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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 6, 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

‘National Geographic’ Turned to a Photo Historian to Help Reckon With Its Colonialist Past. Even He Was Unsettled by What He Found

John Edwin Mason, a historian of race and photography, spoke to Ben Davis about examining the famed magazine's troubled history.

By Ben Davis, Mar 21, 2018

In an Effort to Correct Its Cultural ‘Blind Spot,’ Germany Releases a Code of Conduct for Colonial-Era Artifacts

A Guantánamo Prisoner Will Not Be Allowed to Show His Art, Military Judges Rule

Greenpeace Dismantled a VW Car at the V&A Museum in a Protest Against Diesel Fuel

Cuba Abruptly Turns Away Artists as ‘Dozens of Agents’ Prowl Havana’s Alternative Biennial

It’s Time to Consider the Links Between Museum Boards and Political Money

Is Kanye West’s Meltdown a Joseph Beuys-Inspired Work of Performance Art? One Theorist Has It All Figured Out

Richard Prince Transforms Donald Trump’s Accusers Into Art to Fund Grassroots Voter Registration

‘Every Artist Who’s Not a Lunatic Is Concerned’: Brazil’s Art Scene Struggles to Find a Unified Response to Political Turmoil

German Culture Minister Meets With France to Find Common Ground on Colonial Heritage and European Policy

A Guantánamo Detainee Is Fighting the US Government for the Right to Display His Art

An Anarchist Art Collective Transformed a Trump Tower Hotel Suite Into a Prison Cell for the President

Trump Signs Bill Banning the Government From Funding Oil Paintings of Politicians

Artist Wolfgang Tillmans and Architect Rem Koolhaas Think the European Union Gets a Bad Rap. So They Want You to Rebrand It.

Trump Signs a New Spending Bill That Increases Funding for the NEA and NEH, Despite Threats to Veto

‘National Geographic’ Turned to a Photo Historian to Help Reckon With Its Colonialist Past. Even He Was Unsettled by What He Found

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