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Scholars in Belgium, Frustrated With the Government’s Inertia on Restitution, Have Released Their Own Repatriation Guidelines

The report's authors hope to stimulate public debate and force the government to make concrete decisions regarding restitution.

By Kate Brown, Jun 3, 2021

Politics

China Just Shut Down an Annual Hong Kong Exhibition Commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square Crackdown

Some fear the closure is another sign that mainland China’s pro-democracy crackdown is now targeting Hong Kong.

By Artnet News, Jun 2, 2021

Politics

Cuban Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Has Been Released After a Hunger Strike and Four Weeks in Custody

The artist and activist was forcibly hospitalized after going on a hunger strike to protest government censorship.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 1, 2021

Politics

In Its Ongoing Quest for Soft Power, Saudi Arabia Has Embarked on a Multibillion-Dollar Cultural Partnership With Greece

Investing in culture seems to be one way to reform the seemingly stagnant conservative kingdom.

By Dorian Batycka, Jun 1, 2021

Politics

The German Government Is Offering $3 Billion to Struggling Arts Event Organizers as the Country Plans Its Reopening

Germany has served as a model country in its arts funding over the past year.

By Kate Brown, May 27, 2021

Politics

The Chair of the U.K.’s National Trust Will Step Down Amid Backlash to His So-Called ‘Woke Agenda’

The chair was responsible for a report that explored links between the Trust's properties and colonialism.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 27, 2021

Politics

In an Ironic Twist, Culture Workers Who Occupied Theaters in France to Protest the Lockdown Are Now Blocking Their Reopening

Arts workers who have been occupying theaters in protest of lockdown say their needs have not been met—and many won’t leave.

By Devorah Lauter, May 27, 2021

Politics

Despite International Outcry, the Controversial Retrial of Philanthropist and Art Patron Osman Kavala Has Begun in Turkey

The U.S. and other nations are calling for the imprisoned businessman's release.

By Kate Brown, May 26, 2021

Politics

President Biden Demanded the Chairman of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts Resign. But the Trump Appointee Refuses to Leave

The chairman said he was "shocked and dismayed" at the request that he resign.

By Zachary Small, May 25, 2021

Politics

Palestinian Artist Khaled Jarrar Has Made an NFT to Call International Attention to the Plight of His Homeland

Famed for his media smart interventions, the artist is trying to use the latest digital art trend to create a new kind of conversation.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, May 21, 2021

Politics

Angela Davis, Forensic Architecture, and Other Art-World Figures Are Denouncing MoMA Board Members for Ties to Pro-Israel Organizations

An open letter decrying the trustees has hundreds of signatories.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 21, 2021

Politics

France Is Giving Young People €300 to Spend on the Arts After a Trial Run Found the Culture Pass Program a Success

The newly launched smartphone app gives young people a bundle of credits to spend on cultural discoveries.

By Kate Brown, May 21, 2021

Politics

Caught in a War Zone, Artists and Cultural Leaders in Gaza and Israel Say the International Art Community Must Stand With Palestine

The conflict is the latest eruption of violence in the region. But some Palestinians say this time feels different.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, May 20, 2021

Politics

President Biden Nixes Trump’s Planned Sculpture Garden Memorializing Antonin Scalia, Davy Crockett, and Other ‘American Heroes’

Trump issued the executive order last year in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests.

By Sarah Cascone, May 17, 2021

Politics

An Art Collective Nominated for the Turner Prize Responds With Biting Criticism of Tate’s ‘Exploitative Practices in Prize Culture’

“We demand the right to thrive in conditions that are nurturing and supportive,” the Black Obsidian Sound System collective said in a statement.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 11, 2021

Scholars in Belgium, Frustrated With the Government’s Inertia on Restitution, Have Released Their Own Repatriation Guidelines

China Just Shut Down an Annual Hong Kong Exhibition Commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square Crackdown

Cuban Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Has Been Released After a Hunger Strike and Four Weeks in Custody

In Its Ongoing Quest for Soft Power, Saudi Arabia Has Embarked on a Multibillion-Dollar Cultural Partnership With Greece

The German Government Is Offering $3 Billion to Struggling Arts Event Organizers as the Country Plans Its Reopening

The Chair of the U.K.’s National Trust Will Step Down Amid Backlash to His So-Called ‘Woke Agenda’

In an Ironic Twist, Culture Workers Who Occupied Theaters in France to Protest the Lockdown Are Now Blocking Their Reopening

Despite International Outcry, the Controversial Retrial of Philanthropist and Art Patron Osman Kavala Has Begun in Turkey

President Biden Demanded the Chairman of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts Resign. But the Trump Appointee Refuses to Leave

Palestinian Artist Khaled Jarrar Has Made an NFT to Call International Attention to the Plight of His Homeland

Angela Davis, Forensic Architecture, and Other Art-World Figures Are Denouncing MoMA Board Members for Ties to Pro-Israel Organizations

France Is Giving Young People €300 to Spend on the Arts After a Trial Run Found the Culture Pass Program a Success

Caught in a War Zone, Artists and Cultural Leaders in Gaza and Israel Say the International Art Community Must Stand With Palestine

President Biden Nixes Trump’s Planned Sculpture Garden Memorializing Antonin Scalia, Davy Crockett, and Other ‘American Heroes’

An Art Collective Nominated for the Turner Prize Responds With Biting Criticism of Tate’s ‘Exploitative Practices in Prize Culture’

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