A lawyer from Florida drove to San Antonio, Texas, in an apparent attempt to destroy a 21ft-tall sculpture critiquing the Chinese Communist Party

This is the event's first edition since China lifted its Covid restrictions

An "ideological tightening" is spreading through the country as its leader begins a norms-defying third five-year term

The Chinese government's hardline approach has drawn comparisons with the Maoist era

Badiucao's wild poster campaign focuses on country's human rights violations

Plus, Van Gogh’s final months and master printer Kenneth Tyler on Helen Frankenthaler

Museums who partner with China need to know about the violence, says panel investigating alleged crimes against humanity

Artists tackling contentious issues have found an unlikely home in the form of foreign diplomatic services such as the Goethe-Institut and consular residences

Australian think tank data reveals that two-thirds of the region’s mosques have been either destroyed or damaged

Institutions including the Tate, V&A and Pompidou are forging partnerships with the country despite terrible human rights abuses

Plus, art historian Alyce Mahon on Leonor Fini’s illustrations. Produced in association with Christie's

A new draconian law against protests imposed by Beijing and the end of a more open trade agreement with the US has the city’s arts community worried

The Chinese artist and activist reflects on how authoritarian political systems have been able to tackle the crisis more effectively

If not immune to geopolitical unrest, then perhaps art is a refuge for money that is struggling to find its way into other assets