Artists may be used to suffering - but coronavirus has taken it to extremes | Bidisha

Creativity does not offer any magic protection from the economic consequences of the pandemic - but we have to put health first I know artists are meant to suffer for their art and die alone in a garret, but this is ridiculous. Cinemas are open, but numbers are drastically down. Theatres and live venues teeter on the edge, balancing health risks and financial risks, trying to plan against possible lockdowns and impossible-to-predict futures. An email from a contact at a major gallery last week i...