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Going out was out of the question for most of the year. Fortunately we could rely on a few online hangouts and activities. The art gallery was one of them.
The thought of being cooped up for as long as we were due to the Covid-19 pandemic may bring back memories of claustrophobia. We had to resort to different kinds of entertainment when the TV got boring, and a number of online performances stepped in – some more memorable than others.
Not to be left behind, art galleries adapted, with some offering their gallery spaces virtually.
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Standard Bank Art Gallery is one of those spaces. The gallery’s esteemed curator, Dr Same Mdluli, unpacks how this came about and how this creative call kept the pandemic at bay and artists working.