RE/SISTERS presented at the Barbican is an ambitious exhibition that will remain as a landmark in history. This is a significant group show examining the connections between gender and ecology and emphasising the structural connections between environmental deterioration and women’s oppression. It runs until 14th January in the main exhibition space at the Barbican.

RE/SISTERS showcases the work of known and up-and-coming photographers, environmentalists and filmmakers. It features about fifty international women and gender non-conforming artists including Judy Chicago, Barbara Kruger, Ana Mendieta, Laura Aguilar, Ingrid Pollard, Tee Corinne, Agnes Denes, Laura Grisi and many more.

The exhibition’s pieces examine how women’s interactions with the environment have frequently defied capitalist economies’ logic, which centres on the exploitation of the environment. They are shown with activist works that demonstrate how women are consistently at the forefront of environmental advocacy and care. Platforming work by artists from the Global Majority and Indigenous peoples, RE/SISTERS explores the indivisible bond between environmental and social justice, offering a vision of an equitable society wherein people and planet alike are venerated and treated fairly.

Image: Immolation from Women and Smoke (1972), Fireworks performance, Performed by Faith Wilding in the California Desert. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo courtesy of Through the Flower Archives. Courtesy of the artist; Salon 94, New York; and Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco.