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About the Initiative

Art and design can create change: The Doomsday Clock, one of the most iconic designs of the 20th Century, is an example of that. From its earliest days, the Bulletin has featured both science and the visual arts in its publishing, recognizing that art can move people and ideas in ways that are often more powerful than published scientific research alone. It was this combination of art and science that made the Bulletin a unique and powerful voice over the decades. 

The Bulletin's Arts Science Initiative brings together artists and scientists, providing a platform for artists grappling with the challenges associated with science and technology, focusing specifically on nuclear risk, climate change, and disruptive technologies, such as advancements in bioresearch and artificial intelligence.

Our goal is to capture the public's imagination, spark citizen engagement, and encourage creative solutions to humanity's greatest threats. By working together with leading artists, designers, and creative communicators, the Bulletin seeks to broaden the conversation, generating innovative ways of framing crucial issues around peace and security.

Media coverage

How dystopias can save the world
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New Human/Nature Exhibition at Harris Explores Urgency of Climate Action

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A mushroom cloud balloon in Times Square is supposed to make you stop and think

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Fanciful Frocks From the Three P’s of Parties: Performa, Parsons and the Public Theater Galas

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Pedro Reyes Will Unveil an Anti-Nuclear Sculpture in Times Square

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‘We Have Never Been so Close to Nuclear War’: Pedro Reyes at Frieze New York 2022

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No One Should Have the Power to Kill Us All’: Artist Pedro Reyes Is Mounting a Global Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

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A mushroom cloud rises over Times Square in latest iteration of anti-nukes art project

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Events

The rare "Atom Bomb" rose was the centerpiece of a recent exhibit at the New York Art Book Fair.

Atomic Terrain

Various artists

In February 2024, the Bulletin hosted this Chicago-based event with The Gene Siskel Film Center to show screenings of classic films that focus on existential threats such as climate change, nuclear war, and biological threats.

Science on Screen

The Gene Siskel Film Center

"Monument," a sculpture created by artist Regan Rosburg.

Human/Nature

Various artists

ZERO NUKES sculpture by artist Pedro Reyes

Amnesia Atómica

Pedro Reyes

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Earthly Observatory

School of the Art Institute Chicago

Untitled design-28

It is 2 Minutes to Midnight

Ellen Sandor and art(n)

Turn Back the Clock Exhibit @ The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

Turn Back the Clock

Museum of Science and Industry

Hirshhorn_Plaza

Doomsday Clock Symposium

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

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