We returned to our palaces, these Kingdoms,

But no longer at ease here, in the old dispensation,

With alien people clutching their gods.

(from T.S. Eliot’s 1927 poem, Journey of the Magi)

It may be too soon to predict how the Corona crisis will affect the art market in the long-term, but here’s a chance to get clued in by reading about previous economic slumps surveyed by The Art Newspaper. The article features Ruth Patir’s work Marry Fuck Kill (2019) to which the caption reads “Venus never dies”. Patir’s work is now on view online copperfieldlondon.com through July 15, 2020.

Read it on The Art Newspaper