April issue and art in the age of coronavirus

Keith Haring preparing an artwork on the Waterwall of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Melbourne, 1984; image courtesy the NGV, Melbourne; photo: Geoffrey Burke

In our age of coronavirus, art takes on a heightened role in communicating and connecting audiences – whether through online encounters, or through the written, published word.

With Art Monthly Australasia’s coming April issue, our cover story ‘That distant galaxy: Haring and Basquiat in the 1980s’ reminds us of the creative legacy of another health emergency, while elsewhere in the magazine we witness a range of artists responding to the complex issues around climate change. Again and again we see art’s ability to reflect, enlighten and expand our understanding of a world in tumultuous change and flux.

Art Monthly would also like to take the opportunity to assure all our loyal readers and followers that we will keep you connected and informed in the coming weeks and months with special content responsive to the current health crisis, and with new initiatives in print and online. Stay tuned and keep safe.

Michael Fitzgerald, Editor