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SHARE 2020 has been a year when many of us were glued to our screens – working, Zooming, doomscrolling – as we saw a world changed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Along with other industries, the art world turned to the online realm to keep things going. At the same time, artists and photographers also documented and reflected on the challenges of our time, providing comfort and bringing new ideas for many. Here, we have rounded up six works that truly captured the ups and downs from the year. eL Seed’s Zoom artwork Before 2020, the video conferencing tool Zoom may have been of little use to ...

Photo courtesy of Juan Delcan and Valentina Izaguirre. Artist couple Juan Delcan and Valentina Izaguirre perfectly captured the need for social distancing with this short video of ignited matches.   Jose Manuel Ballester’s empty version of The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli. Courtesy of Jose Manuel Ballester. Jose Manuel Ballester began removing the figures from historical paintings in 2006, but the series caught on this year as crowded public spaces suddenly emptied out and citizens around the world were urged to stay home.   Courtesy of Mona Chalabi. Illustrator Mona Chalabi’s c...