LookingOutwards-11 Societal Impacts of Digital Art

The article “Beeple’s digital ‘artwork’ sold for more than any painting by Titian or Raphael. But as art, it’s a great big zero.” by Sophie Davies address the society issue of digital divide, referring to the different between these who can reach the digital world of internet and these who cannot. Sophie argued that People who have no computer skills or a device to access the internet are more likely to receive social exclusion, as more and more people are online. The covid facilitate this process by transferring jobs and works online, and people who could access internet seem to be left behind by the times.

Sophie also discusses how women from certain countries and children from low social & economic status are more likely to not have a device for internet, which leads to an inequality problem. However, almost no solution is mentioned in the article. To me, the only solution in the article that “asking policy makers to help everyone get online for free” seems highly unlikely to happen in reality.

MLA Citation- Spanish art show spotlights ‘hidden’ digital divide in pandemic | Reuters :

Davies, Sophie. “Spanish Art Show Spotlights ‘Hidden’ Digital Divide in Pandemic.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 18 Dec. 2020, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-tech/spanish-art-show-spotlights-hidden-digital-divide-in-pandemic-idUSKBN28S0IC.