The New York Times just published an visual piece yesterday that highlights 17 artists work rendering their own versions of New York City from where they sit in isolation. Even though I’m not from New York, these images do justice to a collective sense of silence that has muffled many places in this country and … Read more
This article by Michael Riedel, from March 19 stated that The Broadway League’s hopes of reopening Broadway theatres in April simply won’t be attainable. Startlingly, many of the things that Reidel predicted have been coming to fruition, such as the predictions to open Broadway in the summer (June 7 as of right now), but this … Read more
The visual politics of the pandemic. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/trump-speaks-of-images-hes-never-seen-before-but-theyve-existed–we-just-refused-to-look/2020/04/09/89128fec-79c8-11ea-a130-df573469f094_story.html#comments-wrapper
While we are all anxious to have everything back to “normal” when will it be safe to so? Restarting America will mean a spike in cases and deaths. When is the right time? Will our new normal ever be the same? This article from NYT Magazine asked a panel of five public health experts for … Read more
COVID-19 Hits CNN https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/04/01/coronavirus-governor-andrew-cuomo-emotional-reaction-chris-cuomo-diagnosis/5104601002/ When I was watching CNN News this past weekend, there were various alerts being released about Anchor Chris Cuomo being diagnosed with COVID-19 and his plans to continue work from home, in the isolation of his basement. I have attached a video below of some of the CNN coverage surrounding his … Read more
Over the past few weeks, we have heard in the media how countries have differed in their responses to COVID-19. South Korea was noted for being “ahead” of the US in their successful efforts to contain the spread. However, even when the spread is contained, how fast can people go back to “normal”? On April … Read more
World famous photographers shoot their lives in quarantine and are restricted to the confines of their own homes and neighborhoods as sets for their work in quarantine. Many are turning to Instagram as the platform to share these photos as the platform allows for people to access art digitally. Stephen Shore offers a particularly interesting … Read more
Hey, who would have known that way back in March this was an issue?
A 23-year-old woman originally from Wuhan created a graphic novel about the discrimination she faced and the wonderful qualities of the city itself before it became known for a disease. Part of the graphic novel is included in the link. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/03/30/823825436/the-wuhan-i-know-a-comic-about-the-city-behind-the-coronavirus-headlines?live=1&utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20200403&utm_term=4500285&utm_campaign=the-new-normal&utm_id=52308689&orgid=
Video from Facebook of sailors cheering for Captain Brett Crozier as he walked off the carrier’s gangplank in Guam, where the ship made port to remove 100 crew members with the coronavirus. Crozier was abruptly removed as commander of the Roosevelt on Thursday after he sent a letter critical of the U.S. Navy’s handling of … Read more
