Politics Andres Serrano’s Shocking New Film Delves Into the Chaos of the U.S. Capitol Riot. He Thinks Trump Will Love It The artist's first-ever film takes an unflinching look at American history. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 6, 2022
Politics An Israeli Mayor Is Facing Backlash for Forcing a Museum to Remove an Artwork He Said Used ‘Gutter Language’ At the heart of the controversy is a 1997 painting by David Reeb. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 4, 2022
Opinion From Immersive Everything to the Rise of Museum Unions, These 7 Trends Defined the Art World in 2021—and Will Shape the Year to Come A look at the movements that defined 2021 in the art world, and how they may evolve in the year ahead. By Ben Davis, Jan 2, 2022
Politics A Hong Kong University Has Swiftly Moved to Dismantle a Beloved Political Monument, Sparking Outrage The artist behind the artwork said he’s tried to contact the school’s administrators about relocating it to Europe but they did not respond. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 22, 2021
Politics Former U.K. Culture Minister Says the Parthenon Marbles Should Be Returned to Greece: ‘It Would Be a Wonderful Thing’ Ed Vaizey says the marbles are inextricably woven into Greek culture and identity. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 22, 2021
Know Your Rights Can I Earn Royalties Anytime Someone Resells My NFT? + Other Artists’-Rights Questions, Answered Plus, why exactly is Taylor Swift re-recording all her music? And can I use any photograph I take of an artist's work in a museum? By Katarina Feder, Dec 21, 2021
Art Criticism Full of Both Passion and Grace, MoMA PS1’s ‘Greater New York’ Exhibition Is a Model of Intelligent Curating PS1's big show feels like a show about the actual life of New York, rather than being just for tourists looking for a good photo. By Marianela D'Aprile, Dec 21, 2021
Politics A Send-Off Exhibition of 179 Looted Objects in Hamburg Marks ‘the Beginning of the Return’ of Germany’s Benin Bronzes to Nigeria The objects are being shown together for the first time in a century. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 17, 2021
Crime In a Landmark Restitution, the U.S. Returns 200 Looted Antiquities From Top Museums and Private Collections to Italy Fun fact: one of the sculptures was linked to Kim Kardashian. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 17, 2021
Curiosities What If the ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ Movement Backfires? + More Questions I Have About the Week’s Art News Also, are we in an Indie Aesthetics boom? By Ben Davis, Dec 15, 2021
Op-Ed The U.K. Has Held Onto the Parthenon Marbles for Centuries—But the Tide Is Turning. Here’s Why I Expect Them to Be Returned by 2030 Lockdowns have played a significant role in shifting the public's perception on restitution. By Dan Hicks, Dec 14, 2021
Politics In 2016, Julian Assange Gave Ai Weiwei a Treadmill. Now the Artist Is Using it in a Campaign to Save the WikiLeaks Founder Ai Weiwei says that any threat to Julian Assange is an attack on press freedom globally. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 14, 2021
Politics Banksy Designed a Line of T-Shirts to Raise Money for Protesters Accused of Toppling a Statue of Slave Trader Edward Colston The “Colston Four” are charged with criminal damage to public property. By Artnet News, Dec 13, 2021
Politics The Kunstmuseum Bern Will Give Up Dozens of Works With Murky Provenance From the Collection of the Late Cornelius Gurlitt The works include two watercolors by Otto Dix that will go directly to the heirs of the rightful owners. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 12, 2021
Politics New York City Is Giving $51.4 Million in Grants to Help Its Hard-Hit Arts Industry Regain Footing Grantees include Performa, the Asia Society, and the Guggenheim. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 10, 2021
