Politics Why a Republican Senator Gave President Biden a Civil War-Era Painting by a Black Landscape Artist as an Inauguration Gift The painting was completed on the eve of the war by Robert S. Duncanson. By Caroline Goldstein, 21 hours ago
Politics On a Sparse Inauguration Day, an Art Installation of a Field of Flags Replaces Attendees—See Images Here The installation is in keeping with the inaugural theme of "America United." By Caroline Goldstein, 24 hours ago
Politics Trump Pardons Art Dealer Helly Nahmad, Convicted of Running a Gambling Ring Out of Trump Tower, in One of His Final Presidential Acts Nahmad, who owns an entire floor at Trump Tower, was sentenced to prison in 2014. By Sarah Cascone, 1 day ago
Politics One of Trump’s Final Executive Orders Reveals the 244 ‘American Heroes’ He Wants to Honor With a National Sculpture Garden The proposed garden has no funding or location. By Sarah Cascone, 2 days ago
Politics The Museum of London Has Acquired That Giant ‘Trump Baby’ Balloon for Its Collection of Protest Art The museum says the balloon was an important marker of the history of protest in the UK capital. By Naomi Rea, Jan 18, 2021
Politics New York Mayoral Candidate Andrew Yang Has a Plan to Boost the City’s Art Community: Subsidize TikTok Hype Houses He also promises an aggressive plan to put light shows on monuments. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 15, 2021
Politics The Art-Filled High Line Is Planning a $60 Million Expansion, Dubbed New York City’s ‘Most Ambitious Redevelopment in Decades’ What you need to know about Andrew Cuomo's plan to expand the High Line. By Artnet News, Jan 11, 2021
Politics The Smithsonian Is Rushing to Collect Flags, Protest Signs, and Other Ephemera From the Pro-Trump Insurrection in the US Capitol Conservators are also cleaning up the corrosive damage of pepper spray and tear gas on the building's historic art. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 11, 2021
Politics ‘The Police Didn’t Know What Was Going to Happen’: 5 Photographers on What It Was Like to Document the Storming of the US Capitol We spoke with a group of photojournalists about the chaotic scene. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 8, 2021
Politics Coachella Officials Have Rejected a Proposal for an Ambitious Desert X Artwork, Claiming It Would ‘Exploit’ Local Plight for Tourism This isn't the first time locals have voiced objections to a Desert X proposal. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 6, 2021
Politics India’s Supreme Court Has Green-Lit the Prime Minister’s Controversial $3 Billion Plan to Revamp Delhi’s Historic Parliament Anish Kapoor is among the critics of Modi's plan. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 6, 2021
Politics A Nigerian Artist Has Put Up More Than 200 ‘Missing’ Posters Depicting the Benin Bronzes Throughout the City of Dresden Emeka Ogboh's latest project seeks to bring public attention to the city's role in maintaining legacies of colonialism. By Kate Brown, Jan 6, 2021
Politics Right-Wing Brazilians Are Up in Arms Over This ‘Obscene’ Sculpture of a Vulva at a Botanical Art Park in Brazil A political controversy has erupted over the crimson art installation. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 4, 2021
Politics Trump Threatens to Derail Congress’s Coronavirus Relief Bill Unless Funding for the Smithsonian and Other Cultural Institutions Is Cut The funding for the museums is actually part of the government's annual budget, not the relief bill. By Ben Davis, Dec 23, 2020
Politics A Statue of Civil Rights Activist Barbara Rose Johns May Soon Replace One of Robert E. Lee in the US Capitol Building The new statue would commemorate a key figure in the Brown vs. Board of Ed Supreme Court decision. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 21, 2020
