'It's like our future has gone': visual artists facing existential threat post Covid-19

Shutdown and recession have caused artists’ commercial and teaching opportunities to dry up – with little help from government. But some see the crisis as a chance to resetAustralian artist Abdul Abdullah was in New York City showing new works at the famed Armory Show, held this year on Pier 94, when the Covid-19 pandemic struck.The first case in New York was identified on 1 March. The Armory Show opened four days later. “People were already elbow-touching instead of hugging, b