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RESCUE AND RELIEF

The impacts of climate change are making natural disasters stronger and more prevalent. In New Zealand, the was forced to evacuate 80 crates containing nearly 500 artworks after heavy rain flooded its basement in late January. The untimely incident came ahead of a multimillion-dollar repair for its leaking roof. On February 6, the region of southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria was rocked donated monthly proceeds from its Rain Room pavilion; Dubai’s and the Emirates Red Crescent planned a fundraiser; pledged 50 percent of revenue from its 2023 fair’s online ticket sales; and Beirut nonprofit contributed to a family-support campaign. In New York, the e-flux Screening Room held a benefit screening of Pelin Tan’s and Anton Vidokle’s film set in the region, (2022).

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