Politics Macron Appoints a Dynamo of the Publishing World as France’s New Culture Minister French dealers greeted the appointment with optimism. By Henri Neuendorf, May 17, 2017
Politics NYC’s New ‘I Voted’ Sticker Pays Homage to the Democratic Subway The new design replaces the current Statue of Liberty stickers. By Sarah Cascone, May 16, 2017
Politics German Green Party Fights Markus Lüpertz’s Proposed Creation Story Mural The party wants public artworks that depict the city as 'modern.' By Alyssa Buffenstein, May 12, 2017
Politics Pigs Will Fly! Anti-Trump Art Project Inspired by Pink Floyd Gets Frontman’s Blessing The installation is inspired by the band's seminal "Animals" LP—and Roger Waters approves. By Sarah Cascone, May 10, 2017
Politics On the Eve of the Biennale, Venice Puts Freeze on Kabab Shops to ‘Preserve Decorum’ Authorities claim they are trying to preserve local character. By Caroline Goldstein, May 5, 2017
Politics Why Was Marilyn Minter’s ‘Resist’ Flag Removed From the Lever House? Accusations of censorship fly, but something else is afoot. By Sarah Cascone, May 5, 2017
Politics Despite Trump’s Best Efforts, NEA Lives to See Another Day—and Even Gets a Funding Increase Under a new budget agreement for 2017, the NEA, the NEH, and the Smithsonian all receive modest funding boosts. By Sarah Cascone, May 1, 2017
Politics Cornelia Parker Named Official Artist for the UK’s Forgone-Conclusion Election The British artist, who is responsible for creating an artwork about the election, is the first woman to accept the post. By Sarah Cascone, May 1, 2017
Politics Relive the Bygone Glory of Obama’s Presidency in a New Book by His White House Photographer As official White House photographer, Pete Souza took some two million images. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 28, 2017
Politics Ai Weiwei and Shepard Fairey Create Protest Skateboards to Mark Trump’s First 100 Days For the collector who likes to take his resistance art on the road. By Henri Neuendorf, Apr 27, 2017
Politics Red Bull’s CEO Loves Breitbart. Here’s Why the Art World Should Care. The Austrian billionaire is considered a pioneer of marketing through branded content. By Hili Perlson, Apr 24, 2017
Politics On the Eve of French Elections, Here’s Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on the Arts Stark differences on issues of budget, arts funding, education—and what French art really means. By Jake Cigainero, Apr 22, 2017
Politics Which Art World Figures Funded Donald Trump’s Inauguration? Steve Cohen, Steve Wynn, Ken Griffin, and Henry Kravis are among the big donors. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 20, 2017
Politics Narrowing Gender Gap, Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Writes 6,500 More Women Into Art History Artists added to Wikipedia for the first time included Lygia Clark and Hannah Black. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 18, 2017
Politics Iranian-American Gallerists Accused of Attempting to Overthrow the Government Will Head to Trial in Tehran Authorities called their art collection 'unethical and inappropriate.' By Alyssa Buffenstein, Apr 13, 2017
