Politics Artists Pulled a ‘Borat’ on the Art World by Pretending to Steal a Joseph Beuys From Germany and Giving It Tanzania as a Comment on Colonial Plunder [UPDATED] The brazen group of German artists have even created a video documenting their actions. By Kate Brown, Oct 23, 2020
Politics German Museums Are Embarking on Long-Overdue Research Into Chinese Colonial-Era Objects as Part of a €1.1 Million Grant The German Lost Art Foundation has announced its third round of research funding. By Kate Brown, Oct 22, 2020
Politics Two Dozen International Artists in the Bangkok Art Biennale Have Signed an Open Letter Decrying Crackdowns on Pro-Democracy Protests in Thailand The letter has been signed by Ai Weiwei, Anish Kapoor, and John Akomfrah, among others. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 22, 2020
Politics Actress Amber Heard and Artist Marilyn Minter Have Made a Provocative Election Ad in Defense of Reproductive Rights—See It Here The advertisement is paid for by a Super PAC supporting Planned Parenthood. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 21, 2020
Politics Under the Shadow of China’s New Security Law, a New Generation of Hong Kong Artists Is Learning to Make Art in Code Young artists are filling Hong Kong's galleries with some of the best work the city has ever seen. You just have to know what you're looking at. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 20, 2020
Politics Even These Collectible Stamps of Ducks Have Been Politicized in the US This Year—and Artists Are Flappin’ Mad The government is requiring artists to design the stamps with a tribute to hunting. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 7, 2020
Politics The Organization in Charge of Rebuilding Notre Dame Must Be More Transparent About Its Use of Donations, a French Court Says The court found that $5.8 million in donated funds had been misused. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 2, 2020
Politics The Director of a Major Polish Museum Is Under Fire for Using Public Money to Acquire a Homophobic Artwork The Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle had secured a grant to buy works proposed by its former director. Then the new one arrived. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 11, 2020
Politics Wangechi Mutu, Patti Smith, and 62 Other Artists Created Images for a Get-Out-the-Vote Campaign Ahead of the US Elections—See Them Here Free downloadable images are available to encourage voter turnout in November. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 10, 2020
Politics President Trump Liked Artworks at His French Embassy So Much He Took Them Home. Too Bad He Has a Habit of Falling for Fakes Trump went on the art-borrowing spree instead of visiting a military cemetery during a French state visit. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 8, 2020
Politics Bansky Accuses European Officials of ‘Deliberately Ignoring Distress Calls’ After a Migrant Boat He Financed Was Stranded in the Mediterranean The ship ended up in distress after taking on more passengers than it could handle. By Kate Brown, Aug 31, 2020
Politics Theaster Gates, Laci Jordan, and Other Artists Have Teamed Up With Snapchat to Make Selfie Filters for the 2020 March on Washington Users can wear artist-designed, augmented-reality face masks, or purchase actual versions to wear in the real world. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 28, 2020
Politics Artist Marilyn Minter Has Teamed Up With the ACLU to Create a $400 Original Print to Benefit Its Racial Justice Program "Everyone thinks they can’t do anything because they’re all alone," Minter said. "This is the lie—everyone can do something." By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 20, 2020
Politics ‘We Are Having Trouble Living Without Fear’: Beirut’s Cultural Sector Starts to Pick Up the Pieces After the City’s Deadly Explosion To truly appreciate the challenges Beirut faces, one must first understand the context in which the explosion erupted. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Aug 17, 2020
Politics Former President George W. Bush, Who Previously Oversaw the Creation of ICE, is Releasing a Book of Immigrant Portraits "Out of Many, One" coincides with a show of the 43 works. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 11, 2020
