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
Politics As Lockdowns Ease in Europe, Greece’s Culture Minister Again Puts the Squeeze on London to Return the Parthenon Marbles Greek officials are coordinating with proponents for restitution to put pressure on the British Museum. By Kate Brown, May 26, 2020
Politics Anish Kapoor Slams India’s Prime Minister and His ‘Fascist Government’ for Planning to ‘Destroy’ Delhi’s Historic Parliament Building The government's plan to redevelop an early 20th-century historic site has been met with fierce resistance. By Sarah Cascone, May 21, 2020
Politics In a Sign of a Divided America, President Trump Will Not Unveil Barack Obama’s New Portrait in the White House Anytime Soon For the first time in decades, the former and sitting presidents will not meet for the debut of the official artwork. By Caroline Goldstein, May 19, 2020
Politics The New Longshot US Stimulus Package, Which Just Passed the House of Representatives, Would Be a Lifesaver for Arts Nonprofits Unfortunately, it has almost no chance of passing in the Republican-led senate. By Sarah Cascone, May 19, 2020
Politics Artist Hank Willis Thomas Projected Writings by Prisoners Fearful of Catching Coronavirus Onto Manhattan’s Criminal Justice Buildings The artist and his collaborator, Baz Dreisinger, plan to take the installation on tour. By Sarah Cascone, May 14, 2020
Politics Two Dozen Mayors From Across the US Are Urging Congress to Send Urgently Needed Funding for the Arts in Its Next Relief Package The arts sector generates nearly 5 percent of the nation's GDP. By Taylor Dafoe, May 13, 2020
Politics ‘My Art Is a Superpower That Allows People to Grieve’: Artist Nikkolas Smith on Painting Ahmaud Arbery and Other Victims of Injustice The artist has previously depicted Martin Luther King Jr. and Atatiana Jefferson. By Sarah Cascone, May 12, 2020
