Politics Cambridge University’s Jesus College Has Become One of the First U.K. Institutions to Actually Return a Benin Bronze to Nigeria Officials hope more institutions will follow suit. By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 15, 2021
Politics In a Reversal, London Will Keep Two Statues of Slaveowners on View (But With Explanatory Texts) Plaques will now be installed alongside the memorials of William Beckford and Sir John Cass. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 12, 2021
Politics Danish Artist Condemns Hong Kong University’s Removal of His Tiananmen Monument After Over 20 Years: ‘I Think They Will Destroy It’ Sculptor Jens Galschiøt says the attack on his work is an attempt to erase history. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 8, 2021
Politics Three Heads of State Backed a Blockbuster Art Show About Democratic Values. Critics Say Its Organizers Don’t Practice What They Preach A high-profile show in Berlin Airport has drawn criticism for its questionable sponsors and nonpayment of artists. By Quynh Tran, Oct 6, 2021
Politics President Biden Names His Picks to Lead the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities Maria Rosario Jackson and Shelly C. Lowe are President Biden's picks to lead the NEA and the NEH, respectively. By Artnet News, Oct 5, 2021
Politics The U.K. Has Rejected UNESCO’s Call on British Authorities to Reassess Their Position on the Contested Parthenon Marbles The statement marks a major step forward in Greece's claim to the 2500-year-old marbles. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 5, 2021
Politics Afghan Artists Watch, and Worry, as Taliban Promises a Framework Rooted in Islamic Law to Evaluate Cultural Production Per international reports, artists are hiding, and even destroying, their work for fear that they might be raided by enforcers. By Artnet News, Sep 30, 2021
Politics Now in Exile, Political Cuban Artist Hamlet Lavastida Describes Three Trying Months in State Detention: ‘My Work Became My Life’ The artist was recently released and sent to Poland with a warning: security forces would be waiting for him if he returned. By Coco Fusco, Sep 29, 2021
Politics Half of the Top 50 Most Memorialized Figures in the United States Owned Slaves, According to a New Survey of the Country’s Monuments Published by Philadelphia-based non-profit Monument Lab, the report was funded by a $4 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 29, 2021
Politics German Cultural Institutions Damaged by the Summer’s Historic Flooding Will Get a Cut of a $35 Million Aid Package The western region of Germany experienced devastating rain and flooding this summer. By Kate Brown, Sep 13, 2021
Politics Steve Bannon’s School for Far-Right ‘Gladiators’ Has Officially Been Evicted From Its Home in an 800-Year-Old Italian Monastery Benjamin Harnwell, Bannon’s business partner, plans to appeal the move. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 9, 2021
Politics In Pictures: The Last Days of Virginia’s Embattled Monument to Robert E. Lee, From Its Role as a Site of Protest to Its Dramatic Removal The statue had been standing since 1890. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 8, 2021
Politics In a Pitched Battle Over Equitable Arts Funding, Washington, D.C.’s Culture Sector Is Tearing Itself Apart The city’s legacy institutions claim that their grants will be cut by 60 percent. Defenders say it will advance racial equity in the arts. By Zachary Small, Sep 2, 2021
Politics The Director of Estonia’s National Museum Has Been Named President—of the Entire Country Alar Karis ran uncontested in the election. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 1, 2021
Politics Crowds Gather to Protest Warsaw’s Leading Contemporary Art Museum, Which Just Mounted an Anti-‘Cancel Culture’ Art Show On the night of the opening, the institution braced for protests by Poland’s anti-fascist league and various LGBTQ+ and Jewish organizers. By Dorian Batycka, Aug 27, 2021
