April 2020
Andy Goldsworthy, Watershed, 2019, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
COVID-19 has uprooted how we interact, work and live. As we change our behavior there has been a quick shift by museums, galleries, artists and other arts organizations to continue to engage and inspire their audiences. If anything, I hope that this time enables us to take stock, organize and emerge appreciating so many simple aspects of life that we can't enjoy during this time.
The regular format of this newsletter has been adjusted this month because I want to share some of the virtual opportunities that have spun up over the last few weeks, including online courses, exhibitions and studio visits. I also want to highlight how artists, curators and art dealers are engaging in new and creative ways through virtual viewing rooms, video and social media.
I've been enjoying behind the scenes content as people share their homes and studios. While we are all trying to connect virtually, I'm particularly looking forward to tuning in live to ArtTable's Conversation with María Elena González, April 2, 2020, 12 pm EST.
For more immediate cancellations and postponements and other news, I recommend Hyperallergic's daily report on how COVID-19 is impacting the art world.
Virtual Exhibitions and Museum Programming
Museums
Looking for a mystery? Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has a walk-through with its director of security, Anthony Amore, retracing the path taken by the thieves who broke into the museum on March 18, 1990
Love Contemporary art? The Metropolitan Museum in New York produces short videos of contemporary artists talking about their favorite works in the collection. It's a wonderful series to enjoy. I particularly like hearing Nick Cave talk about his interest in the Kuba cloths. They also have a series of six short videos that invite viewers around the world to virtually visit The Met's art and architecture in a fresh, immersive way
Want to see a little bit of everything? Google Arts and Culture has virtual tours, where you can explore by artist, medium and movements. They have also curated audio tours and have tools that can bring artwork into your own home through your personal camera phone
Galleries
Pace has created virtual viewing rooms to see their new exhibition, A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Caldwell Snyder has produced a video to show their current exhibition of Arty Grimm's paintings and put her work into context
Marianne Boesky Gallery launched their online viewing rooms with three new exhibitions: Dashiell Manley, William J. O'Brien, and Pier Paolo Calzolari
Lehmann Maupin has an online viewing room for Robin Rhode & Nari Ward: Power Wall
Artist Studio and Home Visits
@moca is sharing artist studio and home visits via Zoom
@salon94 is posting studio visits through their Instagram handle
@SeanKellyNY is hosting an ongoing weekly series that focuses on an artist in their program, with each day having a different theme such as Tuesday's #InTheStudio
Instagram Accounts and Hashtags to Follow
Instagram accounts and #hashtags to follow
Raphael dons a face mask (edit by Jasmine Weber for Hyperallergic)
Stay inspired and learn something from these art world influencers (artists, auction houses, gallerists, designers) who are producing fantastic content while they stay home.
@durhampress
@lehmanmaupin
@juliapowellart
@salon94
@lucyontheroadwithdiamonds
@gallerynaga
@mariotestino
@balzerdesigns
@philamuseum
@uprisenyc
#5womenartists
@simoneyvetteleigh
@klausbiesenbach
@patrickahearnarchitect
@archdigestpro
@patinadesigns
@morganlehmangallery
@maamboston
@robertolugowithoutwax
@amplifierart
@hankwillisthomas
@lavaughanjenkins_studio
@keelerandco
@acamporainteriors
@joyellewest
@ambervenzbox
@designmiami
@sarah_w_studios
Podcasts to Listen to
I love the insider access many of these Podcasts provide. Guests open up and share with the hosts about their collections, productivity hacks and other fantastic advice from experts in their respective fields.
Girl Pow (plug for the podcast I have been thinking about doing since last summer and finally got off the ground last week!)