“FUNGI: Anarchist Designers” at Rotterdam’s Nieuwe Instituut positions fungi as anarchic co-designers of worlds shaped by capitalism and ecological ruin. Curated by anthropologist Anna Tsing and architect Feifei Zhou, artists including Anicka Yi, Kyriaki Goni, and Olafur Eliasson collaborate with ecologists, infectious disease specialists, and microbiologists to trace fungi across scales—from sick frogs and kitchen dishwashers to coffee plantations and termite mounds.

The London Design Museum flagship exhibition “More than Human” explores how design can help the planet thrive by considering ecological needs. Highlights include Julia Lohmann’s tent-like seaweed pavilion, Shimabuku’s glass sculptures designed as gifts for octopuses, and Superflux articulating the River Thames’ consciousness. “The world doesn’t revolve around us,” write curators Rebecca Lewin and Justin McGuirk of obsolete anthropocentrism.