Politics
Vote Bob, vote art: on the campaign trail with Bob and Roberta Smith
As the polls open today, and the UK votes for its next government, the British artist is standing against the architect of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition’s education policy, Michael Gove. We joined them on the campaign hustings
Mayor commissions new public art for London in regeneration plans
Ten new works for parts of the city thanks to High Street Fund initiated after 2011 riots<br>
Why there are no cash cows in European arts funding
As the European Union announces its latest grants, applicants find the barriers to success getting higher
Kiev Biennial finds a new venue and international support
Second edition to open at the Visual Culture Research Center in September with related projects across Europe, curators say
'We are grateful that many Middle Eastern treasures are in international universal museums'
Zaki Nusseibeh of the UAE endorses the role of institutions such as the British Museum during discussion with French cultural leader Jack Lang
Democrats lobby for US artists’ economic rights with two bills
But it remains unclear what chance either proposal has of passing into law while Republicans control both houses of Congress
Complex talent needs greater understanding
Denmark’s Asger Jorn was far more than a painter
Don’t be scared of what will be: the Medieval way of art and death
The union of devotional imagery and religious observance was a comfort
The verdict that flies in the face of art history: Luc Tuymans guilty of copyright infringement
A Belgian court recently found Tuymans guilty, a ruling that ignores appropriation’s vital role in art over the centuries and has worrying implications for the future
Ukraine’s art scene soldiers on despite political crisis
Artists can fight for freedom as the country asserts its independence, says gallery founder Victor Pinchuk
Bob and Roberta Smith's Basel 'Art Party' raises awareness about slashing of UK arts education funding
Bob and Roberta Smith’s crusade against cuts is bringing politics and mayhem to the Swiss fair
Anish Kapoor speaks out on Indian elections
The artist has condemned Narendra Modi, widely expected to be India's next prime minister
Western dealers push for trade sanctions against Iran to be repealed
Galleries and artists see improvement after temporary relaxations were implemented to discourage nuclear proliferation
Books: William Morris and creating a social fabric
An indispensable book on Morris’s revolutionary cloth designs and techniques—and the political views that inspired them
With new party leaders in China, observers wonder whether censorship or liberalisation is on the agenda
Is this change in China a cause for celebration?
“Oldest Muslim palace” bulldozed by developer
Lal Muhal in Delhi was demolished on 30 October
Egyptian collector Naguib Sawiris comes in third place in national elections
Al Masryeen Al Ahrar (The Free Egyptians) is led by the Coptic art collector
Moscow dig chief mocked over “fake” site
Protestors claim archaeology project is sham to prevent political protests.
Culture cold war thaws between UK and Russia
Pressure eased over extradition of former KGB agent as Yuri Gagarin statue is unveiled in London
Chicago courts refuse Israel suicide bombing victims request for seizure of antiquities from US museums
Iran was gratified by the ruling that a foreign state's property in the US is exempt from such inquiries
Another casualty of the culture wars
Damage to the Egyptian Museum is just the latest example of the politicisation of archaeology.
Art on the big screen: Documenting feminism and how women changed the (art) world
Lynn Hershman Leeson’s film is an invaluable historical record of the feminist art movement in the US
Poland’s National Museum champions gay rights: critics up in arms
“Ars Homo Erotica” exhibition runs 11 June to 5 Septmber
Discovery of fragment belonging to British Museum's Cyrus cylinder further defers loan to Iran
This development has done little to alleviate lingering tensions between Iran and Britain
First evidence of damage to Gaza’s cultural sites emerges
Antiquities museum hit; fears grow for excavated archaeology.
British Army to help Iraq turn Saddam Hussein’s Lakeside Palace into a museum
British Museum also offers to assist Iraqis to present antiquities
Muslim woman questioned for wearing veil in Venetian Museum
Incident sparks national debate about security; government and city take opposing stance
Daniel Libeskind in war of words with Berlusconi
The architect has described the Italian Prime Minister as a xenophobe who “hates foreigners” and compares his government to the Fascist regime