The ultimate present of the Royal School of Artwork might be digital for the Class of Covid-19
For art students graduating this year, the corona virus could not have been much worse. In addition to dealing with uncertain career prospects, the final shows were largely canceled this year, at least in their traditional form.
While the RCA was not immune to criticism because it chose to hold a virtual final show instead of postponing its physical show to a later date, the team behind this year's show tried to re-establish the usual festive atmosphere with the showcase site RCA2020 .
The website was conceived as a “Digital Discovery Platform” and offers work by a cohort of 850 international graduates from the fields of art, design, architecture and other disciplines, each of whom has received a separate page for the presentation of their projects.
To give the platform more structure, a number of guest curators have selected some of their favorite works based on specific themes, including artist and set designer Es Devlin, photographer Andreas Gursky and Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, fashion designer Anya Hindmarch and RCA chancellor Jony I've.
The final show was also opened with an opening ceremony in three international time zones and, on this occasion, offers a two-week program with over 300 events with artist talks, performances, online tours, meet-the-maker sessions, panel discussions and workshops.
Banner picture by Adalberto Lonardi. RCA2020 runs until July 31; rca.ac.uk.