Famous 18th-century work will tour France, heading to Lens and Brest

The public body “will not remove or refuse funding” over political work, it has confirmed following backlash

The death of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny last month, after years of confinement in a Siberian jail, and subsequent quelling of protest, emphasised the flourishing of censorship across a globe riven by geopolitical crises, in a year when democracy is put to the test in more than 70 countries. With the threat of electoral misinformation being boosted by AI-generated content and social media algorithms, artists have been warning of new kinds of censorship. The effect is being felt in real life, online and in social media

Qatar Museums launches Design Doha platform as part of cultural drive in the oil-rich state

Devyani Saltzman is new arts director at City of London venue while Nicole Yip replaces Robert Leckie in Bristol

More than 14,500 people have signed a letter demanding country is banned from this year’s Biennale

The conceptual artist talks about representing the United Arab Emirates at this year’s Venice Biennale with work documenting his travels

From Cartier's Islamic inspiration at the Louvre Abu Dhabi to Pakistani artist and activist Lala Rukh at the Sharjah Art Foundation

The boom in digital art tokens may have turned to bust, but the Dubai fair is putting them front and centre as the NFT market in the city flourishes

Exhibition to include huge ‘cartoon’ work and Royal Collection loans

New institution is next phase in state’s mega museum masterplan

Exhibition taps into contemporary debates about social and geopolitical changes

The project, first announced in 2022, has seen 125 miniature works inscribed with the names of famous cultural figures blasted into space

The initiative will support people affected by deforestation

Ikon contemporary art gallery among organisations at risk

Organisation announces plans for a “museums hub” in Riyadh

Proposals by Veronica Ryan and Thomas J. Price include a sweet potato and woman’s head

Works inspired by Leonardo and Cleopatra will blast into orbit on Elon Musk’s rocket as part of a project first announced two years ago

Discussions are ongoing between the Dean at Westminster and the Ethiopian Church over the possible restitution of the sacred object

A statement from the museum says the incident involved activists using “hate speech” towards one of the readers and a museum director

Kathy Hochul has proposed removing certain imagery from the state capitol in Albany

The project, backed by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will also capture many of Northern Ireland's politically charged street art works

Our round-up of the latest art publications

The author of a new book tells us why it was stolen and how Picasso got embroiled in the scandal

The dissident artist argues that restrictions manifest more subtly in Europe and the US

The Fab Four all painted a corner each of the psychedelic composition

Police are not treating the event as suspicious

Image of semi-naked Christ by Salustiano García prompts petition while LGBTQ groups defend the work

Mark Jones also says BP deal is the ‘right one’ and announces recovered items show

Historic works from 20th-century artists from Latin America, Africa, the Arab world, and Asia will also be included