Politics
Bipartisan bill to remove hurdles for heirs seeking Holocaust-era art
The legislation, sponsored by presidential hopeful Ted Cruz among others, comes as the race for the US election heats up
Cuban artist offers free wifi to Havana locals, with backing from Google
Kcho’s sculpture studio has been equipped with laptops, cell phones and virtual-reality goggles and is open to the public from 7am to midnight
Barack Obama visits Havana’s historic city centre
The tour is the first by a sitting US president in 88 years
Qatari poet released from prison after royal pardon
Muhammad ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami was given a 15-year sentence for reciting a poem in support of the Arab Spring on YouTube
Budget 2016 to see extra arts funding heading north
But London's Royal College of Art among biggest winners as Chancellor presses on with austerity measures
Damien Hirst, suffragette, spins with a twist
Artist has made a work to support the Women’s Equality Party
Moscow judge extends detention of Russian protest artist
A cheery Pyotr Pavlensky demanded again in the courtroom to be tried as a terrorist for his political performances against the Russian government
Meet the five surprising arts figures behind the Republican presidential candidates
As the race to the White House heats up, we look at the unlikely advisers that back the leading contenders
A timeline of African American history, told through quilts
Pieces in the Bruce Museum show cover cultural milestones and important figures, from the early Civil Rights activist Ida B. Wells to 1967 Supreme Court case about interracial marriage
'Dear New Yorkers, tear down those walls': Tania Bruguera to stage public vote on immigration
Referendum performance is part of the Rubin Foundation’s political art show When Artists Speak Truth…
Political artist Pyotr Pavlensky pulled from Russia’s top art prize
Removal of artist best known for nailing his scrotum to Red Square has drawn criticism
Audrey Azoulay replaces Fleur Pellerin as France’s culture minister
In a surprise cabinet reshuffle, President Hollande’s cultural advisor takes the top government spot
Louvre inks historic deal with Iran to cooperate on archaeological digs, exhibitions and exchanges
A French team could return to sites like Susa, where the museum uncovered the Code of Hammurabi
Russian protest artist held in Moscow psychiatric hospital
The Serbsky Center may also host hearings next week in criminal trial against Pyotr Pavlensky
Betty Tompkins paints 1,000 words that describe women—and most of them are horrible
The feminist artist takes on deep-rooted misogyny in a new show at the Flag Art Foundation
A tale fit for Homer: the decade-long odyssey of Athens’s National Museum of Contemporary Art
The saga behind a much-delayed home for the city’s contemporary art collection reflects many of modern Greece’s woes
The really white cube: New York’s culture groups less diverse than they think
Survey conducted by the city’s cultural affairs department finds workforce does not match up with demographics
Lebanese authorities backtrack over high-profile curator's passport renewal
Christine Tohmé says her application was suspended because of ties to culture sector
How art is keeping alive the memory of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution
Five years after the uprisings in Cairo, the spirit of the protests lives on in cultural projects
Palestinian Museum to open in May
Inaugural show will focus on the objects that individual Palestinians would never part with
Lego changes policy after Ai Weiwei backlash
Chinese artist describes U-turn as “victory for freedom of speech”
Science fiction in the Holy Land
Artists Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind discuss how they are propelling Palestinians into an alternate reality
Turkey’s crackdown on freedom of expression intensifies
Two leading Turkish artists arrested during peace march, but released days later
Designers needed for travelling pavilion dedicated to Charlie Hebdo
Project on free speech launches on the first anniversary of terrorist attacks at Paris satirical magazine
Hundreds protest oil sponsorship at Louvre during UN climate change conference
International activists arrested after spilling fake oil in the museum entrance
Pussy Riot among artists behind new charity building shelters in Calais for refugees
Refugee Response Foundation, founded by artist duo The Connor Brothers, is also due to help with legal and living costs
UN advisers launch appeal to stop execution of Palestinian artist in Saudi Arabia
Ashraf Fayadh’s death sentence for apostasy is “unlawful”, experts say
US collectors dash to Cuba
Diplomatic thaw draws collectors and curators to the Caribbean island
