Chinese politics
Florida man pleads guilty to bombing satirical statue of Lenin and Mao
A lawyer from Florida drove to San Antonio, Texas, in an apparent attempt to destroy a 21ft-tall sculpture critiquing the Chinese Communist Party
'The economy is bad, the mood is worse': Gallery Weekend Beijing returns under renewed fears of censorship
This is the event's first edition since China lifted its Covid restrictions
‘Walls close in’ on China's art world as President Xi Jinping lays out cultural agenda
An "ideological tightening" is spreading through the country as its leader begins a norms-defying third five-year term
Out of control: artist puts on 27 hazmat suits for Times Square performance protesting China's Covid restrictions
Angry and disillusioned: Shanghai art workers speak out about life under strict lockdown
The Chinese government's hardline approach has drawn comparisons with the Maoist era
‘Chinese Banksy’ hits Miami streets
Badiucao's wild poster campaign focuses on country's human rights violations
Should the art world boycott China over its treatment of Uyghur people?
Plus, Van Gogh’s final months and master printer Kenneth Tyler on Helen Frankenthaler
Uyghur tribunal reveals horrific abuses inside Xinjiang detention camps
Museums who partner with China need to know about the violence, says panel investigating alleged crimes against humanity
Consulates provide new safe haven for political art in China
Artists tackling contentious issues have found an unlikely home in the form of foreign diplomatic services such as the Goethe-Institut and consular residences
Uyghur civilisation in China continues to be erased as part of chilling mission
Australian think tank data reveals that two-thirds of the region’s mosques have been either destroyed or damaged
Museums grapple with ethics of China projects
Institutions including the Tate, V&A and Pompidou are forging partnerships with the country despite terrible human rights abuses
Hong Kong: has the new law 'destroyed' the art scene?
Plus, art historian Alyce Mahon on Leonor Fini’s illustrations. Produced in association with Christie's
Will the loss of Hong Kong’s special trade status and stricter oversight from Beijing end its appeal as Asia’s biggest arts hub?
A new draconian law against protests imposed by Beijing and the end of a more open trade agreement with the US has the city’s arts community worried
'The real ideological war has just begun and Covid-19 is only the starting point': Ai Weiwei on China's response to the outbreak
The Chinese artist and activist reflects on how authoritarian political systems have been able to tackle the crisis more effectively
'Hong Kong art market profits despite protestors’ pain'
If not immune to geopolitical unrest, then perhaps art is a refuge for money that is struggling to find its way into other assets