Israel-Hamas war
Zurich's Bernheim Gallery and legendary Cabaret Voltaire, the birthplace of Dada, sprayed with anti-Israel graffiti
The vandalism on Friday coincided with Zurich Art Weekend
Israeli artist, curator and gallery founder Chaim Peri has died in Hamas captivity, aged 79
Peri, who was abducted from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz on 7 October, was a multi-disciplinary artist and activist who founded The White House gallery
Photographer Shahidul Alam returns his honorary doctorate to the University of the Arts London
Alam made the decision in solidarity with the students protesting against the university’s stance on the war in Gaza
Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters rally at Brooklyn Museum
Demonstrators took over the lobby and exterior of the museum on Friday afternoon, calling for transparency and divestment regarding financial ties to Israel
Beyond war: photographer captures everyday Palestinian life
Adam Rouhana wants to challenge stereotypical perceptions of the war-torn country in two London shows
New tool tracks incidents of artistic censorship related to Israel-Hamas war
The digital resource, created by US non-profit National Coalition Against Censorship, catalogues incidents from cancelled exhibitions and performances to removed works
Art world power players reportedly encouraged New York mayor to send police to pro-Palestine student protests
Chat logs from a private WhatsApp group created by billionaire Barry Sternlicht were leaked to the Washington Post last week
US city cancels artist's residency over pro-Palestine painting
Native American artist Danielle SeeWalker had turned down several opportunities to accept a residency in the upscale resort town of Vail
Artists withdraw from Toronto photography festival due to its ties to Israeli weapons manufacturer
The Contact Photography Festival’s main sponsor, Scotiabank, has a large stake in Elbit Systems, which makes armoured vehicles, drones and other weapons
Students occupy London’s Central Saint Martins in pro-Palestine protest
They slept in a reception area of the art school as part of a demonstration against what they see as an unacceptable response from the university to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza
Palais de Tokyo patron row intensifies after French art world figures sign letter of support
Sandra Hegedüs, who withdrew funding for the Paris centre, responded to the letter, signed by Chris Dercon among others, in Instagram posts
First-of-its-kind pro-Palestine faculty encampment continues at New York’s New School university
Following violent crackdowns on student protests, instructors at the left-leaning university and leading art school have set up tents in the lobby of an academic building
The Week in Art podcast | Artists’ stories from Gaza, Frank Stella remembered, Vanessa Bell’s garden view
How Israel’s military offensive in Gaza has changed the lives of artists, plus an insight into working with Stella and a highlight from a new show at the Garden Museum
Students arrested at School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Fashion Institute of Technology amid crackdown on Palestinian solidarity encampments
Police arrested 68 people at the Art Institute of Chicago on Saturday and around 50 protesters at FIT on Tuesday
Jeremy Deller and Cecilia Vicuña join poster project raising funds for Gaza
All proceeds from the initiative, launched by the UK publishing house Book Works, will go to the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians
Palais de Tokyo ‘strongly rejects' patron's accusations it is ‘dictated by wokeism’
Sandra Hegedüs quit the Amis du Palais de Tokyo patrons group, withdrawing her financial support of the Paris institution, after stating that a show on Palestine was misleading
Pro-Palestine student group at RISD takes over school building
Negotiations between leaders and students at the top-tier art and design school have broken down
Art students arrested as US universities crack down on Palestinian solidarity encampments
Students at Parsons School of Design, the Fashion Institute of Technology, the School of Visual Arts, the Savannah College of Art and Design and others have joined the nationwide protest movement
‘There are no colours left’: Gaza's artists tell their stories
As Israeli air strikes continue, six members of the art community describe their daily battles for survival
Pro-Palestine protests continue at Venice Biennale
One protester was held by police while a "Freedom Boat" attracted hundreds of visitors
Israeli music festival that Hamas attacked on 7 October is re-created in New York exhibit
An immersive exhibition brings the Nova Music Festival’s campgrounds—including tents and burned-out cars—to Lower Manhattan
'No business as usual': Pro-Palestinian protests held at heart of Venice Biennale
Organised by the Art Not Genocide Alliance, the demonstration criticised international support for the Israeli government’s campaign against Gaza
Artist refuses to open Israel pavilion show at Venice Biennale without a ceasefire
Ruth Patir says that she and the curators will not open exhibition until Israel and Hamas reach “a ceasefire and hostage release agreement"
Gazan art centre destroyed during Israel's raid on Al-Shifa hospital
Shababeek for Contemporary Art, home to around 20,000 works, was hit during the two-week assault on the hospital complex and its surrounding areas
For many in Israel’s art community, protests have replaced practice
Six months after 7 October, Israeli artists and arts workers remain active in popular movements calling for the release of hostages and ousting of Benjamin Netanyahu
War, refugees, destruction: how Venice Biennale 2024 will reflect our era
Thousands have called for Israel’s pavilion to be cancelled, a proposed Palestinian exhibition was rejected, while Ukraine’s pavilion deals with its ongoing war
Judith Butler pulls out of Pompidou lectures after Israel-Hamas comments
The Berkeley professor did not want to be a "distraction" to the event in Paris after she was criticised for describing the 7 October attacks as an “act of armed resistance”
Protestors at London Science Museum rally against ‘greenwashing’ new sponsor
The museum has received backlash for its decision to allow Adani Green Energy to sponsor a new gallery focused on climate change
‘Met Museum, you’re complicit’: artists and activists take over museum’s front steps with giant pro-Palestine quilt
A two-hour rally at the New York museum drew many supportive cheers and honks, plus a handful of antagonistic shouts
Neon work in Whitney Biennial features unexpected ‘free Palestine’ message
The biennial’s curators were unaware of the statement in a work by Demian DinéYazhi’ prior to the exhibition preview