Georgia
Georgia makes Frieze debut ahead of pro-Russian vs pro-Western election
Amid a “tense atmosphere”, founder of Tbilisi’s Gallery Artbeat says it is “very important to be showing our culture internationally”
'There is no freedom without culture and no culture without freedom', says the president of Georgia as she entertains the Tbilisi art fair
What we can learn from off-the-beaten-track art
New show in Tbilisi revisits Georgia's Soviet-era as protests against 'foreign agent' law rage across the country
The proposed bill has also been referred to as the 'Russia law'
Stalin religious icon splattered with paint in Georgia
The work in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi depicts St Matrona of Moscow, a visionary and healer, blessing the Soviet dictator
Fears grow for Georgian museum created to salute purged writers after director sacked
The Museum of Repressed Writers in Tbilisi was created to remember the creatives who were silenced by the Soviet Union. But, after months of political tension, the future of the museum hangs in the balance
New exhibition in Tbilisi shines light on Georgian artist shunned by Soviet Union
Levan Chogoshvili's first large-scale solo show in the country will take place at the Atinati Cultural Center
The Georgian artists at the forefront of anti-government protests
When Georgia’s government tried to impose a Russian-style ‘foreign agent’ law, the cultural community hit back hard
Protest performance art in Tbilisi sparks political storm between Georgia's president and culture minister
Use of police forces against supporters of artist Sandro Sulaberidze have been criticised by country's top state officials
What do exiled Russian art world figures think of the war? We spoke to three in Tbilisi to find out
A museum director, theatre director and artist describe the lack of hope—and warn that cultural sanctions may cause the intelligentsia to unite against the west
Roadside sculpture in Georgia—which some believed to be a satanic monument—demolished following early-morning bombing
The 16ft-tall structure, sometimes referred to as "America’s Stonehenge", was built in 1980 and inscribed with a ten-part message that may have been meant to help survivors of an apocalyptic event rebuild society
Georgian galleries unite for first Tbilisi Gallery Weekend in support of Ukraine
Commercial spaces will exhibit and sell works made by artists during Russia’s invasion
Experts raise alarm over fate of Georgia's leading art museum amid political upheaval
Concerns persist that a government-backed renovation of the Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts in Tbilisi could endanger its collection of 139,000 ancient and modern works
Why I agreed to join the advisory board of the art fair in Georgia (no, not the southern US state)
It has art schools, tradition, a culturally rich catchment area, and a true-grit backer
Caucasian collecting: the Bodleian Library’s Georgian papers, books and medieval manuscripts
The collection amassed by Sir Oliver and Marjory Wardrop
Why the new Tbilisi Art Fair restores pleasure to buying art
It’s affordable, good quality, unspeculative—and the wine is great
Georgia and Russia rattle their sabres over war damage
Both sides claim the other damaged historic buildings