mosaic tiles that she configures into iconic portraits appreciated as both pop art and ...

The artists Beverly Barkat and Germane Barnes play with discarded plastic — including bottles, cups and printer cartridges — to explore the possibilities of reinventing waste. By James Barron Good ...

Dutch artist Madeleine Berkhemer began making sculptures from stockings in 1997, using up to 1,000 pairs of pantyhose to make each of her taut, ethereal pieces. Initially, she didn’t worry about the ...

A grocery store art installation in New York City is only stocking products made of single-use plastic. The Plastic Bag Store is a popup art exhibit and detailed replica of a grocery store open to the ...