"ANIMALS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE" ART EXHIBITION, UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK, 20 MAY 2026, EXTENDED TILL 25 AUGUST 2026
* THE ART EXHBITION IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN THE MAIN ART GALLERY AT THE UN HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK, IN THE VISITORS’ LOBBY, INSIDE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BUILDING. PLEASE BRING A PASSPORT OR A I.D. AND REGISTER TO THIS LINK FOR YOUR VISIT:Â https://indico.un.org/login/?next=/accreditation/form/UNHQ/public_visitors/
CHECK IN AT THE VISITORS’ OFFICE (801 1st Avenue at 45th Street) AND THEN GO TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE JUST IN FRONT ACCROSS THE STREET.
UN GENEVA
UN NEWS
YOU TUBE
ART EXHIBITION VIDEO:
ANIMALS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE is an art exhibition, a multimedia art project, and a journalistic campaign, created by journalist and multimedia artist Alessandra Mattanza to inspire awareness for the protection of all animals, especially endangered species, farm animals, and pets. It aims to protect the environment and nature, emphasizing biodiversity, ecosystem health, sustainability, urban living, and leveraging innovation and AI for good. “Animals for Social Justice” also aims to identify concrete, practical solutions through partnerships with other associations, governments, institutions, foundations, and companies. It is a call to act from everyday life to a global scale, to love and protect animals worldwide.
Besides Alessandra’s digital artwork and photography, the art exhibition “Animals for Social Justice”, in partnership with THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE, which provided also beautiful photography, includes art by worldwide famous artists, such as the digital artists FEDERICO SOLMI (Italy/USA) who created a new video installation specifically for the art show, CONNIE BAKSHI (Taiwan/USA), HACKATAO (Italy), the visual artist KAN YEYACHUKWU TAGBO-OKEKE (Canada/Nigeria), the painter DIANA LJUNGAEUS (Sweden/ USA), the street artists ARDIF (France) and ADNATE (Australia), the anonymous famous street artist BAMBI (UK). And one artwork, “The Love Rat” by BANKSY (UK), provided by FITZ CONTEMPORARY.
PHOTOS COMING SOON