Never has Oscar Wilde’s sardonic observation that life imitates art seemed more apt than during the record-breaking heatwave which has just scorched and parched much of England, along with a sizeable chunk of Western Europe. This inferno confirmed beyond any possible shred of doubt that global warming is here with a vengeance; and two shows staged in London during this sweltering summer of discontent resonated so strongly with their steamy surroundings that, although both had been created before the mercury started to rise, their presence appeared almost uncannily prophetic.
Summer of discontent: two London shows pose burning environmental questions amid UK heatwave
Louisa Buck, The Art Newspaper, August 18, 2022
