From his mother to his partners, the UK's new prime minister has been surrounded by people in the arts

No deal prospect and track record as London Mayor scrutinised

The new project, launched by Pen America and ArtX, aims to support at-risk artists

Museum’s director Tristram Hunt says securing loans and sponsorship is “more of a challenge” as tension grows between Trump and Tehran

Christian institutions are calling attention to their marginalisation in wake of Israel’s focus on Jewish-centric policies

Axel Krause’s support for anti-immigration party AfD was a step too far for the organisers, but others say his exclusion suppresses freedom

The artist and activist, whose School of Integration runs at Manchester International Festival, will organise workshops and awards for new writers

Vast storage facilities for high-value items such as art and cars have stoked controversy

The New York-based artist Xaviera Simmons responds to art critics who thought the 2019 Whitney Biennial was "not radical enough"

The former UK minister for culture, Ed Vaizey, weighs in on which of the two candidates for prime minister would best serve the arts

Critics say the move by Italy's populist coalition government will compromise the autonomy of museums

While Boris Johnson describes himself as a keen painter and Jeremy Hunt spent time as culture minister, the sector is likely to remain far down the agenda

The city's artistic response to the political unrest proves that the best work often comes at times of crisis

Roberto Alvim, who is calling for a conservative artists' database, will close his São Paulo theatre after claiming he was persecuted over political views

An exhibition about migrant deaths at sea provides the information missing from the Swiss-Icelandic artist’s display in Venice

The successful candidate must organise an international symposium in 2021

The mayor demands that liners use other channels to enter the lagoon but this solution also poses problems

Despite eviction procedures, the US strategist’s collaborator says they will fight to stay in the 13th-century building

Portuguese-born artist says banning abortions is "cruel and unjust" on eve of her first UK retrospective in 20 years

A petition has been launched to prevent the Peruvian government from continuing the project

Curator could be used as a bargaining chip, along with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Only 2% of artists earn more £50,000, a report by the Arts Council England finds

Romanian artist, whose show is open at the Palazzo Cini during the Biennale, compares his art market ascendancy to working in porn

Once the cultural darling of South America, the country's capital is now a shadow of its former glory as artists and dealers struggle in the face of a military uprising

Anti-immigration party AfD is using provocative 19th-century work on its posters for the upcoming European elections

Councillors vote down proposal to combine the longstanding Bunkier Sztuki gallery with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków

Protests against the right-wing group’s takeover of a 13th-century cloister are growing

Art fares poorly when parroting official narratives, especially when that messaging is opposed to the values of free speech and an open society