ART THERAPY
Robb Report asked some of the most compelling contemporary artists working today for their take on these eerie, unprecedented times. Some poignantly expressed the existential fear and anxiety that have become a near-universal emotional state, while others found beauty in nature, joy in maintaining connection at a distance or humanity in the simple but profound act of creating.
Rashid Johnson Red Crowd, 2020
“This work is an expansion of my ‘Anxious Men’ series. This is a time to be responsible and kind to one another.”
Avery Singer Robespierre, 2020
“Prior to quarantine, I began modeling the face of Maximilien de Robespierre. Pockmarked and sickly, it unintentionally serves as a reminder of the physical traces of the history of disease spread across centuries of society.”
Lucia Hierro Cleanliness Is Close To Godliness, 2020
“The work pulls from various images I’ve worked with in previous installations. The objects in my work have
