The things we do in darkness
Tania Bruguera: On Implementing Arte Útil
Read:
”This means the lives of all the "Old Masters" were experienced in its shadow: Michelangelo, Rembrandt and the rest all faced the danger that mortal contagion could at any moment seize their city.
“The art of these centuries abounds in images of death, sure, yet it is also full of joy. The Europeans of the 1500s and 1600s created incredible treasures and beacons of civilisation. Far from being driven to despair by pestilence, it is as if they were spurred to assert the glory of life.
Cornoavirus will change the world
Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? Linda Nochlin
The Antidote to Helplessness and Disorientation - brainpickings
Art as Occupation: Claims for an Autonomy of Life - Hito Steyerl