Politics After a Year of Inaction, France Commits to Returning 26 Looted Artifacts to Benin by 2021 President Emmanuel Macron had said he would send the objects back to Africa "without delay" in 2018. By Naomi Rea, Dec 17, 2019
Politics The US and China Have Reached a Trade Deal—But What Does That Mean for Chinese Art and Antiquities? Tariffs on art and antiquities will be cut in half, but not eliminated. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 16, 2019
Politics ‘This Feels Worse Than Trump’: Artists Voice Anguish After Boris Johnson’s Landslide Victory in the British General Election What many artists feared most this year has just come true. By Javier Pes & Naomi Rea, Dec 13, 2019
Politics ‘We’re Coming Late to the Matter Here’: Belgian Museums Continue to Struggle With a Flurry of Restitution Claims New Zealand and the Congo are just the latest nations to push for the return of their cultural artifacts. By Karen Chernick, Dec 13, 2019
Politics See the Creative Ways Artists Are Urging Britons to Vote Against Boris Johnson in the UK’s General Election There's dark humor, heartfelt pleas, and hilarity in how artists are urging people to vote in the UK's Brexit election. By Javier Pes, Dec 12, 2019
Politics France Released a Groundbreaking Report on the Restitution of African Art One Year Ago. Has Anything Actually Changed? The landmark report was about more than just an exchange of objects. By Naomi Rea, Dec 11, 2019
Politics A Right-Wing Politician in Poland Has Threatened a Curator With Jail Over an Artwork Commemorating the Holocaust, Calling It ‘Anti-Polish’ Art historian Tomasz Kitliński defied the politician's orders to remove the work. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 10, 2019
Politics Kyrgyzstan Censored a Feminist Art Show at the National Museum of Fine Arts. Now Its Director Has Resigned The ministry of culture decried the nudity in the "scandalous" show. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 4, 2019
Politics ‘Call Me’: Jenny Holzer’s Latest Paintings at Art Basel Miami Beach Highlight Revelations From Trump’s Impeachment Hearings The artist's impeachment-themed work debuts today at Art Basel Miami Beach. By Julia Halperin, Dec 4, 2019
Politics The Art Industry Is Grappling With How to Shrink Its Carbon Footprint. But Will Collectors Do Their Part? The carbon cost of shipping works for short-term events is art's dirty secret. By Kate Brown, Dec 3, 2019
Politics The Texas Senate Just Formed a Committee to Decide If It Should Keep a Painting of Confederate President Jefferson Davis In Its Chambers Skeptics think the gesture is meant to diffuse recent controversies rather than create change. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 3, 2019
Politics A Surprising Number of Artists Were Elected to Hong Kong’s District Council. What Comes Next? Many of the artists who ran were surprised to actually win. Now, they promise to bring creative thinking to their new roles. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 3, 2019
Politics As Police Tear-Gassed Protesters Outside Its Doors, the Hong Kong Museum of Art Was Forced to Shut Down Its Grand Reopening The museum is the latest among a string of art institutions to close during the unrest. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 2, 2019
Politics Budapest’s Green Mayor Halts Construction on the City’s $277 Million National Gallery Due to Environmental Concerns The proposed museum stands at the center of a major cultural development plan in Budapest’s City Park. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 2, 2019
Politics Why the New Museum’s Bronx ‘Ideas’ Festival Was Such a Fiasco—and What It Teaches Museums About Their Role in Gentrification The collapse raises the question of whether it is possible for institutions to engage with communities in a "non-extractive" way. By Catherine Wagley, Nov 27, 2019
