Concentrations 63: Towards No Earthly Pole, Dallas Museum of Art, 2021

The Dallas Museum of Art presents Concentrations 63: Julian Charrière, Towards No Earthly Pole, the first US solo museum exhibition for the multidisciplinary French-Swiss artist. Julian Charrière creates work that bridges the realms of environmental science and cultural history. Based on scientific research and expeditions to remote regions of Earth, his sculptures, photographs, and films investigate the irreversible transformation of the natural world by human activity. Charrière references pre-human origins, global explorers of the past, present-day climate change, and the uncertain future of the planet. While his works address environmental exploitation, they also emphasize nature’s magnificence and resilience.

This exhibition is part of the Museum’s Concentrations series, which presents a recently completed body of work or site-specific installation by an emerging artist, generally as their first US solo museum exhibition. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the series began in 1981 as part of the DMA’s commitment to the work of living artists.

All works by Julian Charrière. Installation view: Concentrations 63: Julian Charrière, Towards No Earthly Pole, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, USA, 2021. ©The Artist / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. Photos by Chad Redmon.