Artists may have felt useless in lockdown, but we need them more than ever | Alice O'Keeffe

The pandemic has shown us that a life with just the basics of food and healthcare isn’t enough – we are craving cultureIn a year that has been almost devoid of in-real-life cultural experiences, one evening stands out. It was just after Christmas got cancelled, shortly before lockdown 3.0. I’d bought tickets for the family to visit Glow Wild, a winter lantern trail on the Wakehurst estate in Sussex. In line with the season of disappointments, I had been fully expecting an email