Politics Barbara Kruger Explains Her Cover for New York Magazine, a Politically Charged Polemic Against the End of Roe v. Wade The image is a callback to one of her most famous works. By Sarah Cascone, May 10, 2022
Politics Russian Forces Have Destroyed Nearly 200 Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Sites, President Zelensky Says The latest site to fall was the historic home of poet-philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda, razed by a recent artillery strike. By Taylor Dafoe, May 10, 2022
Politics After Hiding Its Prized Collection From Russian Troops, Ukraine’s Largest Art Museum Is Reinstalling It in a Show of Resistance The Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery in western Ukraine has already reopened some of its 18 branches. By Taylor Dafoe, May 9, 2022
Politics A Former Soviet Soldier Turned Dissident Artist Has Opened an Art Space in France for Anti-Putin Voices Artist Andrei Molodkin hopes to provide a safe haven for artists and creatives who resist the establishment. By Vivienne Chow, May 9, 2022
Politics A Second Worker at the Melitopol Museum of Local History in Ukraine Has Reportedly Been Abducted by Russian Soldiers Galina Andriivna Kucher was reportedly taken from her home after she refused to divulge information about the museum's collection. By Artnet News, May 5, 2022
Politics Documenta Planned to Address Accusations of Anti-Semitism Through a Series of Talks—But Then Abruptly Cancelled the Program Ruangrupa, the exhibition's organisers said that they will first let the show speak for itself. By Kate Brown, May 4, 2022
Politics The Longtime Chief of a Polish Modern Art Museum Has Been Unceremoniously Axed by the Country’s Right-Wing Government His replacement is a local gallerist with no institutional experience who wants to do away with “pro-environmental, gender, and queer art.” By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 28, 2022
Politics Washington Lawmakers Take a Step Toward Establishing a New D.C. Museum Dedicated to Asian Pacific American History The House of Representatives has passed a bill to study the museum's feasibility. Now, it heads to the Senate. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 27, 2022
Politics Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Makes an Urgent Plea at the Venice Biennale for the Art World to Shine a Light on Ukraine Zelensky delivered his remarks in a streamed address to a packed house inside a towering converted church. By Julia Halperin, Apr 21, 2022
Politics Russian Authorities Threaten Artist Oleg Kulik With Criminal Charges Over a Sculpture He Showed at the Moscow Art Fair Kulik was questioned by Russian authorities after the Moscow fair closed. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 21, 2022
Politics Israeli Bombings Are an ‘Existential Threat’ to an Ancient Archaeological Site on the Gaza Strip, Forensic Architecture Finds in a New Investigation The collective digitally reconstructed excavations of the ancient city of Anthedon. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 15, 2022
Politics France Seizes Mega-Collector Roman Abramovich’s $120 Million Mansion on the French Riviera as Sanctions Against Oligarchs Mount The government has now seized a dozen properties owned by Abramovich in France. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 15, 2022
Politics ‘This Work Is About the Abuse of Power’: Alfredo Jaar on His Immersive Black Lives Matter Protest Piece at the Whitney Biennial The installation uses massive fans to recreate the chaos of the events of June 1, 2020, in Washington, D.C. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 13, 2022
Politics The European Union Will Allow Loaned Artworks to Return to Russian Museums, But Two Paintings From a Paris Show Will Remain in France A third painting may also need to stay in France, pending the authorities' assessment. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 11, 2022
Politics Finland Seized $46 Million Worth of Art en Route to Russian Museums, Including a Titian and a Picasso, Enforcing E.U. Sanctions The sanctions prevent the transport of luxury goods, including art. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 6, 2022
