Petroleum Paradox

“Petroleum Paradox” at Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York City May 24 to June 23, 2012 with Eleanor Heartney, Contributing Editor of Art in America and Art Press as juror. National Juried Exhibition, presented by the Women’s Caucus for Art at Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York City May 24 to June 23, 2012 with Eleanor Heartney, Contributing Editor of Art in America and art press as juror. With our prospectus for Petroleum Paradox: For Better or For Worse, we asked for works that stir emotions, discussion and debate about our petroleum-dependent world. Examples include, but were not limited to, works that address the impact of collecting, processing and delivering fossil fuel on the environment; global warming; the power of big oil companies to control countries and governments; an imagined life without fossil fuel; and life forms that were the origins of fossil fuel. This exhibition manifests the artists response to the Petroleum Paradox and what is happening in our oil dependent society and world.Eleanor Heartney chose 72 artists for Petroleum Paradox with 31 works in the gallery and an additional 43 featured in the catalog. This show traveled with all 75 works to the Narrows Art Center in Fall River, MA in April 2012.   View the exhibition catalog here.