Russian activist group describes performance as a tribute to dissident poet and artist Dmitri Prigov

Veteran performer's tribute to victims of totalitarian violence is part of Dark Mofo festival in Hobart

The artist —and brave visitors—will jump into a frozen pool built into the gallery, evoking cleansing and spiritual rituals

The Iraqi-Kurdish artist examines migration and contemporary politics in his solo show at the New Museum

Activist work reflects what artists are making, says curator of new initiative

The artist is creating a new work and performance at The Kitchen and launching Mexican gallery Kurimanzutto’s US outpost this month

Jazz musician Melvin Gibbs remembers the Civil Rights Leader’s death and the impact it had on the African American community at Gavin Brown’s Enterprise

Minds from the Middle Eastern art world and beyond discussed topics such as urban planning and art and ecology

Survey of US artist at the London gallery includes an exhibition, performance and film programme

Needed: You—Performistanbul puts on Turkey’s longest ever-live event

Artist will direct the production, which was originally conceived as a cinematic tribute to her lifelong hero Maria Callas

Cuban artist has previously shown performance piece with horse mounted police officers in museum’s cavernous space

Nikolay Polissky's act took place at Nikola-Lenivets event, which is likened to the US Burning Man festival

The controversial figure has gone on hunger strike in protest at “lack of transparency” over legal process

The work deals with politial corruption and censorship, themes that are “especially important to discuss in the Trump era”, the artist says

The Bay Area artist and his team build massive machines that act in dangerous performances—and they are opening their first gallery show in New York

The performance piece, viewed by millions as a viral news story, was based on an ancient Greek myth of Kronos usurping the throne of Ouranos, the artist tells us