Politics Zoe Leonard Releases an Edition of Her Beloved ‘I Want a President’ Poem to Support an HIV Activist Group The artist's 1992 work has had a special resonance since the election of Donald Trump. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 18, 2018
Politics After an International Outcry From Activists and Artists, Photographer Shahidul Alam Is Finally Granted Bail in Bangladesh The news is a big win, say Alam's supporters—but the fight isn't over. By Ben Davis, Nov 15, 2018
Politics After Outcry, the Mayor of DC Overrules the Local Grant-Giving Organization’s Attempt to Restrict ‘Lewd or Political’ Work Since it went out on Monday, the controversial amendment has provoked widespread backlash. By Henri Neuendorf, Nov 8, 2018
Politics Shepard Fairey, Marilyn Minter, and Other Artists Share Their Reactions to America’s Divisive Midterm Elections We check in with the same figures we spoke to after 2016 election. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 8, 2018
Politics Meet 12 Fierce Feminist Artists Who Marched in a Get Out the Vote Parade Ahead of Today’s Midterm Elections New Yorkers clapped and cheered as the feminist parade took to the streets. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 6, 2018
Politics In an Act of Guerrilla Art, the Father of a Parkland School Shooting Victim Put a Bulletproof Vest on Wall Street’s ‘Fearless Girl’ The move was aimed at voters in today's midterm elections. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 6, 2018
Politics Donald Trump Appoints a Republican Political Strategist to Lead the National Endowment for the Arts The president had previously proposed eliminating the NEA. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 2, 2018
Politics From Coast to Coast, Here’s How Artists Are Mobilizing Before the Midterm Elections From poster-making parties to canvassing neighborhood, the art world is taking on the midterm elections in cities around the country. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 2, 2018
Politics Rosario Dawson, Van Jones, and Others Star in a 21st-Century Remake of Norman Rockwell’s Famous ‘Four Freedoms’ Series—See Them Here Hank Willis Thomas and Emily Shur have remade the paintings with a diverse cast to reflect the US in 2018. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 31, 2018
Politics A Small Jewish Museum in London Will Sell Off Half of Its Collection to Refocus on Immigrant Artists From All Over the World The museum will sell the works at Sotheby's. By Henri Neuendorf, Oct 29, 2018
Politics The National Museum of Damascus Reopens in the Heart of War-Torn Syria After More Than Six Years The museum closed in 2012 amid the country's civil war. By Naomi Rea, Oct 29, 2018
Politics Trump Only Spent $10,000 in Charity Money on a Portrait of Himself Because No One Else Wanted It, His Lawyers Say The attorney general contends that the painting's purchase was improper self-dealing. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 26, 2018
Politics Street Artist JR Has Created an Epic Artwork About America’s Gun Debate, Collaborating With TIME Magazine The work, a video mural featuring interactive images of 245 Americans on all sides of the debate, is also going on view at Pace Gallery. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 25, 2018
Politics Marc Quinn Will Draw Two Tons of Blood From Refugees, Kate Moss, and Others for a New Artwork to Raise Awareness About the Migrant Crisis The British artist is making the world's first migratory sculpture to highlight the ongoing issue. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 24, 2018
Politics Art-World Figures Accuse the Bauhaus Foundation of Caving In to Threats From Germany’s Right-Wing Groups Prominent members of the art world have signed on to an open letter that condemns the Bauhaus for submitting to fears over right-wing mobilization against the foundation. By Kate Brown, Oct 24, 2018