Politics Tania Bruguera and Others Are Demanding Their Works Be Removed From the Aichi Triennale After a Censorship Controversy The artists released a letter in a solidarity with the creators of a controversial sculpture of a “comfort woman.” By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 13, 2019
Politics ‘What Is Considered Evil?’: How US Museum Leaders Are Grappling With the Fallout of Warren Kanders’s Controversial Resignation From the Whitney Museum trustees and administrators are debating the new rules of ethical philanthropy. By Eileen Kinsella & Rachel Corbett, Aug 12, 2019
Politics Artists Turn Hong Kong’s Airport Into a Protest Art Studio as Anti-Government Demonstrations Escalate The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei supports the demonstrations, which members of his studio have been recording for a possible artwork. By Naomi Rea, Aug 12, 2019
Politics Jamaica Joins a Growing Number of Nations Calling on the British Museum to Repatriate Its Cultural Artifacts The Caribbean nation's culture minister wants to see its indigenous objects returned. By Naomi Rea, Aug 8, 2019
Politics New York City Told Its Museums to Diversify or Lose Funding. Here’s How They Plan to Address the Problem Recent studies show that museums are falling short on diversity in several key ways. By Taylor Dafoe & Brian Boucher, Aug 5, 2019
Politics Facing Public Threats Over a Sculpture, Japan’s Aichi Triennale Censors Its Own Exhibition About Censorship Organizers received threats over a sculpture of one of the thousands of "comfort women" forced into sexual slavery during World War II. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 5, 2019
Opinion The Gray Market: Why This Chinese Fashion Designer Could Have a Solution for the Gallery Crisis (and Other Insights) Our columnist stress tests whether designer Guo Pei's unorthodox business model could apply to the troubled gallery sector. By Tim Schneider, Aug 4, 2019
Politics An Art Dealer Says Teens Attacked Him for His MAGA Hat. Now, He’s Accusing Police of Anti-Trump Bias Because They Haven’t Found Proof Jahangir “John” Turan, owner of David Parker Gallery, was attacked on Tuesday on Canal Street. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 2, 2019
Politics ‘I’m Anxious for It to Go to the Supreme Court’: Why Nan Goldin Thinks the Latest Lawsuit Against the Sacklers Could Be the Biggest Yet The lawsuit alleges that Purdue Pharma's owners hid billions of dollars to avoid paying opioid victims' claims. By Kate Brown, Aug 1, 2019
Politics New York Sets Aside $212 Million for Next Year’s Cultural Budget—Another Record for the City The city also announced a new, streamlined version of its ambitious CreateNYC cultural initiative. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 1, 2019
Politics The Bronze Ceiling? What the Gender Gap in Public Sculpture Tells Us About the Barriers for Women in Art Candid remarks by Frieze Sculpture curator Clare Lilley give a glimpse of broader biases in the field. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Jul 31, 2019
Politics Congress Is Investigating a For-Profit Education Company Accused of Scamming Art Students (With the Trump Administration’s Help) When the schools lost their accreditation, they didn't tell students. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 30, 2019
Politics Artists Briefly Bridge the US-Mexico Border With a Heartwarming Seesaw Linking Kids in Both Countries The installation, which went viral on Instagram and garnered mainstream news coverage, lasted a half hour. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 30, 2019
Politics Here’s What Boris Johnson’s Election Means for the Arts, From Dwindling Cultural Funding to the Impact of a No-Deal Brexit With less than 100 days until the Brexit deadline, museums and the art trade are preparing for a messy divorce between the UK and Europe. By Naomi Rea & Javier Pes, Jul 26, 2019
Politics Donald Trump Accidentally Spoke in Front of a Hilariously Satirical Presidential Seal, and the Guy Who Designed It Is ‘Tickled’ Pink Charles Leazott designed the faux seal, but he never intended for it to go viral. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 26, 2019
