Arts - 11 Aprile 2020 My Two Favorite Places, New York and Italy, Touched by the Coronavirus Pandemic In today’s artificial society, while nature is gradually vanishing, we are also longing for more humanity. What is the point of art if it’s not to help us lead better lives, to give us hope and to remind us that we are part of the same fabric? The values that we have promulgated since the post-war period and the excessive consumption contributed to the destruction of our beautiful planet.