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

The exhibition was revived thanks to one of the country’s biggest crowdfunding campaigns, which raised more than $250,000

In their latest project, the guerrilla group Indecline compares the US president to serial killer John Wayne Gacy

Even in arts journalism, one can see the effects of President Trump's inflammatory rhetoric against the press

The polarising ex-army leaker will discuss artificial intelligence, LGBTQ rights and the links between digital technology and democracy

Trieste deputy mayor Paolo Polidori calls image commissioned for sailing regatta “political propaganda”

Kochi Biennale organisers condemn “state-sanctioned violence” while Indian artists pledge to “shame the Bangladeshi authorities”

The artist has compiled an exhaustive analysis of the political affiliations of trustees

Activist is detained and charged after commenting on student protests in Dhaka

Around 250 staff members have been working without a contract since 20 May