By Paddy Kelly. We need art. Desperately. As the world slides further from the place we thought we’d agreed on was desirable, and into realms most terrible, we need it more than ever. This became clear during the covid pandemic, when people under lockdown not only consumed vast amounts of TV, books, music and podcasts, but, in their desperation, started to make art for themselves, pouring their paintings and songs and sketches onto social media. When things are at their darke