Below are Wonderland’s most clicked-on posts of 2020, the ones that brought in the most readers and bots. When I published my first coronavirus post on March 7, I had no idea what we were in for: “Wellesley College’s Davis Museum Closed To 3/31 In ‘Abundance Of Caution.’” It’s been such a tough and terrible year—the year of coronavirus, so many shuttered venues, so much lost work, so much death. Then a water main break flooded Boston’s Harrison Avenue gallery district. But it was also the year of Black Lives Matter, facing down the systemic racism of the world, including our art world. There are so many fixes that need to be made, but in this new outburst of activism there’s been hope. <3
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25. ‘Black Lives Matter’ Street Mural Painted In Boston’s Nubian Square, July 5, 2020
24. An Interview With ‘Strega Nona’ Artist Tomie dePaola, Who Died Today At Age 85, March 30, 2020
23. Black Artists Residency Program Says Northeastern Has Again Locked Them Out. Protest Planned For Saturday, June 26, 2020
22. The Unhappy History Of Mount Misery, Connecticut, April 8, 2020
This article kicked off our Miserable Places series especially for coronavirus.
21. Taking Care Of Animals At The Stone Zoo During Coronavirus, March 21, 2020
20. Photos: Black Lives Matter March in Malden, June 5, 2020
19. Puppet Showplace’s Bank Account ‘Fully Depleted’ After Alleged Embezzlement, Oct. 27, 2020
18. Boston Art Commission Votes To Remove Emancipation Monument, June 30, 2020
17. MFA To Furlough Approximately 340, Remain Closed Through June 30, April 3, 2020
16. MFA Lays Off 57 And 56 More Volunteer For Early Retirement, Aug. 3, 2020
15. Wee The People’s ‘Family Day Of Action’ 5/31 In Solidarity With Black Lives, May 29, 2020
14. Walking The Boardwalk Through Ponkapoag Bog In The Blue Hills, May 3, 2020
This was one of our Socially-Distanced Hikes.
13. Salem’s Peabody Essex Museum To Layoff 15% Due To Costs Of Coronavirus, June 17, 2020
12. Rob ‘ProBlak’ Gibbs’ New ‘Breathe Life’ Mural At Boston’s Madison Park High School, July 5, 2020
11. As Racist Monuments Come Down Across US, A Call To Remove Boston’s Emancipation Sculpture, June 13, 2020
10. Mass MoCA To Lay Off 120 Due To Coronavirus Closure, March 26, 2020
9. Chinese Lantern Spectacle Comes To Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo, Aug. 21, 2020
8. ‘Roxbury Love’ Mural Demolished, Video Shows, July 23, 2020
7. Wild Turkeys In The City, Nov. 19, 2020
6. Sculptures Of Poodles, Angels, Eagles Make This Row House Stand Out From Staid Neighbors, May 10, 2020
5. Museum Of Fine Arts Doesn’t Expect To Reopen Before July, Mulls Layoffs, March 26, 2020
4. Those We’ve Lost To Coronavirus: Danforth Co-Founder, ‘Jaws’ Actress, Artist David Driskell, Boston City Hall Designer, April 2 to June 12, 2020
3. Boston Gallery District Flooded When Water Main Breaks, April 15, 2020
2. Shelter In Place Gallery: A Tiny Boston Gallery Pops Up In Response To Coronavirus Restrictions, April 26, 2020
1. Guerrilla Artist Gives MFA’s Giant Baby Head A Coronavirus Mask, March 25, 2020
And one more…..
Calendar: Justice for Black Lives Rallies, Protests Against Police Brutality, June to September, 2020
As Black Lives Matter protests erupted across the country in response to Minneapolis police murdering George Floyd on May 25, I began regularly assembling this calendar of protests around Boson, Providence and across New England. This post is different from the posts above because it was a regularly updated listing, not an article, so it feels like it should be in a different category, but nonetheless it was by far the most clicked-on post of 2020.
Previously:
• The Year In Photos: Art And Activism And Coronavirus In 2020
• Wonderland’s Most-Read Posts Of 2020
• The Year In Photos: Art And Activism In 2019
• Wonderland’s Most-Read Posts Of 2019
• The 30 Most Popular Wonderland Posts Of 2018
• The Year In Photos: Art And Activism In 2018
• The Year In Photos: Art And Activism In 2017
If this is the kind of coverage of arts, cultures and activisms you appreciate, please support Wonderland by contributing to Wonderland on Patreon. And sign up for our free, (hopefully) weekly newsletter so that you don’t miss any of our reporting. (All content ©Greg Cook 2020 or the respective creators.)