Giant Screens Display Fake Sunrises in Beijing When Smog Blots Out the Real Sun

Posted by Cosmin Nasui | Jan 26, 2014 | STREET ART | 0 |

Giant digital billboard screens in Beijing have recently been used to display sunrises on mornings when the city’s air pollution is so severe that it blots out the rising sun. These photos were taken on January 16, 2014, when PM2.5 particulate air pollution spiked to 671 micrograms per cubic meter—the World Health Organization considers 25 micrograms to be the maximum safe level. “Protecting atmospheric environment is everyone’s responsibility”

photos via Getty Images, video via Daily Mail

via Daily Mail

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Cosmin Nasui

Cosmin Nasui is an art historian specialized in art history, 20th and 21st century – and art critic, curator, cultural manager, accredited evaluator of contemporary art, evaluator of cultural projects. He is the founder of the largest Romanian online platform for supporting and promoting Romanian contemporary art and culture www.modernism.ro. He is senior researcher at the PostModernism Museum and partner at the Nasui collection. Cosmin Nasui is a contributor as author and co-author of diverse publications and books. https://www.postmodernism.ro/cosmin-nasui///Cosmin Nasui este curator, istoric și critic de artă, manager cultural, evaluator acreditat de artă contemporană, evaluator de proiecte culturale. Este fondator al celei mai largi platforme online românești pentru susținerea și promovarea artei contemporane românești www.modernism.ro. Este managing partner la Nasui collection & archives (www.cosminnasui.com) și curator la platforma muzeală privată PostModernism Museum (www.postmodernism.ro). Este autor de cărți de sinteză, monografii și studii de istoria artelor. https://www.postmodernism.ro/cosmin-nasui/