Artists Ai Weiwei and Justin Brice Guariglia team up to learn about the refugee crisis caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

REDUCE SPEED NOW! Spring 2019, Somerset House, London, U.K. by artist Justin Brice Guariglia Text: 200 Years of Extinction, incomplete list of extinct species, Justin Brice Guariglia (2019–ongoing) American artist Justin Brice Guariglia brings together the critical voices of international activists, poets and philosophers to address the ecological crisis as a catalyst for social and political change. In this new project commissioned by Somerset House, artist Justin Brice Guariglia presents his largest scale installation to date, REDUCE SPEED NOW!, formed of nine large solar-powered LED signs usually seen on motorways. Contributors include the 16-year-old Swedish political activist, Greta Thunberg, whose protests over the past year have since mobilised students across the world and recently inspired thousands of young people across the UK to protest against political inaction on climate change. Her speech sits alongside the voices of global indigenous elders, whose lives are deeply connected to nature and the preservation of ancient human wisdom. Another sign displays the poem Rise: From One Island to Another by Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner and Aka Niviâna, from the Marshall Islands and Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) respectively. The islanders’ poem demonstrates the interdependency of the world and forms a call for action to city dwellers in the face of an environmental crisis. Other writing includes excerpts from French philosopher and sociologist Bruno Latour’s provocative publications; witty aphorisms written by eco-theorist Timothy Morton; and Guariglia’s own thoughts on climate change, accumulated from over two decades of work addressing the subject. The striking installation extends beyond the courtyard with a further LED warning sign by Guariglia located on Somerset House’s Lancaster Place, addressing the public in a range of different languages widely spoken in the capital. A library of the works featured in REDUCE SPEED NOW! will be available for visitors to read in Seamen’s Hall.

In conjunction with the Norton's acclaimed Earth Works: Mapping the Anthropocene exhibition by Justin Brice Guariglia, the Museum is presenting a free public program on climate change with a Keynote by Timothy Morton, the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English at Rice University. Recorded January 6, 2018

REDUCE SPEED NOW! Spring 2019, Somerset House, London, U.K. by artist Justin Brice Guariglia Text: Speech given at the 2018 UN Climate Change Conference (COP24), extract, Greta Thunberg (12 Dec 2018) American artist Justin Brice Guariglia brings together the critical voices of international activists, poets and philosophers to address the ecological crisis as a catalyst for social and political change. In this new project commissioned by Somerset House, artist Justin Brice Guariglia presents his largest scale installation to date, REDUCE SPEED NOW!, formed of nine large solar-powered LED signs usually seen on motorways. Contributors include the 16-year-old Swedish political activist, Greta Thunberg, whose protests over the past year have since mobilised students across the world and recently inspired thousands of young people across the UK to protest against political inaction on climate change. Her speech sits alongside the voices of global indigenous elders, whose lives are deeply connected to nature and the preservation of ancient human wisdom. Another sign displays the poem Rise: From One Island to Another by Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner and Aka Niviâna, from the Marshall Islands and Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) respectively. The islanders’ poem demonstrates the interdependency of the world and forms a call for action to city dwellers in the face of an environmental crisis. Other writing includes excerpts from French philosopher and sociologist Bruno Latour’s provocative publications; witty aphorisms written by eco-theorist Timothy Morton; and Guariglia’s own thoughts on climate change, accumulated from over two decades of work addressing the subject. The striking installation extends beyond the courtyard with a further LED warning sign by Guariglia located on Somerset House’s Lancaster Place, addressing the public in a range of different languages widely spoken in the capital. A library of the works featured in REDUCE SPEED NOW! will be available for visitors to read in Seamen’s Hall.

Somerset House — Earth Day 2019 REDUCE SPEED NOW!

In commemoration of the International Geological Congress voting 30 to 3 in favor of formally designating the Anthropocene, the artist Justin Brice Guariglia had NASA’s GISTEMP (global temperature anomalies 5-year mean) index tattooed onto his arm, on the day of the announcement, August 29, 2016. The index tracks, from left to right, global temperature rise from 1880 through 2016, as compiled by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) at Columbia University. The data comes from a temperature model devised in the late 1970s by climatologist, and former NASA scientist, Dr. James E. Hansen. The tattoo will be updated every 5 years to track the index. The black carbon tattoo pigment is made from soot/ash and is permanent. The term "black carbon" was coined by Dr. Tihomir Novakov, an American physicist, climate scientist, and "the godfather of black carbon studies". Dr. Novakov was famous for developing the aethalometer (Greek for "to blacken with soot"), which was the first instrument developed for measuring atmospheric concentrations of black carbon, an integral component of global warming. Tattoo executed by artist Frances Segismundo

TAKE OUR PLANET BACK! VOTE PLANET EARTH! by artist Justin Brice Guariglia. Paid for by www.dccc.org. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

REDUCE SPEED NOW! Spring 2019, Somerset House, London, U.K. by artist Justin Brice Guariglia American artist Justin Brice Guariglia brings together the critical voices of international activists, poets and philosophers to address the ecological crisis as a catalyst for social and political change. In this new project commissioned by Somerset House, artist Justin Brice Guariglia presents his largest scale installation to date, REDUCE SPEED NOW!, formed of nine large solar-powered LED signs usually seen on motorways. Contributors include the 16-year-old Swedish political activist, Greta Thunberg, whose protests over the past year have since mobilised students across the world and recently inspired thousands of young people across the UK to protest against political inaction on climate change. Her speech sits alongside the voices of global indigenous elders, whose lives are deeply connected to nature and the preservation of ancient human wisdom. Another sign displays the poem Rise: From One Island to Another by Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner and Aka Niviâna, from the Marshall Islands and Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) respectively. The islanders’ poem demonstrates the interdependency of the world and forms a call for action to city dwellers in the face of an environmental crisis. Other writing includes excerpts from French philosopher and sociologist Bruno Latour’s provocative publications; witty aphorisms written by eco-theorist Timothy Morton; and Guariglia’s own thoughts on climate change, accumulated from over two decades of work addressing the subject. The striking installation extends beyond the courtyard with a further LED warning sign by Guariglia located on Somerset House’s Lancaster Place, addressing the public in a range of different languages widely spoken in the capital. A library of the works featured in REDUCE SPEED NOW! will be available for visitors to read in Seamen’s Hall. A list of texts that feature on the nine LED screens that make up REDUCE SPEED NOW! 1. Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime, philosophy extract, Bruno Latour (2018) 2. Love in a Time of Climate Change (Sonnet XVII), poem, Craig Santos Perez (2017) 3. The Twelve, quotes from twelve indigenous elders, LeCiel Foundation: Kgao Qamme & Kgamxoo Tixhao (Botswana); Floriza Da Cruz Pinto (Brazil); Lyudmila Khomovna (Siberia); Atome Ribenga (Gabon); Mamo Evangelista Mojica (Colombia); Barbara Gibson-Thorbe (Australia); Rita Blumenstein and Marie Meade (Alaska); Aoki Hiroyuki (Japan); Julieta Casimiro (Mexico); Aama Bombo (Nepal) 4. Speech given at the 2018 UN Climate Change Conference (COP24), extract, Greta Thunberg (12 Dec 2018) 5. 200 Years of Extinction, incomplete list of extinct species, Justin Brice Guariglia (2019–ongoing) 6. Eco-aphorisms, submitted by the public (2019–ongoing) 7. Rise: From One Island to Another, poem, Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner and Aka Niviana (2018) 8. Orange Dogs, climate fiction excerpt, Marian Womack (2015) 9. NW, novel excerpt, Zadie Smith (2013)

Climate Signals was a citywide outdoor installation by artist Justin Brice Guariglia. The exhibition consisted of ten solar-powered highway signs flashing text to draw passers-by into the climate conversation. Climate Signals was presented by the Climate Museum in partnership with the Mayor’s Office — Climate Policy and Programs, and it ran from September 1 - November 6. Signs were located across all five boroughs of New York City, to celebrate the diversity of the City with their placement. Each sign featured languages commonly spoken in its neighborhood. Eighteen programmatic partners, including social justice organizations, scientific research consortia, local environmental advocacy groups, established museums, and more, co-presented events at or near the exhibition sites to build understanding of and engagement with climate change. This programming ensured that the work had a meaningful impact on civic culture and community life. Climate Signals was designed to break the climate silence and encourage thought, dialogue, and action to address the greatest challenge of our time. Installation Video ©Lisa Goulet

REDUCE SPEED NOW! Spring 2019, Somerset House, London, U.K. by artist Justin Brice Guariglia Text: Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime, philosophy extract, Bruno Latour (2018) American artist Justin Brice Guariglia brings together the critical voices of international activists, poets and philosophers to address the ecological crisis as a catalyst for social and political change. In this new project commissioned by Somerset House, artist Justin Brice Guariglia presents his largest scale installation to date, REDUCE SPEED NOW!, formed of nine large solar-powered LED signs usually seen on motorways. Contributors include the 16-year-old Swedish political activist, Greta Thunberg, whose protests over the past year have since mobilised students across the world and recently inspired thousands of young people across the UK to protest against political inaction on climate change. Her speech sits alongside the voices of global indigenous elders, whose lives are deeply connected to nature and the preservation of ancient human wisdom. Another sign displays the poem Rise: From One Island to Another by Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner and Aka Niviâna, from the Marshall Islands and Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) respectively. The islanders’ poem demonstrates the interdependency of the world and forms a call for action to city dwellers in the face of an environmental crisis. Other writing includes excerpts from French philosopher and sociologist Bruno Latour’s provocative publications; witty aphorisms written by eco-theorist Timothy Morton; and Guariglia’s own thoughts on climate change, accumulated from over two decades of work addressing the subject. The striking installation extends beyond the courtyard with a further LED warning sign by Guariglia located on Somerset House’s Lancaster Place, addressing the public in a range of different languages widely spoken in the capital. A library of the works featured in REDUCE SPEED NOW! will be available for visitors to read in Seamen’s Hall.

American artist Justin Brice Guariglia brings together the critical voices of international activists, poets and philosophers to address the ecological crisis as a catalyst for social and political change. In this new project commissioned by Somerset House, artist Justin Brice Guariglia presents his largest scale installation to date, REDUCE SPEED NOW!, formed of nine large solar-powered LED signs usually seen on motorways. Contributors include the 16-year-old Swedish political activist, Greta Thunberg, whose protests over the pas