Politics
Blockade of Qatar threatens cultural institutions
Moving works of art difficult and museum building projects may suffer
Agnes Gund urges collectors to sell their art to fight for justice
The philanthropist used her profits from the sale of a Roy Lichtenstein painting to create a criminal justice fund, in partnership with the Ford Foundation
Andrea Fraser tracks down museum trustees' political donations
The artist says her project will examine how the US has become a plutocracy
Cornelia Parker wants children to tweet Trump about climate change
Artists, designers, technocrats and fellow starchitects gather to launch Norman Foster’s foundation in Madrid
David Goldblatt brings ex-offender portrait series to British jails
The South African photographer also gets career survey at Centre Pompidou, Paris
The art Donald Trump saw during his state visit to Saudi Arabia
Exhibitions organised especially for the US President include works by Ahmed Mater, Maha Malluh and Abdullah Al-Othman
Artists give warm welcome to new French culture minister
Appointment of indie publisher Françoise Nyssen enthuses French cultural world
Conservatives will deliver 'best Brexit deal for the arts', says digital minister
Matt Hancock pours scorn on Labour’s £1bn culture pledge and promises a review of UK export regulations
One year after her release from prison, Iranian artist says she will not stop making political work
The activist Atena Farghadani, who was given a 12-year sentence for her satirical cartoons, reveals the harrowing details of her incarceration
Labour Party promises £1bn extra in culture funding over five years
Published ahead of the general election in June, the UK opposition party’s manifesto includes strong support for the arts
Iran's presidential election casts shadow over show organised by country's leading artist
Artist Parviz Tanavoli hopes Lions of Iran exhibition will still go ahead in Tehran—and travel abroad
Banksy paints first Brexit mural in Dover
Street work showing man chipping away at star on EU flag has already been defaced
French art world breathes sigh of relief as Macron wins presidency
Arts professionals hope that victory speech in front of the Louvre is a sign that the young president will bring new life to the culture sector
Russian performance artist granted political asylum in France
Pyotr Pavlensky and his partner Oksana Shalygina fled after charges of sexual assault were brought against them in Russia
Artist Andrea Fraser to reveal 2016 campaign donations
The conceptualist's project will expose US institutions’ links to the country’s conservative elite
NEA and other culture agencies spared the axe
Bipartisan spending Congressional bill even gives a small boost to their budgets
French cultural groups organise anti-Le Pen rally
Organisers fear the presidential candidate's policies would curtail artistic freedom
What does Trump's plan to abolish estate tax mean for collectors?
The plan could be a mixed bag for both wealthy market players and cultural charities
What French presidential candidates Macron and Le Pen have in store for the arts
Both politicians have pitched new cultural, artistic and heritage measures
Fake news! Photographers’ project explores the media in the post-truth era
Fake Newsroom reimagines the 1980s Newsroom project by Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel
Art collector Steven Cohen gave $1m to Trump inauguration
Other high-net-worth donors include Sheldon Adelson, Steven Wynn, and Henry Kravitz
Artist who shot Beyoncé’s maternity photographs takes on Trump in London show
Awol Erizku's exhibition at Ben Brown Fine Arts tackles “racism and bigotry” in the US
House Republicans join fight to save NEA
Bipartisan letter to budget committee urges an increase in funding
Director of Poland’s Second World War Museum dismissed
Move comes after court ruling allows right-wing government to create new Gdansk institution
Triennale di Milano: art effects empathy as forced migration anchors show
The Restless Earth explores the divisive subject currently preoccupying global media
What happens when the identity politics of the Left meet up with the racial isolation of the Right
The controversy over Dana Schutz's Open Casket is like a scene depicted in another of her paintings: a fight in an elevator with worn cables
A 'heartbreaking' day: Anish Kapoor on Theresa May invoking Article 50
British-Indian artist is among raft of leading cultural figures who oppose Brexit
Performance artists living in exile in the UK might be forced to return to Poland
The pair say a nearly decade-old legal dispute against them in Poland is politically motivated
What does the election mean for France’s art market?
The country’s presidential election on 7 May could strengthen or derail the trade, with the emergence of far-right contender Marine Le Pen a particular cause for concern
Liberty, fraternity, Fossil Free: activists protest oil giant Total’s sponsorship at Louvre
In the first climate change performance inside the Paris museum, protesters shed black clothes to create a mock oil spill





























