Politics What Does a Biden Presidency Mean for the Arts? Here’s Our Guide to What’s Ahead for Trade, Taxes, Small Business, and More Here's why many in the art world are pleased about the election outcome. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 11, 2020
Politics ‘We Painted, Sang, and Danced Our Way to the Polls’: Artists React to US President-Elect Joe Biden’s Victory The Joe Biden victory and historic vice presidency of Kamala Harris elicited quite a reaction from artists on social media. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 9, 2020
Politics Voters in Jersey City Just Approved a New Tax in Support of the Arts, Setting the Stage for Other Cities to Follow Taxpayers have approved a measure to seed a trust fund that will support the city's culture initiatives. By Brian Boucher, Nov 5, 2020
Politics France Has Approved the Return of 27 Artworks to Benin and Senegal, Signaling What May Be a New Era for Restitution The landmark move comes three years after French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to repatriate African heritage. By Naomi Rea, Nov 5, 2020
Politics Meet the Artist Behind the Lighting Bolt Design That Has Become the Symbol of Women’s Rights in an Increasingly Oppressive Poland The lightning bolt represents women's power and serves as a warning to the Polish government. By Kate Brown, Nov 5, 2020
Politics ‘The Nigerian Creative Community Is Relentless’: Meet the Powerful Photographers Documenting the Fight to End Police Brutality In the wake of what is now known as the Lekki Massacre, scores of Nigerian photographers are keeping their country's fight in the news By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Nov 5, 2020
Politics ‘Good Luck, America’: Artists and Arts Workers React to the Nail-Biting US Presidential Election on Social Media—See Their Posts Here From Kim Gordon to Amy Sherald, here are the best art world reactions to election night and the as yet undecided presidential vote. By Brian Boucher & Eileen Kinsella, Nov 4, 2020
Politics Whoever Loses the US Presidential Election Will Be Immortalized in Artist Nina Katchadourian’s Graveyard for Political Signs The artist has enlisted first-time voters to plant lawn signs in her ongoing project, which started in 2008. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 3, 2020
Politics How Much Do Creative Professionals Donate to Republicans Versus Democrats? Here Are the Numbers Artists gave far more to Joe Biden than Donald Trump, but where do architects, editors, photographers, and other professions rank? By Ben Davis, Nov 3, 2020
Politics Where Do Trump, Pence, Biden, and Harris Stand on the Arts? We’ve Compiled Their Respective Track Records and Missteps No candidate has issued a comprehensive (or even non-comprehensive) plan with regard to the arts. By Artnet News, Nov 2, 2020
Politics Artist Ahmet Ögüt Has Withdrawn His Work From an Azerbaijani Museum After It Used His Name in a Propaganda Campaign The show had been on view for months at the Yarat Contemporary Art Space. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 30, 2020
Politics 24-Year-Old Heartthrob Noah Centineo Launched a Pop-Up Museum to Encourage Influencers to Get Out the Gen-Z Vote The "To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before" star wants young voters to be proud of participating in democracy. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 29, 2020
Politics Artists Flood the US With Massive Amounts of Anti-Trump Art in the Final Week Before the Election—See Images Here Shepard Fairey, Marilyn Minter, and other artists are putting out a barrage of election-themed art. By Artnet News, Oct 28, 2020
Politics Artists Pulled a ‘Borat’ on the Art World by Pretending to Steal a Joseph Beuys From Germany and Giving It Tanzania as a Comment on Colonial Plunder [UPDATED] The brazen group of German artists have even created a video documenting their actions. By Kate Brown, Oct 23, 2020
Politics German Museums Are Embarking on Long-Overdue Research Into Chinese Colonial-Era Objects as Part of a €1.1 Million Grant The German Lost Art Foundation has announced its third round of research funding. By Kate Brown, Oct 22, 2020
