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April 28, 2020

Letter from the editor:

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Our podcast took a short break last week as we gathered interviews with artists impacted by the coronavirus, but we'll be back this week with two episodes. One will feature the latest updates from our news team about how the crisis this affecting the arts, and the other will talk to the artists living in the most impacted neighborhood of the US.

In the meantime, a troubling new survey from the Americans for the Arts and Artists Relief provides a sobering look at the reality many of us are facing, while our View from the Easel column has transformed into A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine.

Thank you for reading and continuing to be the best audience any art publication could ask for.

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News

Museums Worldwide Prepare to Reopen Their Doors After Lockdown

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Access Rare and Beautiful “Manuscripts of the Muslim World” via UPenn’s Digital Library

The project offers over 500 manuscripts and 827 paintings that are “mostly unresearched.”

The Expressive Potential of Clothes in an Era of Stay-at-Home Wardrobes

Individually and collectively, the artworks in Dress Up, Speak Up do exactly what the exhibition title promises: they dress up, and speak loudly, colorfully, and irresistibly.

Sarah Rose Sharp

Meet LA’s Art Community: Letitia Fernandez Ivins on Bringing More Art to LA’s Metro Stations

An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.

Elisa Wouk Almino

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