Protest
First Botticelli, now Boccioni: eco activists glue themselves to Futurist sculpture in Milan
More protest actions will follow, says Ultima Generazione group
Constable painting rehung at National Gallery after protestors glue themselves to frame
The campaign group, Just Stop Oil, has targeted famous works at Kelvingrove, Courtauld and Manchester Art Gallery
Activists glue themselves to painting in Glasgow museum to protest art world's fossil fuel use
Two demonstrators are in police custody after they attached themselves to a 19th-century landscape by Horatio McCulloch at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery
Russian justice ministry declares feminist artist Yulia Tsvetkova a 'foreign agent'
Tsvetkova, who is currently on trial on charges of disseminating pornography, is one of a growing cohort of dissidents to be labeled 'foreign agents'
Artist protests against war outside Russian Pavilion at Venice Biennale
Russian artist Vadim Zakharov was stopped by Italian police
Russia-Ukraine war seeps into Art Dubai fair
Georgian gallery lays down Ukrainian flag in its booth while fair says it will donate 25% of ticket sales to Ukrainian refugees
Museum ethics organisation criticises ‘forced resignation’ of Manchester gallery director
Cimam is demanding "greater clarity" over the reasons for Alistair Hudson’s proposed removal
Oscar Murillo among slew of artists to pull out of Manchester show in protest at treatment of reportedly ousted director
More than 20 artists have withdrawn from British Art Show 9 in support of "political freedom, and artistic expression in cultural institutions and universities across the UK"
From naked protests to blockchain fundraising: how artists are protesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Russia has warned of "legal repercussions" for taking part in anti-war demonstrations
Climate activists present mock Stonehenge drilling plan at British Museum amid rumours institution will renew contract with BP
BP or not BP demonstrated against the museum's partnership with the oil giant over the weekend
Demonstrators gather in Venice to protest against Biennale’s 'invasion' of the Arsenale
Local associations are objecting to plans to transform part of the former shipyard into a new site for the Biennale’s historical archives
Badiucao launches NFT collection to protest against China's human rights record on eve of Beijing Winter Olympics
Collectors can write their own message about China’s regime onto the blockchain
Within minutes, top Russian artists manage to raise funds for legal defence of feminist artist facing six-year prison term
Yulia Tsvetkova, a LGBTQ activist-artist, is facing pornography charges for posting body-positive drawings
Manicure at the Mauritshuis? Dutch museums turn into beauty parlours in protest over Covid restrictions
Initiative questions why gyms, hair salons and brothels have reopened but culture venues remain closed in the Netherlands
Smithsonian continues Capitol insurrection archival project
The museum initiated the project last year in the aftermath of the violent far-right riot on 6 January, and has added artefacts originating not only with the rioters but also those who acted against the mob
Kazakhstan protestors topple statue of former leader as unrest sweeps the country
A sharp fuel price hike triggered widespread demonstrations in the former Soviet republic with artists calling for a stop to the violence
MFA Boston workers who unionised go on strike
More than 200 workers at the museum are striking for a day in protest of stalled contract negotiations
UK’s controversial new police bill poses major threat to the art world
Proposed legislation aimed at cracking down on unruly protests may criminalise protest art
Cultural activist Osman Kavala remains imprisoned in Turkey without conviction almost four years after his arrest
Turkish authorities behind the legal saga have been criticised by the European Court of Human Rights
Monuments of European colonisers are vandalised and toppled in Colombia
The Colombian ministry of culture says it will form a committee to review contested memorials
Should the Science Museum stop taking money from oil companies?
Plus, Michael Landy's exhibition at Firstsite and artist Shahzia Sikander on a manuscript miniature
Brooklyn’s long history of resistance is celebrated on Juneteenth
A series of installations and programmes draw on the Center for Brooklyn History's extensive archive
Plywood boards used to shutter New York shops are transformed into canvases for local artists
The Plywood Protection Project has given five artists material to create new public works in each borough
Take the stage, New York: Rashid Johnson will build a platform for the public as Creative Time’s summer project
The city’s residents will be able to use the space for performances or public action, as well as take part in a programme of artist-led events
Russian artist Yulia Tsvetkova, who faces prison for posting feminist drawings, starts hunger strike
The 27-year-old activist is demanding that her criminal trial be held in public
Adrian Piper plans a protest in Berlin over school class sizes
The 15 May demonstration is part of her ongoing Wahlkampagne criticizing Germany’s education system
A feeble congress and the raising up of poetry in Cuba
While the Eighth Congress of the Cuban Communist Party ignored the needs of the people, the activist group 27N published a manifesto encapsulating their aims for the future
Belarus culture figures face severe repression for criticising 'Europe's last dictator', amnesty report reveals
Artists among those being arrested and tortured for speaking up against President Aleksandr Lukashenko
Discoveries at Stonehenge highlight controversial new tunnel's threat to heritage
Recent excavation has uncovered late Neolithic and Bronze Age artefacts and human remains
The fight against Putin: artists on the frontline
Plus, India reconstructs its history and Navid Nuur on Walter de Maria