The temperatures are rising and the Arctic ice is melting - what role can art play? The world-famous Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson in conversation with Paul Holdengräber, director of New York Public Library’s LIVE stage.

This is the first event in Denmark under the headline ‘Arctic Imagination’: an artistic brainstorm about the melting ice and the increasing temperatures across the Atlantic Ocean.
In just 100 years, the Arctic and the North Pole have gone from dangerous, mysterious peripheral areas to regions, which, in the race against climate change, are now in need of our protection and sense of responsibility. In 2017, the libraries will be focusing on this theme in ‘Arctic Imagination’ – a series of events, readings and live conversations in New York, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo and Nuuk. In a unique cooperation across the Atlantic Ocean, a wide range of artists and high-profile voices will contribute to an international brainstorm in this field. Along with the great historical collections of the libraries revolving around the Arctic as a point of departure and a source of inspiration, this project will take on the intellectual and artistic challenge that the Arctic constitutes.

Read more about the project at www.arcticimagination.com

The project was initiated by

ROYAL DANISH LIBRARY
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

and is carried out together with

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SWEDEN
STOCKHOLM CITY LIBRARIES
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NORWAY
CENTRAL LIBRARY OF GREENLAND
and The Consulate General of Denmark in New York