Nepal Showcases a Virtual Art Exhibition During the Covid-19 Pandemic

In Nepal on May 14, there was a virtual art exhibition by artists expressing the Covid-19 outbreak. The title of the show was ‘Tangential Stress’ which was sorted out by the Museum of Nepali Art (MoNA).

At the virtual art exhibition, one of the paintings by Ranju Yadav, depicted a pregnant woman, shielding her womb with her hands. Sangeeta Thapa, chief of Siddhartha Art Gallery expressed that it felt like the painting was portraying the pandemic that could end up being threatening to pregnant women. The art community has suffered gravely during many crises, she expressed.

Amid the nationwide lockdown, the art fraternity has canceled all exhibitions or either postponed it. The virtual exhibition titled ‘Tangential Stress‘ is one of the few initiatives that are keeping Nepal’s art community hopeful.

Thapa included that the Nepali art community had just barely started to gather some strength following the massive earthquake and now they are facing the challenge of coronavirus.  Read More...