Trey Speegle's limited-edition Stay Home FFS contributes to COVID relief for artists
The gallerist David Zwirner just penned this op-ed in the NY Times, and it touches on something we’ve been thinking a lot about recently. Namely, how and why art is perhaps more important in this historic moment than in our lifetimes to date. And that speaks volumes coming from a crew of self-described art obsessives! The truth is, we (personally and collectively) can’t process this experience without exploring it through the prism of art. Which brings us to this week’s edition of our good news guide to Armchair Art Appreciation!
20x200 collaborators and other artists are ingeniously adapting to our new, very online art world, unleashing their creativity on all sorts of pandemic-adjacent art projects and initiatives. The work they’ve been creating in response to this crisis represents just the beginning of an outpouring of COVID-era art. We rounded up some excellent examples below, but there’s so much more out there. This post rattles off some of our recommended arty Insta follows, for starters. It's a comfort to know the art will keep unraveling in the weeks to come. And we'll keep our eye on it! So stay tuned, stay home, and stay safe. Oh, and wear an artist-made mask while you're at it.
With art for everyone,
Team 20x200
 Martha Rich encourages Philly to stay home and vote |
 Edel Rodriguez makes his mark with yet another poignant Time cover |
Debbie Millman (left), Edel Rodriguez (right), and more artists design images of safety + gratitude
in New York City
 Mike Monteiro hosts author chats on Zoom with Quarantine Book Club |
 Artists + creatives worldwide come together in The Covid Art Museum |
Get creative with the kiddos with drawing classes from Lisa Congdon
 Street artists around the globe react to a new world + new heroes |
 Art blooms in our own backyard as Brooklynites get creative in new ways |
Four online group exhibitions curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel benefit artists
navigating a COVID world: SPRING FORWARD, A Light Exists in Spring,
SPRING AFFAIR, and SPRING FEVER
