Politics
Former propaganda artists for North Korea denounce Trump-Kim meeting
Meeting will "brainwash many people" artist says
Indian supreme court verdict could spark new wave of sectarian riots between Hindus and Muslims
Leader of powerful Hindu organisation has threatened nationwide protests if long-awaited ruling "goes against Hindus' faith"
Gender politics to the fore at Basel satellite fairs Liste and Volta
“The personal is political—this is a clear and present undercurrent,” says Volta artistic director Amanda Coulson
Palestinian stories reconstructed through films, photographs and artefacts confiscated by Israel
An Israeli art historian has spent 20 years trawling the country’s archives for Palestinian cultural property
Massive Kickstarter campaign launched for 'largest-ever public art project in US' with billboards across all 50 states
Non-partisan platform For Freedoms has signed up over 200 institutions for the initiative, which aims to make art part of the public discourse
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pledges to return Parthenon sculptures to Greece
Comments come after Unesco calls for “mutually acceptable” solution to 200-year-old issue
Jewish Museum displays kippa worn by Berlin assault victim
The cap is the first “rapid response” exhibit in new vitrine
Peace between North and South Korea puts an end to sculpture by artist eL Seed
Artwork in the demilitarised zone remains unfinished and could be destroyed after the countries pledged an end to the war
Artists deliver climate-change message that time is running out
They are increasingly sounding the alarm on global warming, through new works and collaborations with scientists
Turkish artist Zehra Dogan continues to paint on scrap paper from prison
She was sentenced to jail for "spreading terrorist propaganda" after posting a painting depicting a Kurdish town draped in Turkish flags
Bay Area commissions turn dismantled guns into art
The Robby Poblete Foundation, started by the mother of an aspiring artist and gun violence victim, aims to take guns off the street and draw attention to daily shootings in minority neighbourhoods
Contemporary art biennial returns to Mardin in Turkey after three-year hiatus
Event resumes in the ancient city in the country’s south-east corner after years of tumult
Unarmed female photographer hit by Israeli rubber bullet
World Press Photo Award winner was injured on her leg and suffered dizziness from tear gas
Women beaten at Beijing’s 798 Art District for wearing rainbow badges
The attack on the two young women by 798 security staff has been condemned by LGBT groups, online activists and China’s art world
Why the French can sell arms and culture to Saudi Arabia, but the US and UK only arms
France's latest deal with the Kingdom reveals the close connection between culture and foreign affairs
The blueprint for Saudi Arabia's multi-billion-euro project with France
We exclusively reveal the details of the plans for a “historic” collaboration
Open letter signed by over 100 artists, including Grayson Perry, slates UK’s education policy
New Ebacc qualification marginalises the arts and damages the future of young people in the country, say Turner prize winners
Prime Minister Theresa May reveals her artistic leanings
New £3m fund announced for arts projects in northern England at Downing Street reception for creative industries
San Francisco promotes pro-immigrant projects
The programming series comes as Trump’s administration is fighting California over its "sanctuary state" laws
Artoon by Pablo Helguera, Frieze New York 2018, Issue 2
"In order to bring diversity to our all-white male artist stable, we decided to bring in a few other, slightly more affordable, white male artists."
On the road, from Iraq to Germany
The Iraqi-Kurdish artist examines migration and contemporary politics in his solo show at the New Museum
Paris celebrates 50th anniversary of May ‘68 protests with shows and new commissions
Institutions remember the turbulent period and consider its legacy
Nan Goldin supports opioid treatment bill worth $100bn
The photographer calls on Elizabeth Sackler to support proposed law amid family members’ denials of responsibility for health crisis
Trump’s travel ban: artists and museums speak out against third iteration
US Supreme Court called on to consider potential harm to arts organisations and the American public
Vital artistic exchanges will be stifled by Trump's travel ban
The amicus brief signed by more than 100 museums should shame the justices of the US Supreme Court
Abbas, Magnum photographer who focussed on political conflict and religion, dies aged 74
His documentation of the Iranian Revolution in his home country sparked a career-long fascination with the world’s major faiths
Alabama memorial confronts America’s racist history
A site dedicated to the 4,400 victims of lynching and a museum about the country’s legacy of inequality opens
Ukrainian artists tackle country’s political turmoil head on in Budapest show
Exhibition at Ludwig Museum aims to uncover work that remains "a blind-spot in the European cultural arena"





























