Politics More Than 1,500 Part-Time Faculty Are on Strike at the New School, Home of Parsons School of Design Pickets have flooded the streets around the New York institution this week. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 18, 2022
Politics A Year After ‘Pillar of Shame’ Was Removed From Hong Kong University, the Monument’s Artist Has Initiated an A.R. Campaign Calling for Its Return Jens Galschiøt has been unable to locate and bring his artwork back to Europe. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 18, 2022
Politics Shirin Neshat, Nicky Nodjoumi, and Other Iranian Artists and Scholars Signed an Open Letter in Support of Student Protests in Tehran Protests began two months ago in response of the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for violating Iran's hijab laws. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 18, 2022
Crime Two American Expats, Whose Guatemala Home Turned Up More Than 1,200 Pre-Hispanic Artifacts, Face Charges of Smuggling A raid of the couple's home uncovered archaeological objects, and significant works in jade and basalt. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 17, 2022
Politics More Than 2,000 New York Artists Will Receive $1,000 a Month as Part of an Ambitious New Guaranteed Income Program The model is intended to provide an alternative to the system of fellowships and grants that leaves artists living check to check. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 17, 2022
Politics Artist Julia Weist Is Protesting the R Rating of Her New Film by Advertising the Project on a Times Square Billboard The film is inspired by research into historical censorship on the part of New York’s Motion Picture Division. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 16, 2022
Curiosities A Paris Museum Is Granting Visitors Special Hours to View Its Nude Sculpture Show in the Nude Museé Maillol has partnered with the French Federation of Naturism to host sessions when visitors can attend its "Hyperrealism" exhibition au naturel. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 14, 2022
Politics Starting Next Year, Germany Will Offer Every 18-Year-Old €200 to Spend on Museums, Concerts, and Other Cultural Venues The Culture Pass program follows similar initiatives in Spain, France, and Italy. By Artnet News, Nov 14, 2022
Crime Before Retreating From Kherson, Russian Troops Emptied One of Ukraine’s Top Museums of Nearly 15,000 Objects They also targeted other cultural venues in the region in recent weeks. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 14, 2022
Politics Climate Protesters Hurled Maple Syrup on an Emily Carr Painting at Canada’s Vancouver Art Gallery The action suggests that this style of protesting may be spreading from Europe to North America. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 14, 2022
Politics Banksy Just Revealed Seven New Artworks He Created on Bombed-Out Buildings Throughout Ukraine—See Them Here Among the new works is a mural of a gymnast doing a handstand amid the rubble of an apartment building in Borodyanka. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 14, 2022
Politics Sweden Has Eliminated Free Entrance to Its State Museums and Slashed $91.4 Million From Its Culture Budget Although the government is cutting funds to libraries and art schools, it is investing in scholarships for artists and creatives. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 10, 2022
Crime German Authorities Seized 30 Paintings, Including a $5 Million Chagall, From Sanctioned Russian Billionaire Alisher Usmanov The oligarch is accused of violating sanctions, laundering money, and evading $553 million in taxes in Germany. By Artnet News, Nov 9, 2022
Crime An Early American Portrait Stolen From a Staten Island Museum Was Recovered When an Eagle-Eyed Collector Spotted It at Auction When the painting turned up at a Bay Area auction, and an eagle-eyed folk art collector had a gut feeling he'd seen it before. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 7, 2022
Politics The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens Kicks Off a Controversial Deal to Show 15 Ancient Artifacts From U.S. Billionaire Leonard Stern’s Collection Some archaeologists and heritage experts have called the agreement approved by the Greek government a "scandal." By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 4, 2022
