Activism
A brush with Léon Kruijswijk
The curator of the KW Institute for Contemporary Art, and co-curator of Present Future at Artissima 2024, on his take on art
Day of the dads: baby slings placed on London statues in push for improved paternity leave
A new campaign is calling for the UK prime minister to revise a policy that is currently “the worst in Europe”
Human rights groups call on Iran's government to end 'systematic persecution of artists'
On the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, Artistic Freedom Initiative’s new report uncovers human rights abuses following the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising
Banksy's Glastonbury migrant boat artwork is ‘vile’, says UK home secretary
The inflatable boat with dummies of migrants is a “celebration of loss of life in the Channel”, claims the Conservative politician
Victory without damage: ‘Just Stop Oil’s climate activism is one of the most successful disobedience campaigns ever’
The climate catastrophe has been brought to the forefront of the public mind without causing serious harm to the targeted works, says John Paul Stonard
Artist and Pussy Riot member describes how he joined Ukrainian armed forces in fight against Russia
Pyotr Verzilov was formerly the publisher of Mediazona, a human rights news site founded by Pussy Riot members Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alekhina
Artist condemns anti-LGBTQ laws passed by Ugandan parliament including death penalty
Leilah Babirye—who fled to the US in 2015—slams legislation which also introduces sentences of up to 20 years for "the offence of homosexuality"
The top art books of 2022—chosen by The Art Newspaper's books team
Struggling for Christmas gifts? Take a look at the publications we enjoyed over the past year—from an exploration of art and motherhood to an interrogation of the culture wars
Miami artist billboard project puts justice in the spotlight
Series of works by new and established artists aims to highlight Florida’s huge imprisonment rate to Art Basel Miami Beach fair-goers
Activists 'severely underestimate the fragility' of objects: 92 museum directors speak out against climate protests
The signatories of the open letter include the directors of the Musée du Louvre and New York's Museum of Modern Art
Following attacks on masterpieces in Italy and Spain, are eco activists winning the argument?
Goya works at the Prado and a Van Gogh painting in Rome were recently targeted
Roaming climate change museum pops up in New York—and sets sights on a permanent space
Climate Museum’s pop-up exhibition in Manhattan hopes to spur visitors to action, and raise money for a long-term venue
Climate activists gluing themselves to masterpieces are honouring art's longstanding reverence of nature—and they deserve our support
The actions of Just Stop Oil and other groups might seem extreme—but their demands are anything but
Documentary on Nan Goldin’s campaign against the Sacklers wins the Golden Lion in Venice
Laura Poitras’s All the Beauty and the Bloodshed presents artist's efforts to bring some family members to justice following her own recovery from opioid addiction
Cameras illicitly planted in Palestinian olive grove will broadcast life from the occupied West Bank to museums worldwide
The initiative from new activist group headed by Jewish South African artist Adam Broomberg and Palestinian activist Issa Amro aims to reveal the realities of the Palestinian struggle in the ancient city of Hebron
In with the cuffs, out with the glue: Italian climate change protestors chain themselves to chapel banister
The Scrovegni Chapel in Padua is home to masterpieces by the Italian Medieval painter Giotto
Health concerns raised over Cuban artist and activist held in jail
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was sentenced to five years in prison in June
Cuban government sentences dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara to five years in prison
After more than a year in prison, Otero Alcántara was convicted of “insulting national symbols”
Protest art is popular, but should it become big business?
Activism has a growing presence at art fairs, but it’s up to collectors and other stakeholders to enact meaningful change
Turkish cultural activist Osman Kavala sentenced to life in prison
He has been found guilty of attempting to overthrow the government by an Istanbul court
Art smuggled from junta-controlled Myanmar to be auctioned in New York this week
Proceeds from Artists Against Tyranny auction at Jane Lombard Gallery will support pro-democracy movement in junta-controlled Myanmar
Northern Irish activist collective wins Turner Prize 2021 with a ‘pub without permission’
Array Collective was picked from shortlist of activist art groups, while show questions whether the future of British art belongs in galleries or museums
Highs and lows of humanity reflected in new book that began on Facebook
The Book of Change includes almost 300 works, highlighting environmental challenges but giving glimpses of a better world
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara named an ‘icon’ of 2021 by Time magazine
The Cuban artist and activist is joined on the publication’s list of 100 Most Influential People by Barbara Kruger and Mark Bradford
Black artist detained by police in his gallery residency in South Carolina
John Sims's current exhibition confronts the symbols of white supremacy and visual terrorism
Cuban artists and intellectuals commemorate the 50th anniversary of poet Herberto Padilla's confession
The public confession, which came after 36 days of imprisonment, marked a pivotal moment in Cuba's oppression of voices critical of the government.
Art world: pay attention to anti-Asian abuse, activists urge
The alarming rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans is just part of a long history of discrimination in the US and elsewhere
‘Things have to change’: third speaker pulls out of Science Museum Group climate talk in protest against oil sponsorship
Broadcaster Robin Ince joins George Monbiot and Mark Lynas in withdrawing from the Climate Talks event over the UK institution's funding from oil companies BP and Equinor
Cuban artists file motion to dismiss culture minister Alpidio Alonso after a peaceful protest turns violent
The activist group 27N cites a law that revokes an official’s power for conduct unbecoming public service in their petition to parliament