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

British artist says colouring Taiwan differently from China was his "error"

The San Isidro Group of Cuban artists explain their plans for the Bienal Sin 349

Zentrum für politische Schönheit sees artistic freedom under attack

The artist Sonya Clark aims to make the symbol of truce better known than the more pervasive battle flag

The multi-hyphenate, who made his directorial debut with Sorry To Bother You, will speak with Mickalene Thomas at the Baltimore Museum of Art this month

Controversial president’s economic reforms may prove a boost for the country’s art market, despite worries about censorship

History repeats for avant-garde Beijing artists reflecting on groundbreaking exhibition and protests in 1979

During president Xi Jinping's visit to Rome, Italy announced that it will return 796 artefacts to China

Artists voice concern for Hong Kong’s artistic landscape amid so-called “mainlandification” of the SAR

A shortage of ECMT permits poses “huge concerns” for British art handlers in Europe