Politics Jon Stewart, Michael Arad, and Others Talk About the Meaning of the Newly Unveiled Design for the 9/11 Memorial Glade The addition of six stone slabs to the existing 9/11 memorial honors first responders and recovery workers. By Sarah Cascone, May 31, 2018
Politics MoMA Workers Plan to Protest Contract Negotiations at the Museum’s Party in the Garden The union aims to make its case loud and clear to MoMA patrons. By Sarah Cascone, May 30, 2018
Politics In an Effort to Correct Its Cultural ‘Blind Spot,’ Germany Releases a Code of Conduct for Colonial-Era Artifacts The sweeping 130-page guidelines outline methodologies for provenance research and possibilities for restitution. By Kate Brown, May 17, 2018
Politics A Guantánamo Prisoner Will Not Be Allowed to Show His Art, Military Judges Rule The controversy surrounding artwork produced by prisoners at Guantánamo Bay continues. By Sarah Cascone, May 15, 2018
Politics Greenpeace Dismantled a VW Car at the V&A Museum in a Protest Against Diesel Fuel Responding to the show "The Future Starts Here," the action was called "The Future Doesn't Start Here." By Sarah Cascone, May 9, 2018
Politics Cuba Abruptly Turns Away Artists as ‘Dozens of Agents’ Prowl Havana’s Alternative Biennial The organizers of the #00Bienal de La Habana have attracted international solidarity, and the scrutiny of authorities. By Sarah Cascone, May 9, 2018
Politics It’s Time to Consider the Links Between Museum Boards and Political Money Contemporary art museums are enabled by the same forces that are corrupting our politics. By Andrea Fraser, May 7, 2018
Politics Is Kanye West’s Meltdown a Joseph Beuys-Inspired Work of Performance Art? One Theorist Has It All Figured Out Has Kanye lost it, or is it all a work of art, as one Kansas City deejay maintains? By Sarah Cascone, May 4, 2018
Politics Richard Prince Transforms Donald Trump’s Accusers Into Art to Fund Grassroots Voter Registration Prince's prints start at $100 and will be available at Karma Books and the upcoming Frieze Art Fair in New York. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 20, 2018
Politics ‘Every Artist Who’s Not a Lunatic Is Concerned’: Brazil’s Art Scene Struggles to Find a Unified Response to Political Turmoil The country's leading art fair, SP-Arte, has taken extra steps to avoid confrontation. By Henri Neuendorf, Apr 12, 2018
Politics German Culture Minister Meets With France to Find Common Ground on Colonial Heritage and European Policy Germany is keen on a joint approach to the problem of looted artefacts as the Humboldt Forum nears completion in Berlin. By Kate Brown, Apr 10, 2018
Politics A Guantánamo Detainee Is Fighting the US Government for the Right to Display His Art Ammar al-Baluchi has been a prisoner of the US since 2003. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 5, 2018
Politics An Anarchist Art Collective Transformed a Trump Tower Hotel Suite Into a Prison Cell for the President The guerrilla art project turned a luxury suite into a 24-hour art pop-up, with a Trump lookalike jailed inside a prison cell with live rats. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 2, 2018
Politics Trump Signs Bill Banning the Government From Funding Oil Paintings of Politicians Trump has shaved a whopping $500,000 off the federal budget with the new law. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 28, 2018
Politics Artist Wolfgang Tillmans and Architect Rem Koolhaas Think the European Union Gets a Bad Rap. So They Want You to Rebrand It. The pair call for pro-Europe ideas and images to challenge the rising tide of nationalism and growing support of far-right parties. By Kate Brown, Mar 26, 2018
