[319] The New Abnormal (News Headlines 01 - 18 April 2020) Painting

All components are painted on acid-free mount-board, and then stuck onto acid-free mount-board. Two coats of matte acrylic varnish are then applied. I am contemporaneously documenting current affairs through art. Every piece is numbered and goes into my book series, OF OUR TIMES. Volume 1 covers 2016-2019 and is on Amazon (the link is in my profile). This piece will feature in Volume 2, which will be available in January 2021. News headlines 01 – 18 April 2020 01 April 2020 S&P500: 2,470.5 Bitcoin: 6,664 CO2 (PPM): 415.65 JPY/USD: 107.26 USD/EUR: 1.08 USD/GBP: 1.23 Trump Approval: 45.2 18 April 2020 S&P500: 2,874.5 Bitcoin: 7,270 CO2 (PPM): 416.8 JPY/USD:107.6 USD/EUR: 1.08 USD/GBP: 1.25 Trump Approval: 44.0 01 April * Virus is greatest test since WW2 – UN chief * US Deaths 5,119 * US cases 216,000 02 April * Global cases > 1 million 03 April * CDC recommends people wear cloth masks in public 04 April * Trump fires intelligence chief who triggered impeachment * Spain’s huge daily death toll falls * US cases: 300,000 * US deaths: 8,300 06 April * Boris Johnson in ICU * US cases: 356,942 * US deaths: 10,522 * China reports no deaths for first time since crisis began 07 April * Trump attacks WHO * 1,736 US deaths today 08 April * Bernie Sanders drops out 09 Apr * 6.6 million file for unemployment in US * Worldwide battle rages on * Global cases near 1.5m 10 Apr * Boris Johnson out of ICU * Global deaths > 100,000 11 Apr * Over 2,000 US deaths in a single day * US death toll overtakes Italy as world’s highest * 12 Apr * UK deaths hit 10,000 13 April * Macron extends France lockdown to 11 May * Spain numbers fall * Trump claims total authority over the pandemic response 14 April * Trump halts WHO funding 15 April * US loses more than 20m jobs since mid-March 16 April * NY rate of spread slows 17 April * Many more people died in Wuhan than China first said 18 April * US cases: 711,197 * US deaths: 37,309 * Spain to allow children outside after 6 weeks

Painting:Paint on Cardboard

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:20 W x 16 H x 0.3 D in

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