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‘This US government looks more like Iran's every day’: Shirin Neshat talks about the power of political satire ahead of LA show
The Iranian artist's major exhibition opens at the Broad museum features new work addressing discrimination in Trump's America
Trump opens door to restitution claims on art seized by Cuba
While the president is the first to allow Title III of Helms-Burton Act to be used, some whose collections were taken doubt it will have an impact
Trump delays tariffs on Chinese goods until December—but not for art and antiquities
New 10% tax will come into force on 1 September and apply to all works originating from China, regardless of where they are imported from
Artist to install earthwork calling attention to immigration and human trafficking
Trail of red sand will be visible to travellers in flight and on the ground in Seattle
Abortion will happen—whatever the law says
The artist Paula Rego on why her abortion works are the best thing she's ever done
She persisted: DC’s National Portrait Gallery looks at the history of the women’s vote
One of the longest reform movements in American history, which continues to be an issue today, is explored in the show
Trump spent $60,000 in foundation money to buy vanity portrait, Michael Cohen reveals in testimony
The US President’s former lawyer and “fixer” tells Congress the candidate used a straw bidder to ensure his likeness was the top lot of an Art Hamptons auction
Trump’s tax Act offers potential tax havens for art
‘Opportunity Zones’ present a new kind of tax-deferred exchange on high-value assets
Dealers take a stand against transphobia at Miami's fairs
Exhibitors at Art Basel in Miami Beach and beyond respond to comments by President Trump with a wide range of queer art
The mid-term elections brought many gains for progressive causes—but there is still work to be done
The artist Martha Rosler, whose politically focussed work is on view at New York’s Jewish Museum, explains what we can take away from this week’s Democratic wins
Art dealers across the US are mobilising in support of Democrats ahead of US mid-term elections
Galleries in New York and Los Angeles make the most of their cultural and financial capital
Top museum directors on the challenges of climate change and mass tourism
Vatican conference on preventive conservation warns of environmental impact of short-term politics
US Planned Parenthood campaign includes artists Shirin Neshat and Carrie Mae Weems
The Unstoppable initiative includes an online exhibition of works by ten female artists and writers
Artist collective tackles 'disappearing kids' under US immigration policy
This latest impromptu project is a direct response to Trump's "willingness to inflict trauma on young children and families”, the group says
Vital artistic exchanges will be stifled by Trump's travel ban
The amicus brief signed by more than 100 museums should shame the justices of the US Supreme Court
Fury over artist’s plan to preserve prototypes of Trump’s border wall
Others, including the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, support Christoph Büchel’s proposal to turn the eight designs into national monuments
Büchel’s feeble satire ignores the hateful reality of Trump’s wall
The petition to make the proposed border wall a National Landmark is one of the worst excesses of contemporary art and needs to be called out
Trump wants to axe NEA and other culture agencies—again
The president’s 2019 budget includes a similar proposal to last year’s failed plan to defund America’s arts bodies
In the age of a ‘fake president’, Mark di Suvero’s sculptures reflect on the beauty of truth
The New York artist’s newest abstract works at Paula Cooper Gallery are not exactly topical, but his devotion to the ideals of science, democracy and community remind us of America’s better self
Photographer Larry Fink recalls “magnificent” marchers
Steven Kasher Gallery to host fundraiser pegged to anniversary of Women’s March
Trump: the first year
How have artists responded to the US president’s first 12 months in office?
How should museums respond to Donald Trump?
We asked directors of prominent US institutions what they can or should do
Sold out: tours organised by Christoph Büchel of Trump’s border wall prototypes prove very popular
Muslim leaders across the Middle East work with Israeli rabbis to keep the peace
Interfaith network says that its efforts are more difficult—and urgent—since President Trump’s declaration on Jerusalem’s status
Art world fights back in US culture crisis
Art Basel panel calls for united response to political “apocalypse”
US museums challenge Trump’s immigration ban in court
Around 100 institutions filed documents to outline the order’s threat to the museum community—and even the fight against terrorism
Images of melting glaciers head to backyard of Trump’s Florida home
Exhibition highlighting effects of climate change to open near Mar-a-Lago
Cornelia Parker wants children to tweet Trump about climate change
Artists, designers, technocrats and fellow starchitects gather to launch Norman Foster’s foundation in Madrid
What does Trump's plan to abolish estate tax mean for collectors?
The plan could be a mixed bag for both wealthy market players and cultural charities