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 4, 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
Politics A Key Impeachment Witness, Gordon Sondland Is Also a ‘Lover of Art.’ Here’s What We Know About His Multimillion-Dollar Art Collection The diplomat and wealthy hotelier owns a collection valued at up to $25 million. By Naomi Rea, Nov 22, 2019
Politics Would Michael Bloomberg Be the Most Pro-Art President of All Time? We Took a Look at His Impressive Record From dissolving his New York predecessor’s 'decency commission' to a nationwide record of billions in support of the arts, Mayor Mike could be a new Medici in Washington. By Brian Boucher, Nov 21, 2019
Politics Caught Impeachment Fever? This Gallery Is Selling Courtroom Drawings From the Hearings That Brought Down a Previous President The dramatic pastels capture the Nixon administration's legal troubles in the mid-1970s. By Maxwell Williams, Nov 20, 2019
Politics Beijing Censors Have Forbidden the Ullens Center From Staging a Survey on the Chinese-American Artist Hung Liu The show was scheduled to open in December. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 20, 2019
Politics France Returns to Senegal an 18th-Century Saber That It Looted During the Colonial Period It is the latest effort in France to rectify historical wrongs. By Naomi Rea, Nov 18, 2019
Politics Nan Goldin’s Opioid Activist Group Storms the Victoria & Albert Museum in London to Protest the Sackler Family’s Ties to the Museum The protest group is calling out the museum's director, Tristram Hunt, for his outspoken support of the Sacklers. By Kate Brown, Nov 16, 2019
Politics Why Did the US Deny Kurdish Artist Zehra Doğan’s Visa? She Doesn’t Know—and She’s Not the Only One Affected "They made me feel like a criminal," the artist said of the visa application process. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 15, 2019
