Politics

Cultural co-operation a cornerstone of Chinese presidential visit

But a visit to Ai Weiwei Royal Academy show is not on the agenda

Art comes to aid of Syrian refugees

Visitors snap up Greek artist Stelios Faitakis's limited-edition prints at Frieze

Saudi art students break nude taboo

Artist Abdulnasser Gharem filmed "life-drawing" class in school that he founded

Tania Bruguera, the Cuban artist who won’t be silenced

Invited to London by Frieze, the activist-artist explains why she is determined to return to Havana—if she’s allowed

Goya inspires Tuymans to conjure spectre of Isil in new work

Belgian artist’s paintings for exhibition in Qatar address “the ongoing story of violence and ignorance”

London's National Gallery fully reopens after 111-day strike

Union members reached agreement with gallery over work conditions

Artists should be ‘feared by the powerful’, says former Greek finance minister

In his keynote speech at the Moscow Biennale, Yanis Varoufakis discussed the perils of cultural collapse and why the euro is doomed—from an artistic standpoint

Corbyn calls for end to arts cuts

Newly elected left-wing leader of Labour Party promises increased funding for the arts and backs National Gallery strikers

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation asks artists to respond to racial injustice in US prison system

The incarceration rate—especially for African American men—is an “epidemic” that artists should help cure, the non-profit says

A grass-roots biennial for the new Ukraine

The School of Kiev opened against the odds to focus on knowledge rather than art and breathe new life into old institutions

US election 2016: which of the presidential frontrunners gets the arts?

Our guide to who’s running for the White House and what they have funded—or cut

Leading artists donated works in last-minute bid to help save Kids Company charity

Anish Kapoor, Antony Gormley and Tracey Emin pledged support to charity, which numbered Damien Hirst among long-standing donors

Dashed hopes of the Arab Spring: Ibrahim El-Salahi creates new work inspired by protests

Drawings by the Sudanese artist will be shown in full for the first time in Istanbul this month charting an arc from hope to violence

Why Churchill missed the cut in Thatcher’s No. 10 rehang

Archives reveal the Iron Lady’s decisive views on the portraits of Great Britons that she wanted for Downing Street

Miuccia Prada plays key role in Italy-Iran cultural diplomacy

Ancient sculpture from Italian museums to go on show in Tehran after Iran lends Greek statue to Fondazione Prada

Nuclear deal paves way for cultural diplomacy with Iran

Overtures include Louvre director’s planned visit to Tehran, while Italy lends classical sculpture

French culture ministry on the move?

Relocation could take place in two years’ time

Henry Moore's 'Old Flo' belongs to east London council, High Court rules

New mayor of Tower Hamlets scraps disgraced predecessor's decision to sell public sculpture

Why Italy’s museums need this shake-up

And why this major overhaul of the country’s state museums can still go very wrong due to vested interests and bureaucracy

UK to ratify Hague Convention—'at the first opportunity'

Commitment to protect cultural property during periods of armed conflict comes after destruction of antiquities in Syria and Iraq by Islamic State

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Iranian artist sentenced to 12 years in prison

Atena Farghadani punished after depicting politicians as animals

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Five more divisive years for museums and art galleries

The new Conservative government has so far kept quiet about its plans for the arts but the signs point to a fractious battle for resources between national and local institutions