Anish Kapoor's Climate Protest: "BUTCHERED"
British sculptor Anish Kapoor debuted a project in the North Sea, challenging viewers to consider who pays for climate change damage.
Kapoor's "BUTCHERED" (2025) is a 1,000-square-foot work composed of seawater, beetroot powder, and food-grade dye, sprayed down the side of a Shell-owned gas rig.
The work was executed in collaboration with seven climbers working with Greenpeace.
According to Greenpeace climate campaigner Philip Evans, the project aims to hold corporations accountable for climate change.
- Rising global temperatures
- Corporate profits
- Climate accountability
The art world took notice of the project during Frieze in London.
Author's summary: Anish Kapoor's "BUTCHERED" protests climate change.