Sophia Kishkovsky
Photographer Giles Duley brings images of historic and current wars into dialogue in Manhattan pop-up show
For a pop-up exhibition in a penthouse apartment high above Midtown, the British photographer is showing archival materials, his own photos and three room-sized installations
Gulag Museum rebrand marks latest phase in Kremlin’s assault on free speech
The institution has removed exhibits on Stalin-era repression and will instead focus on Nazi crimes
Esther fair goes out on top
The indie art fair with Estonian roots is once again making the most of its Beaux-Arts setting and collaborative spirit
The US pavilion's curator on the controversial choice of Alma Allen for the Venice Biennale
The artist’s geologically based works are the ideal choice as the US celebrates 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, says Jeffrey Uslip
EU imposes sanctions on Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of Russia's State Hermitage Museum
The Putin ally has been a vocal supporter of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
‘It’s essential for understanding what is going on in Ukraine’: new exhibition explores wartime limb loss
Nikita Kadan's Kyiv show emphasises Ukrainians’ “optimism of will” after four years of war
Members of European Parliament call on EU to pull Venice Biennale funding over Russian participation
Dozens of MEPs signed a letter decrying Russia’s plan to return to the Biennale and urging the suspension of all EU funding
Unesco-protected monastery in Lviv damaged by Russian drone strike
The 17th-century Bernardine Monastery was one of several buildings hit in the Ukrainian city’s historic centre, which is a Unesco World Heritage Site
Russia’s pavilion at Venice Biennale will be closed if it features propaganda, city’s mayor says
Luigi Brugnaro makes clear however that he feels the event should be a place for “diplomacy and openness”
EU threatens to pull funding from Venice Biennale over return of Russian pavilion
The move comes after Russia's participation sparked outcry from European governments and arts professionals
Pussy Riot slams Russia’s return to Venice Biennale
Russia’s decision to put on a show in Venice has prompted criticism from Russian dissidents and Ukrainian artists
Leading Russian archaeologist arrested in Poland over Crimean excavations
Ukraine has requested the extradition of the State Hermitage Museum’s Alexander Butyagin, who seized artefacts including ancient Greek coins
Ukraine adopts resolution to aid evacuation of artefacts from front line
The government's decision to simplify the process of removing millions of objects in high-risk zones comes as the war with Russia enters its fifth year
Ukrainian heritage fund takes shape as war enters fifth year
Countries including the UK and Denmark have pledged to contribute to the new Ukraine Cultural Heritage Fund
Aleksandr Dotsenko, artist jailed in Russia over anti-war supermarket protest, dies
The Ukraine-born artist died of a heart attack, less than two years after being convicted for placing anti-war slogans in a shop in the Leningrad region
‘He is a hero to me’: artist speaks out after Ukrainian athlete barred from Winter Olympics for commemorative helmet
Iryna Prots, who created the imagery on Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet—which honours Ukraine’s war dead—says she feels the decision to disqualify him violates the Olympic spirit
Russia's winter bombardment puts strain on Ukrainian museum workers
Targeted attacks on electric and water supplies amid freezing conditions are further complicating the work of cultural organisations
‘Repressionist’ artist Pavel Krisevich forced to flee Russia
The performance artist, who has faced multiple arrests, now lives in Montenegro
More artists killed in Ukraine as anniversary of full-scale Russian invasion approaches
Artists Lana Chornohorska and Yurii Kostyshyn and philosophy student Timofey Anufriev have all died in recent weeks
Remembering Erik Bulatov, the Soviet artist who reframed propaganda
The pioneering painter was known for his luminous skies and loaded slogans on power, space and freedom
Pussy Riot branded ‘extremist organisation’ by Russian court
The ruling will effectively ban the feminist punk protest collective's activities in Russia
‘An entertainment pavilion on bones’: new Russian museum opens in occupied Mariupol
Officially known as Pole Bitvy (Battlefield), Russian state media has described the space as an “interactive art facility”
Despite Putin’s repressive regime, a new private museum opens in Moscow
Zilart will house the huge collection of St Petersburg property developer Andrey Molchanov and his wife, Yelizaveta Molchanov
Artist studios in Kyiv damaged by Russian drone strike for second time
Nahirna22, a 30-studio space led by Gen Z artists, had recently reopened following a similar attack in August
Performance artist and festival of culture added to Russian government's list of ‘foreign agents’
Pavel Krisevich and SlovoNovo festival were added to the list on 7 November
‘Proof that life goes on’: meet some of the people working to rescue—and re-energise—Ukrainian culture
As Russian attacks continue, art is being made, commissioned—and saved—by citizens and organisations
Pussy Riot members sentenced to prison in absentia over anti-war performances
Diana Burkot, one of the five members of the activist collective who have been handed prison terms by a Moscow court, has released a strong statement in response
Press photo of world leaders at ‘coalition of the willing’ meeting acquired by Dusseldorf's Kunstpalast
The unusual move will see the image displayed alongside contemporary art, highlighting the role of photojournalism in visual history
Ukrainian installation at Burning Man destroyed by dust storm
The support structure of “Black Cloud”, a 100ft-tall assemblage of 45 interconnected forms, was broken in half by the hurricane-force winds that swept across the Black Rock Desert
‘Their resolve is incredibly strong’: Ai Weiwei visits soldiers on Ukrainian front lines
As Ukraine’s president prepared for a high-stakes visit to Washington, DC, the Chinese artist and activist visited Eastern Ukraine





























