More institutions and galleries ought to be fighting for contemporary creatives with the same passion that Vienna is fighting for long-dead ones

Chinese political cartoonist Badiucao has been accused of "spreading anti-Chinese lies" in his works

Artist and activist who has fled her home country says it is “immoral” to travel to Cuba "when there are so many people [there] who have been wrongfully imprisoned”

The photo-sharing app has introduced new opt-out filters that censor the images they see—but most people don't even know they exist

As Amnesty International calls on "prisoners of conscience" to be released, a movement starts to boycott Havana Biennial

The social media platform removed the image earlier this week for breaking its "rules against nudity”

Austrian artist who creates political and environmental documentaries believes his videos have been deleted because of their "anti-capitalist content"

Wong’s name appeared in a state-run newspaper article which he considered a “wanted list” for Beijing

Artists and writers are among those targeted by the government, causing human rights groups to raise an alarm about abuses

The work by Gabriella Hirst, titled An English Garden and consisting of a flowerbed of roses and benches, had received no complaints from the public

The activist spoke about her own experiences with state repression and the growing movement for political change in the country

The text-based pieces, installed on the façade of a New York theatre, probe American imperialism and white supremacy

New York-based advocacy group Don’t Delete Art's comprehensive tips on how to comply with social media platforms' rules on art include advice from Facebook and Instagram staff

Seventeen artists were killed, 82 imprisoned and 133 detained over the past year in 26 countries, according to new Freemuse study

Non-profit organisation cites a “skyrocketing’’ number of individuals around the globe needing help with on-the-ground strategies or relocation

A debate about art and censorship erupted in Kinderhook after village officials ordered a work to be taken down from Jack Shainman’s The School outpost

Work was pulled after the intervention of France's interior minister amid protests against a new bill that would have criminalised the publication of images of law enforcement

Support for the San Isidro Movement is growing, while Cuba’s government continues to retaliate against demonstrators calling for the release of jailed rapper Denis Solís González

Zehra Doğan was imprisoned for nearly three years under terrorism charges for work of art shared on Twitter

Beijing authorities attempted to censor show's narrative amid a hardening of Chinese Communist Party's stance towards Mongol minority

“An exhibition with such strong commentary on race cannot be done by all white curators,” says NGA chief Kaywin Feldman

Tyler Street Artist had painted the names of pro-government public figures onto a road for a collaborative public shaming project

An online show by gallery 42 Social Club provides invaluable information on the social media platform's draconian filters

Plus, art under threat in Putin's Russia and George Shaw on Thomas Jones. Produced in association with Christie's

Accused of embezzling funds while staging a contemporary arts festival, Serebrennikov faced six years in prison but was handed a suspended sentence

A painting by Rodney Jackson was removed from an exhibition focusing on racial justice issues at the request of Miami Beach officials

Police say the body-positive images, accompanied by captions like ‘Real women have body fat and it’s normal,’ violate pornography laws

As the art world's use of online platforms increases, so does frustration around its draconian censorship of creative images

Event was postponed from March due to coronavirus and, while China is still closed to international visitors, mainland collectors were eager to attend and spend

After outcries against the work on social media, the Cree artist says that the image "failed" in its message to address the victimisation of Indigenous women