GoDurham, Duke partner on art campaign that highlights two viruses: COVID and racism

The windows of Durham Station have become the latest canvas for a powerful national art initiative that seeks to emphasize the disproportionate impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on communities of color and to encourage public discussion about the virus and its toll. The Nasher Museum, in collaboration with Duke Arts and Duke Health, began presenting the national RESIST COVID/TAKE 6! campaign last fall. “TAKE 6” refers to the recommended feet of distance that people should keep from one another to try to slow the spread of the virus.

“In the guise of a marketing campaign, this artwork fights two viruses: COVID-19 and systemic racism,” says John Brown, vice provost for the arts at Duke University. Read more here.