Politics ‘Everything We Say Can Be Used Against Us’: Russian Art Workers Weigh the Risks of Speaking Out Against the War in Ukraine Actions that were once considered risky are now in many cases outright dangerous. By Sarah Cascone & Katya Kazakina, Mar 1, 2022
Politics Russia Has Bombed Babyn Yar, Site of a Memorial to Ukrainian Jews Executed by Nazis At least five people were killed and another five were injured in the incident. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 1, 2022
NFTs As Members of the Crypto Community Rally Behind Ukraine, NFTs Have Suddenly Become 21st-Century War Bonds Around $22 million in crypto has been raised to help Ukrainians buy arms and supplies, including more than $3 million through NFTs. By Dorian Batycka, Mar 1, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Amid Defections, the Venice Biennale’s Russian Pavilion Remains Closely Tied to Putin + Other Stories Plus, an unsolved murder may help crack the Gardner Museum heist, and a new book explores Chris Burden's unrealized art projects. By Artnet News, Mar 1, 2022
Market The Financial Community Is Shutting Its Doors to Russia. Will the Art Market Follow? The same conditions that create soaring values are now being used to keep a lid on art being used as an asset. By Katya Kazakina & Eileen Kinsella, Mar 1, 2022
Politics Artists Are Halting Collaborations With Russia—But Not Everyone Agrees That Cultural Boycotts Are the Right Approach As the military invasion of Ukraine continued over the weekend, artists requested the closure of their ongoing exhibitions in Russia. By Anna Sansom, Feb 28, 2022
Museums & Institutions Russian Forces Burned Down a Museum Home to Dozens of Works by Ukrainian Folk Artist Maria Prymachenko Ukraine's culture minister is calling UNESCO to revoke Russia's membership. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 28, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Russia Loaned One of the World’s Most Valuable Art Collections to a Paris Museum. Will It Be Seized? + Other Stories Plus, Nelson Mandela's prison paintings will be sold as NFTs, and a Van Gogh painting could fetch $45 million at Christie's. By Artnet News, Feb 28, 2022
Art & Exhibitions The Artists and Curator Behind the Russia Pavilion Have Pulled Out of the Venice Biennale Amid the Ongoing War in Ukraine The pavilion of the Russian Federation will remain closed during this year's Venice Biennale. By Kate Brown, Feb 28, 2022
Museums & Institutions Hiding Art in Basements, Returning Loans, Reopening as Bomb Shelters: How Ukraine’s Museums Are Handling the Russian Invasion One art center near the Polish border opened its doors for those who have fled the conflict zone. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 25, 2022
Art World From the Spiritual Revival at Museums to the Whitewashing of Basquiat’s Studio: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news, fast. By Artnet News, Feb 25, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Pussy Riot’s Founder Is Selling 10,000 NFTs to Aid Ukrainian Civilians + Other Stories Plus, Matthew Wong is getting his first U.S. museum exhibition, and Bank of America plans to transform 900 branches into art galleries. By Artnet News, Feb 25, 2022
Opinion The Invasion of Ukraine Is a War Against All Democratic States. As We Fight for Our Liberty, Here Are 5 Ways the Art World Can Help The actions of Russia will have a global impact on the entire world and will very likely affect generations to come. By Olesia Ostrovska, Feb 25, 2022
Artnet News Pro It’s Springtime in Spain as Dealers at ARCO Madrid Fair Say the Art Market Is Emerging From the Pandemic Healthier Than Ever The fair, which is said to expect 70,000 visitors before it closes this week, was busy on its opening day. By Benjamin Kemper, Feb 24, 2022
Politics The Organizers of Ukraine’s Venice Biennale Pavilion Say They May Not Be Able to Stage the Event ‘Due to the Danger to Our Lives’ "If we continue being passive observers of the situation, we will lose everything." By Sarah Cascone, Feb 24, 2022
