Politics Germany Continues to Lead the Way in Culture Aid, Doling Out Another €1 Billion to the Sector and Lowering the Tax Rate on Art But some art organizations say it's not enough and that the aid disregards the situation of artists. By Kate Brown, Jun 4, 2020
Politics Artist Titus Kaphar Painted a Black Mother With the Silhouette of a Child for the Cover of TIME Magazine’s Protest Issue The harrowing image is the second by Kaphar to be used as a cover for the magazine. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 4, 2020
Politics Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Alex Da Corte, and Other Philadelphia Artists Are Selling $300 Prints to Support a Local Bail Fund The Art for Philadelphia Bail Fund features work made in response to the current uprisings. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 3, 2020
Politics The Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art Have Cut Ties With the City’s Police Department Museumgoers may not be aware that museums often contract the services of off-duty police officers for security. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 3, 2020
Politics The Controversial Philadelphia Statue of Frank Rizzo, a Former Police Chief and Segregationist Mayor, Has Been Taken Down by the City "This is the beginning of the healing process in our city,” said the city's current mayor. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 3, 2020
Politics Adolf Hitler’s Birthplace Will Be Transformed Into a Police Station to ‘Neutralize’ Its Appeal as a Pilgrimage Site for Neo-Fascists The plans for the site were unveiled on June 2. By Kate Brown, Jun 3, 2020
Politics The National Museum of African American History and Culture Has Released a New Portal to Help Americans Have Conversations About Race Talking About Race was rushed out in light of nationwide protests. By Artnet News, Jun 2, 2020
Politics George Floyd’s Last Words Were Flown on Banners Over Cities Across America as a Rapid-Response Public Art Project The project was the work of Dallas-based artist Jammie Holmes. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 2, 2020
Politics Monuments Across the United States Re-Emerged as Targets of Rage Over a Weekend of Widespread Protest From Denver to Philadelphia to San Antonio to Washington, DC, public art has been swept up in the protests in spectacular ways. By Ben Davis, Jun 1, 2020
Politics The National Geographic Society Wanted to Destroy Its Celebrated Outdoor Sculpture to Create a Plaza. Now a Fierce Backlash May Save It The sculpture in question was installed in 1984 by artist Elyn Zimmerman. By Sarah Cascone, May 29, 2020
Politics Artist Carrie Mae Weems Is Planning an Ambitious Campaign to Alert the World About How the Coronavirus Has Hurt Communities of Color Weems will launch the project in Syracuse, New York. By Taylor Dafoe, May 28, 2020
Politics Arts Officials Urge the European Commission to Rethink the ‘Deeply Disappointing’ Provisions for Culture in Its New €750 Billion Recovery Plan Culture representatives argue that the ambitious bailout does not adequately provide for their struggling sector. By Naomi Rea, May 28, 2020
Politics An Artist Is Transforming the Parking Lot of the Queens Museum Into a Tribute to Health Care Workers ‘So Big It Can Be Seen by Satellite’ Artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada's mural appears in one of New York City's hardest-hit neighborhoods. By Sarah Cascone, May 28, 2020
Politics Claiming China’s Crackdown Will Do ‘Incalculable’ Damage to Hong Kong’s Culture, 1,500 Arts Workers United in Protest of the Move Artists and cultural leaders are alarmed at the prospect of the restrictive new law. By Eileen Kinsella, May 27, 2020
Politics In a ‘Mass Art Protest,’ Artists Across America Drew Trump Playing Golf on the NYTimes Cover Memorializing the 100,000 Coronavirus Dead Marcel Dzama and other artists protested the Memorial Day golf trip as "beyond disrespectful." By Sarah Cascone, May 27, 2020
