Politics Rebekah Mercer, Billionaire Donor to Anti-Science Causes, Is Off the American Museum of Natural History’s Board After Years of Protest There had been widespread calls from museum curators and scientists for Mercer to step down. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 24, 2020
Politics Museums Across Northern Italy Shutter as the Country Takes Emergency Measures to Contain the Spread of Coronavirus Authorities are taking exceptional measures to contain Europe’s biggest outbreak of the virus. By Naomi Rea, Feb 24, 2020
Politics In India, One Man Literally Prays to an Uncanny Sculpture He Made of Donald Trump, His ‘God’ It remains to be seen if the president, who visits the country this month, will meet his biggest fan. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 20, 2020
Politics France Charges Dissident Artist Pyotr Pavlensky With Invasion of Privacy for Leaking a Paris Politician’s Sex Tape Pavlensky has a history of protest performance art. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 19, 2020
Politics ‘It Confirms the Dread I Felt on Election Day’: Artists From Countries Targeted by Trump’s Latest Immigration Ban Speak Out Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, and Tanzania were all added to the banned list. By Brian Boucher, Feb 17, 2020
Politics Jeff Koons’s Ex-Wife and Muse Ilona Staller, aka Cicciolina, Is Returning to Politics to Take on Italy’s Populist Insurgents Iona Staller is angry that Italy's populist politicians have slashed pensions for her and other former members of parliament. By Naomi Rea, Feb 14, 2020
Politics This Artist-Activist Is Asking Women Artists to Raise Their Prices by 15 Percent to Fight the Art World’s Gender Pay Gap Michele Pred is taking to Frieze LA to promote her initiative. Look for her in the dress made of pink dollar bills. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 13, 2020
Politics The House of Representatives Has Overwhelmingly Voted to Establish a Smithsonian Women’s History Museum A similar bill is awaiting approval from the Senate. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 12, 2020
Politics A Native American Burial Ground Is Being Desecrated to Make Way for Donald Trump’s Border Wall Construction on the border wall threatens more than 20 sites across Arizona. By Tanner West, Feb 11, 2020
Politics Malaysian Artists Cry Foul as the National Gallery in Kuala Lumpur Censors Four Artworks for Their Political Content The works were removed from an artist's mid-career survey after a museum board member complained. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 11, 2020
Politics President Trump Is Trying to Eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts—Again—in His Just-Released 2021 Budget Proposal Will Trump's latest attempt to slash arts agencies succeed this time? By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 10, 2020
Politics We Talked to the Sketch Artists Who Captured the Only Images of Trump’s Impeachment Trial, Where Cameras Were Banned See some of their most compelling images, including screaming protestors, grandstanding lawyers, and Mitt Romney's chocolate milk. By Taylor Dafoe & Eileen Kinsella, Feb 7, 2020
Politics President Trump Wants to Make ‘Federal Buildings Beautiful Again’ With a New Executive Order That Echoes Fascist History The leaked order declares that “classical architectural style shall be the preferred and default style.” By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 5, 2020
Politics Yet Another High-Profile Museum Director in Poland Has Been Fired From Her Post by the Local Right-Wing Government Alicja Knast has been removed from her post as director of the Silesian Museum. By Hili Perlson, Feb 4, 2020
Politics Dozens of US War Veterans Are Urging MoMA to Reject ‘Toxic Philanthropy’ From Investors in Private Military Companies Their letter was sent in solidarity with artists who have asked the institution to cut ties with controversial board members. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 4, 2020
