The artist Martha Rosler, whose politically focussed work is on view at New York’s Jewish Museum, explains what we can take away from this week’s Democratic wins

The artist, Daniel Bejar, sees the early dismantling of his show in Westchester as an example of institutional censorship

Works made with the funding should not be “lewd, lascivious, vulgar, overtly political, excessively violent, constitutes sexual harassment, or is, in any other way, illegal,” according to the clause

Russian pilgrims can no longer participate in services or sacraments there

Austrian People’s Party politician has refused to schedule parliamentary culture committee meetings and has overseen a decline in the culture budget

The former army captain's apparent leanings toward authoritarianism and his fundamentalist views have arts professionals feeling wary

As midterm elections approach, take in art that takes on issues at stake

The German Chancellor also welcomed debate on colonial-era art at a ceremony in the Humboldt Forum

French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed plans to develop Al-Ula Province one day after Turkish officials announced killing of Saudi journalist

New far-right president wants to remove the country’s ministry of culture

Collection Collective launches new website as part of initiative that hopes to challenge institutional and private models of collecting

France's president also plans to install Modern and contemporary works at the Élysée Palace

Françoise Nyssen—who introduced a youth culture pass and lobbied for copyright reform—is out in cabinet reshuffle

Artist-run organisation For Freedoms’ country-wide initiative is a rallying point—even in right-leaning states

Miri Regev approves of excavations that tell Jewish stories, but not of institutions offering Palestinian perspectives

The Scandinavian duo build a swimming pool in the Whitechapel Gallery and address their anger at populist leaders

But because of the continuing unrest in his home country, the work was shown in Guatemala instead

Wagency, launched by the group Working Artists and the Greater Economy, has similar goals and methods to a labour union

A floating art project in New York tells refugees’ stories during the UN General Assembly

Femen activists showed their support outside the courthouse by sewing their lips shut in a recreation of his first performance

Activist who was recently imprisoned for Russian group's World Cup protest in July "lost his vision, speech and ability to walk"

Document denounces effort to ‘punish free creation’

Rainer Opolka’s bronze sculptures, some making Nazi salutes, on show in Chemnitz for one day only

Pledge comes at a time of decline in arts subjects in schools

Head of Museum for Islamic Art says many in the art world are afraid to speak out

Leading UK names have signed an open letter raising concerns about human rights in Bangladesh

The country's prime minister Alexis Tsipras officially announced the end of the economic bailout with a speech in Ithaca