On 4th March, 2017, the Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum will present “The Weather War”, a special commissioned exhibition produced by curator Kaimei Olsson Wang and the Swedish artists duo Bigert & Bergström (Mats Bergart and Lars Bergström, B&B). This will the artistic duo’s first large scale solo exhibition in Asia.

《不能成为瑞典最高峰的70公分》 雕塑 2016 / 《70cm from not being the highest point in Sweden Kebnekaise》 sculptuer 2016

The Weather War is a documentary/art film created by Bigert & Bergström in 2012, depicting B&B’s travel in the American most tornado affected states with their imaginary machine sculputure to stop the tornado. Taking the vantage point from the film, the exhibition shows several of the artistic duo’s most recent climate related art works. Focusing on man’s attempts of atmospheric control through various geo-engineering techniques, the exhibition walks the audience through three different thematic zones: The Storm, The Drought and The Freeze. Finally, the exhibition invites the audience to enter the history of the weather through a new installation entitled Inside the Weather—a Synoptic Battlefield. Total of 30 artworks will use 1500 square meters museum space in two floors.

《干旱》 影像装置 UV打印摄影，玻璃、铝 2013 / 《The Drought》 video installation 2013

Bigert & Bergström are the brand name of Sweden’s earth system art. For more then 30 years, they have been working on weather-related art projects. They approach the to the climate issue through scientific researches, historical facts and geo-engineering experiments expressed with their aesthetic imaginations. With films, land art, performance art, installations, sculptures, photography and text, they seek to expand the concept of art beyond the white walls of museums. In the conjunction between art, technology and nature, their artworks cast a humanistic light on scientific research and comment on scientific and social topics discussed in the contemporary society.

The exhibition will be open to the public on the 5th March and will be on display until the 16th April.

《龙卷风转向器》 装置，铝板、聚酯、塑料、尼龙、上涂料的钢架构、LED、橡胶、汽车电池、变压器、电缆、灯，2012 / 《Tomado Diverter》 installation 2012

《天气灾难》 摄影，UV打印照片、玻璃、铝板，2012 / 《Disasters of the Weather》 photograph 2012

《拯救瑞典最高峰的救护毯》 影像装置 ，2016 / 《Rescue Blanket for Kebnekaise》 Video installation 2016