Covid-19

Jamila Prowse surveys how artists, writers and critics become their own unofficial biographers when grappling with illness and misdiagnosis

Jostling cruise ships, migrant dinghies and quarantine boats in the Mediterranean show how much COVID-19 heightened an existing crisis of belonging in Europe

Kamayani Sharma on the tragedies and ethical dilemmas facing photographers and journalists on the subcontinent

Writers Gregg Bordowitz, Pamela Sneed, Sur Rodney (Sur) and Lynne Tillman discuss how the AIDS crisis changed art writing, and what lessons writers might carry over to the Covid-19 pandemic

'Crocodile Cradle', a collaborative project in the London gallery's window, collages together new and found texts by 51 artists, reflecting on how the pandemic has stratified society

A country which was once the epicentre of COVID-19 has seen its art scene flourish thanks to the museums’ community-driven response to the crisis

Jamila Prowse talks to three spaces - HOME, la Sala and Quench - about resisting cultural hegemony and the need for foundational support, access and equity in the arts

A collaborative effort between authors, musicians and visual artists, this year’s edition presents site-specific works that focus on quotidian experiences and hidden histories 

Cultural workers in Germany bristle at new lockdown measures; plus, Poland’s response to a new abortion law

From the reconstructed City Palace to the Reichsflagge, the symbols and ideologies of colonialism are as alive as ever

A series of audio works, commissioned by The Common Guild, explores the social impact of COVID-19, with contributions from Sulaïman Majali and Ashanti Harris among others

Charles Aubin, Aruna D’Souza, Brendan Fernandes, Ligia Lewis and Paul Maheke take stock of the performance world in the wake of COVID-19 

‘FIVE’, an online exhibition curated by artist Nina Chanel Abney, assembles moving-image works around ‘anxiety, stillness, isolation, escapism and fear’ 

A pop-up DIY exhibition across 400 homes became an unexpectedly timely evocation of resilience and loss

An online presentation organized by Julie Ault and Martin Beck documents the artists’ friendship and creative exchanges 

For David Grubbs, an onrush of music has led to a rethinking of musical ‘speed’ itself

On the visibility of desire during lockdown

The weightlessness of the iconic film helps alleviate the oppressive pull of reality

Describe a global crisis in 600 words? Too hard. But isn’t everything else irrelevant right now?

Curator Brook Andrew’s proposal that creativity is an important means of truth-telling is a bolt of much-needed optimism