Helen Stoilas

Helen was previously Editor, Americas and has worked for The Art Newspaper since 2003. She regularly reports on political and social issues that affect artists and institutions.

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Censorshiparchive

Terrorism exhibition cancelled at Chelsea Art Museum

Museum curator resigns over claims of censorship

Land Art: here today, gone tomorrow?

Major installations in the American West by artists such as Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer could soon disappear

Museumsarchive

MoMA buys Chinese contemporary photographs including works by Ai Weiwei and Sheng Qi

Twenty-eight pieces have been purchased from collector Larry Warsh

New media exhibition as the "the coming of age show" for the National Museum of China

The country’s first major survey of new media took place in June—with a little help from MoMA, Tate, and several others

Baselarchive

Cool start for Bâlelatina, Basel’s “Hot Art” fair

The satellite fair nevertheless found its feet with its specialist area, Latin Art

MoMA stem cell exhibit dies five weeks into show

“Victimless Leather”, a small jacket made up of embryonic stem cells, was fed nutrients by tube

Rothko’s remains to be moved

The artist's children petition successfully for his disinterment

Art's Most Popular: Single work by Leonardo attracts over 10,000 Japanese viewers a day

For the fourth year the Tokyo National Museum has the highest exhibition attendance, but is only 17th in our list of the most visited museums last year

Iraqarchive

The Iraq war in watercolour: Interview with Steve Mumford

The artist has visited Iraq five times, and has no qualms about placing himself in the line of fire to document the conflict

Iranarchive

Former Iranian ambassador gives $2.8m to assist Texas's Museum of Fine Arts in pursuit of Islamic art

The director says that the collection will be the first of its kind in the region, catering to an emergent Muslim community

Museumsarchive

Pakistan’s contemporary museum launches with anti-war art

President Musharraf has encouraged artists to promote a “peaceful and tolerant” image of their country through their work

Art makes a scene in virtual platform Second Life

The online virtual world is becoming one of the best places for artists, curators and dealers to meet

May 2007archive

Selection of Chinese sculptor to create Martin Luther King memorial angers black artists

More than 4,000 people have signed a petition to appoint an African American architect and artist for the monument

Art fairsarchive

Mark Dion: artist eco-warrior

The environmentally-minded artist has a number of projects in Miami this month

Anish Kapoor's collaboration with Salman Rushdie opens in Lisson

This is the first time Kapoor has incorporated text in his art

Hauser & Wirth to show art at Colnaghi

Their first exhibition there will show Picabia's nudes

Museumsarchive

New competition for Warsaw museum architect

Top practitioners had been excluded due to “Kafka-esque” rules

Iranarchive

Danish artists' group Parallel Action plans Iranian revolution via an appeal to the arts

With the Danish Arts Council's blessing, Thomas Altheimer and Nielsen will travel to the Middle East this autumn