Bye bye, blockbusters: can the art world adapt to Covid-19?

The glitzy fairs and crowded shows are history, replaced with Zoom studio tours and virtual exhibitions. Might this actually mark an improvement? In the first week of March, New York’s Armory Show opened on schedule, as it has done for the past 26 years. Despite coronavirus concerns, gallerists and collectors from across the globe packed Piers 90 and 94 on the West Side of Manhattan for one of the ritziest art fairs in the calendar. Big sales were made – a painting by the superstar c