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EDITORIAL: LIVE FROM WASHINGTON: THE REVOLUTION WAS TELEVISED

// Artscope Online, News

by Nancy Nesvet

The revolution will be televised and it has begun, with apologies to Gil Scott-Heron who thought it wouldn’t be, although it was also, as he wrote, live.  We are changing society for the better, and creatives who can imagine a better present and future, in the midst of a worldwide pandemic and staggering unemployment amid a catastrophic economic depression are leading it. The video of George Floyd’s murder makes clear what happened.  It cannot be denied nor termed fake news.  Video is art, the documentary presents the raw and despicable manner in which his breath was slowly eked out of him.  We all watched in horror and reacted, marching, peacefully demonstrating with signs, artfully composed to reflect the rapid reaction to this killing, with letters and torn cardboard signs as rough as the murder itself. As the White House perimeter was extended for the President to walk to St. … [Read more...] about EDITORIAL: LIVE FROM WASHINGTON: THE REVOLUTION WAS TELEVISED

FOUNTAIN STREET, GALATEA GALLERIES KEEP STRONG ONLINE PRESENCE, SLOWLY REBUILD, AFTER SOUTH END FLOODING

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by J. M. Belmont

On the night of April 14, around 9:18 p.m., a major water main under Harrison Avenue in Boston’s South End neighborhood burst. The damage was extensive: parts of the street collapsed, cars were submerged and an adjacent parking lot began to fill with murky water. Some residents were forced to evacuate and Eversouce cut electricity to the area. SOWA, the neighborhood’s arts and design district, was hit particularly hard. One of the complexes, 460 Harrison Ave, houses a labyrinth of studios and galleries. Many of the galleries are located in the building’s basement, and many of them were flooded, bearing the brunt of the destruction. Fountain Street — an artist’s collective — was almost totally submerged. Marie Craig, Fountain’s director, awoke to a message from the space’s building manager, informing her about the flooding. “I watched the attached video of the flood and felt … [Read more...] about FOUNTAIN STREET, GALATEA GALLERIES KEEP STRONG ONLINE PRESENCE, SLOWLY REBUILD, AFTER SOUTH END FLOODING

THE BUSINESS OF ART: MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES FACE INTENSE CHALLENGES AND CHANGES

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by NANCY NESVET

The landscape of the art market has clearly changed over the past three months. Economic challenges pervade the art market as other sectors equally feel the negative effects of shutdowns due to the coronavirus, but art markets, museums and artists uniquely suffer due to restrictions placed upon them by patrons and institutions. They, in turn, have explored possible approaches to increase their funding, some successfully and some not. The prohibition of large gatherings has ended art fairs, biennales and triennials for the time being, and may limit them in the future. Even if the sponsors choose to go on with the extravaganzas, they recognize that potential visitors, gallery directors and curators will be lax to get on a plane to attend. Art Basel, the granddaddy of art fairs has responded to the potential threat as best they can. They refunded 75 percent of the fees of galleries and … [Read more...] about THE BUSINESS OF ART: MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES FACE INTENSE CHALLENGES AND CHANGES

REFLECTIONS FROM UNDER THE RUG SHOP: A PERSPECTIVE ON COVID-19 FROM INSIDE ARTSCOPE MAGAZINE

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by Hannah Carrigan

In many ways it seemed as though something in the universe had been telling me the coronavirus pandemic was to come. I miraculously chose this semester to take a leave of absence from my college (which is five miles west of New Rochelle, the epicenter of the New York outbreak) and to spend it, instead, at Artscope Magazine’s “underground bunker” (so nick-named for its location under a rug shop). At the beginning of the pandemic I joked that COVID-19 was a form of divine intervention… a “Noah’s arc-type situation.” I don’t know if that’s what this is exactly, but I do know that what is happening now is both an ecological/biological and social/cultural episode.  The pandemic did not come as a surprise to everyone. The first recorded travel-related COVID-19 case came to America on January 21, while the outbreak in Wuhan had been ongoing since December. People like Bill Gates have been … [Read more...] about REFLECTIONS FROM UNDER THE RUG SHOP: A PERSPECTIVE ON COVID-19 FROM INSIDE ARTSCOPE MAGAZINE

COPING WITH COVID-19: INSIGHTS AND INNOVATION FROM THE ART WORLD

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by Hannah Carrigan

While artists may be spending much of this pandemic in their studios working to produce new works, many of us are left without such established art practices to help us make sense of (or escape) our current radical reality. At the same time, COVID-19 has pushed art institutions and organizations to get creative about the ways in which they operate. Many have created resources for the general public, so that we can create, view or in some other way take part in the excitement and depth of art — from wherever we may be.  At a time when uncertainties, fear and illness plague our society, art remains a resource and practice which, in its essence, cannot be stamped out. And if we’re going to be quarantined, we might as well use our time at home to engage with that art: to pause, reflect, create and, ironically, participate. While galleries and artists scramble to keep their audiences … [Read more...] about COPING WITH COVID-19: INSIGHTS AND INNOVATION FROM THE ART WORLD

VIRTUAL MUSEUM TOURS OFFER ESCAPE FROM COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

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by Nancy Nesvet

Save yourself from social interactions while saving the admission fee while seeing great local, national and international art exhibitions. Artscope Magazine has previewed a wide collection of shows and picked the best for you to hunker down and watch in this time of social distance. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, HIGHLIGHTS TOUR. See the latest show and the permanent exhibit with great graphics and video without braving the traffic, human and auto. https://mfa.org/visit/mfa-guide/highlights NEW ENGLAND AIR MUSEUM VIRTUAL TOUR. While air traffic slowly comes to a standstill, look at the beginnings, middle and latest in air travel. http://www.neam.org/shell.php?page=virtual_tours BOSTON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM VIRTUAL TOUR. A great tour to keep the kids busy at home. Interactive and easy to navigate. https://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/museum-virtual-tour GOOGLE ARTS AND … [Read more...] about VIRTUAL MUSEUM TOURS OFFER ESCAPE FROM COVID-19 LOCKDOWN