Artistic practices in response to climate change and environmental crises do not depend solely on the worldview and aesthetics of artists. The art movement of the 20th century was a practice formed in the interaction with the collective and institutional environment, which continues to be so at the present time yet with the different scope and scale. In the 21st century, artistic practice and criticism have emerged as responses to global and humanitarian crisis beyond a social problem of one nation-state. Artists, art institutions, and curators defined themselves as responsible for publicizing and reflecting on these issues through artistic intervention. This artistic intervention itself became a “project”, which requires administration and collaboration with a network of experts, public participation, budget, and institutional supports.
Artistic interventions on social issues in the 21st century are taking place in a broadened context, that is, at the global level, beyond nation-states and the art world. The way artists, social scientists, engineers, and activists work together collaboratively and globally to shape and implement such interventions has become very common and even trendy.

The new support system nurturing and facilitating new artistic intervention has its own limitations and possibilities. This study although preliminary examines the opportunities and obstacles faced by artists who intervene in climate change and new social agendas through dialogue with artists working in Korea and abroad. Furthermore, this study assess the nature, characteristics, and critical implication of artistic practice constructed through interacting with such support systems.