2020 was perhaps one of the most difficult years in recent memory. But as the famous quote goes “IF THERE IS NO STRUGGLE, THERE IS NO PROGRESS”. The struggles of 2020 have inspired some incredible works of art. We have curated for you our personal favorites of this past year's “best of” art lists. Please comment what your favorite work of art, exhibit, or moment was this past year, so we may compile our own subjectively “best of 2020” list.
1. The Defining Artworks of 2020
A beautiful and poignant retrospective of this past year. Includes a vast spectrum of artists and artwork. It’s impossible to make a definitive list about such a subjective concept, but the Editors of ARTNEWS gave it an excellent amount of attention.
https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/most-important-artworks-2020-1234578712/felix-gonzalez-torres-untitled-fortune-cookie-corner-1990/
2. The Year in Pictures: From Global Protests to Museum Heists, Here Are the Images That Tell the Story of 2020
Focusing on the artwork of photojournalists, this list reminds us of iconic moments and provides interesting photographic perspectives of many of this year's major events.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/photos-of-the-year-2020-1930107
3. The Best Public Art of 2020
Public art has become more important than ever with a vast majority of museums closed to the public, it has become one of the few if only ways for people to see art in person this year. Incidentally TAM is currently working on our own public art project for this summer.
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-best-public-art-2020
4. Best of 2020: Top 60+ Photographs From Around the World
The artwork on this list is a gorgeous photographic meditation on the elegance and beauty around us.
5. TOP 10 digital exhibitions and virtual tours of 2020
The artworld had to adjust to the new reality of 2020. While a large majority of museums and art fairs have had to shut their doors temporarily this year, the silver lining is the global access to these institutions and their artwork through digital means.
https://www.designboom.com/art/top-10-digital-exhibitions-and-virtual-tours-of-2020-12-03-2020/
We hope you enjoyed this compilation of 2020 compiled by Hope Ezcurra, TAM Registrar