Does society influence art or does art influence society? Actually, society strongly influences art and artists, producing a cultural context with which interact. But it's true also the opposite: art is the mean for the artist to communicate with people and transmit strong messages.
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, art has been deeply involved. From museum closing and the art market renewing itslef online, to the attempts to communicate and feel better through art itself; this issue is all about the complex relationship between art and COVID-19.
“The welter of emotions that people feel about the climate crisis, they can see in the mirror of art,” Miranda Massie. This issue is related to artists that are exploring the intersection of arts and climate change, showing its consequences and trying to make people think.
