Spring 2020 Editors’ Note

By Lucila Mayol Pohl, 8 October, 2020
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Spring 2020 Issue
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Abstract (in English)

In some ways, the COVID-19 pandemic brought us closer to the mission of The New River, even as it pushed our meetings apart. Since the beginning, The New River has dedicated a platform to emerging and established artists working at the intersection of digital art and literature. Excellent execution has always been one of our top priorities, along with innovative ideas and user-friendly engagement. We aim to challenge passive readership—a symptom of overindulgent screen time and existential Googling. The artists we have selected for the Spring 2020 issue of The New River compliment this vision and complicate the questions “what is art?” and “who is it for?”

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As digital life is now more important than ever, we are proud to present our selections for our Spring 2020 issue and some of the reasons we felt these pieces in particular deserve a visible platform.