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Paperback. 4to. (28 x 23,5 cm). In English and Turkish. 156, [7] p., color ills. Till it's gone: An exhibition on nature and sustainability.= Yok olmadan: Doga ve sürdürülebilirlik üzerine bir sergi.= Till it's gone: An exhibition on nature and sustainability. [Exhibition catalogue]. "TILL IT'S GONE" presents a selection of artists who undertake conceptual research on nature and focus on ecological issues in their artistic practices. The artists are from various generations and have intricate relationships with the concept of sustainability; they bring to bear diverse interpretations and insights pertaining to the interaction between human beings and the ecosystem. The exhibition features paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, and moving images by twenty artists and art collectives from Turkey and other geographies. Istanbul Modern launches the preliminary program of the exhibition on December 23, 2015, with Yoko Ono's large-scale installation "Ex It", which Ono describes as "life as a continuation". The catalogue includes images and texts about the artists and artworks in "TILL IT'S GONE" and three new essays proffering different perspectives on the premises of the show: following the conceptual framework of the exhibition by Celenk Bafra and Paolo Colombo, the author, educator, and environmentalist Richard Heinberg of the Post Carbon Institute asks-and answers-the question of "why sustainability?", and the art historian Dr. Roger Cook explores the relationship of nature and art in the context of the works in the exhibition in his article titled "Good Air My Friend: Art for the Anthropocene.