Can’t find anything to watch on TV, and looking for something a little more stimulating than the usual fare on YouTube? Here’s a slightly off-piste suggestion: why not see some art instead? Don’t worry, I wouldn’t suggest leaving the house during February. But there’s plenty of art you can enjoy from your sofa or bed, as long as you have an internet connection and screen-based device (which you definitely do if you’re reading this newsletter).
Let’s leave aside all the dull, and often difficult to navigate, 3D virtual exhibitions that museums and galleries were churning out at the onset of the pandemic – when no one had a choice about whether to leave their homes. The experience of looking at art in a physical space is not something that can be replicated online very effectively. However, screens can be the perfect channel for other kinds of aesthetic experiences, especially those involving work made using what is known as “time-based media”: film, video, computers, etc.
