News US politics
Living monuments of Trump’s failures arrive in Washington ahead of the election
The Trump Statue Initiative, a guerrilla troupe of performers, have satirized the darkest moments of the presidency
NewsExhibitions
Trump descends into hell—the state of America as seen by artist Jim Shaw
New London show at Simon Lee Gallery also takes a swipe at art world excess
News US politics
Ahead of US elections, artist group highlights 'devastating impact' of Trump's travel ban three years on
The controversial executive order issued by the US president three years ago continues to affect artists from countries throughout the world
ReviewElection 2020
Denver exhibition considers the art of the Trump years
The Museum of Contemporary Art show aims to “take stock of the work that has come out of this difficult period”, says curator
News US politics
Anti-Trump artist billboards greet presidential candidates in Cleveland
Ahead of Tuesday’s debate, political action committee Artists United for Change rolled out a new campaign to #VoteThemOut aimed at five battleground states
Comment US politics
For the arts, there’s only one choice in this election
The Biden-Harris campaign has pledged funding and support for arts and culture as a key policy issue
NewsAndres Serrano
Donald Trump, the brand: a history of the real estate tycoon turned US president in 1,000 objects
Andres Serrano tells us about his multifaceted portrait of the US president in book form, created from his archive of memorabilia
NewsDonald Trump
US President Donald Trump’s angry tweets recorded in tiny pricks
How one woman’s frustrations inspired an army of needlework artists—and a series of exhibitions
BlogDiary
The art of the steal? Trump swipes $750,000 worth of art from the US Embassy in France—but none of it is the real deal
NewsLawsuits
Art adviser sues Rudy Giuliani for $15k in unpaid fees
The former New York City mayor and Trump's personal lawyer allegedly hired the firm to appraise the value of his collection during bitter divorce battle
NewsElection 2020
Carrie Mae Weems, Ed Ruscha, LaToya Ruby Frazier and other artists have had 'enough' of Trump
The campaign, launched by the advocacy group People for the American Way, aims to motivate people to vote in November
NewsMonuments
What to do with all those toppled monuments? Artist suggests turning Chicago dump site into sculpture park
The conceptual artist JB Daniel has offered a location for America’s unwanted statues in an industrial wasteland bounded by the Calumet River
NewsMonuments
Tribal leaders and organisations call for the removal of Mount Rushmore monument
Leaders argue that Trump's plan for a rally there is an "unforgivable affront"
BlogDiary
Courtroom artists draw from imagination as the US Supreme Court moves oral arguments online
Newscoronavirus
US dealers rush to leave Maastricht as Trump’s European travel ban causes confusion
Aiming to stop the spread of coronavirus, the suspension begins at midnight on Friday and is expected to last 30 days
NewsItaly
Steve Bannon wins again in battle against Italian ministry of culture
President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist wants to set up a nationalist bootcamp in an Italian monastery
NewsNative American
President Trump blows up Native American grave site for his border wall
“Sacrilegious” act on Unesco-recognised site in Arizona which contains remains of Indigenous peoples
NewsArchitecture
Trump may order all new government buildings to be designed in the Neoclassical style
A draft executive order, called “Make Federal Buildings Great Again”, would completely rewrite the government’s existing architectural guidelines
News US politics
'An impeachment tomb stone': Jenny Holzer creates work to mark President Donald Trump's trial
The skateboards are produced in a limited marble edition of 25 and a wood edition of 500
CommentIran
'The normalisation of cultural warfare cannot go unanswered'
Tristram Hunt, the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, calls on the international community to condemn President Trump's threat to target Iran's cultural sites
AnalysisHeritage
If the US destroys Iranian cultural sites, President Trump will be criminally liable by international law
The US is signatory to The Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, which forbids any act of hostility to cultural property
NewsPolitics
Culture ministry failed to vet right-wing religious group close to Steve Bannon
Decision to lease Italian medieval monastery to an organisation affiliated with President Trump’s former chief strategist is blamed on staff shortages
NewsDonald Trump
Trump awards National Medal of Arts for the first time since taking office
But not a single visual artist is on the list of honourees, which were reportedly chosen without regard to the nominating council's recommendations
NewsDonald Trump
Gordon Sondland: art collector, museum patron, European diplomat — and the man who might get Donald Trump impeached
The hotel magnate, who owns an estimated $25m art collection, testified today in Congress that there was a quid pro quo between Trump and the president of Ukraine over investigations involving his political rival
BlogIn the frame
Ben Turnbull’s Mad portrait of Donald Trump makes waves
BlogIn the frame
Coco Fusco’s Tin Man Trump travels to China amidst trade war
FeatureLost art
Lost art: to save, or not to save, when works are in peril
From Smithson’s Spiral Jetty to a mordant Trump nutcracker figure
NewsAntiquities & Archaeology
Park Service report warns that Trump's border fence could harm archaeological sites
Experts worry that artefacts would be in peril if a 30-ft-high steel barrier is built
BlogIn the frame
Hillary Clinton reads her infamous emails at the Venice Biennale
NewsArt market
US-China trade war expands to books and maps as increased tariffs hit art imports
Trump's newly increased tariff of 15% on Chinese goods now applies to the antiquarian trade, further affecting dealers and auction houses
NewsArt market
Trump delays tariffs on Chinese goods until December—but not for art and antiquities
New 10% tax will come into force on 1 September and apply to all works originating from China, regardless of where they are imported from
NewsExhibitions
In highly personal portraits, an artist speaks up for his native Baltimore
Painted before Donald Trump disparaged the city, Derrick Adams's new works celebrate family life there
BlogIn the frame
The ‘most petty piece of art’ or an apt satire of the US presidency?
CommentArt market
The Trump administration’s tariffs will not hurt China but they will hurt the US art trade
Art organisations join other US businesses at a series of hearings this week in Washington, DC on the proposed 25% tariff on $300bn worth of Chinese goods
BlogIn the frame
Just hot air? Donald Trump and Sadiq Khan blimps bound for the Museum of London
CommentIn the frame
What art did the Queen show Donald Trump?
We take a look at the art that Her Majesty dug out of the Royal Collection for the US president
NewsPolitics
Italy blocks Steve Bannon’s plans for nationalist bootcamp in medieval monastery
Despite eviction procedures, the US strategist’s collaborator says they will fight to stay in the 13th-century building
InterviewAdrian Ghenie
Painting is more important than politics: Adrian Ghenie on his Trump-inspired portraits in Venice
Romanian artist, whose show is open at the Palazzo Cini during the Biennale, compares his art market ascendancy to working in porn
NewsItaly
Battle over Bannon’s nationalist bootcamp in Italian monastery
Protests against the right-wing group’s takeover of a 13th-century cloister are growing
NewsAndres Serrano
Andres Serrano buys fake dollar bill showing Hillary Clinton behind bars
The signed novelty note will be included in the artist's upcoming Trump-themed show in New York
NewsEconomics
Trump wants to axe the NEA. Yes, again.
The administration points to private fundraising like crowdsourcing platform Kickstarter as a better way to support the arts
News US politics
Trump spent $60,000 in foundation money to buy vanity portrait, Michael Cohen reveals in testimony
The US President’s former lawyer and “fixer” tells Congress the candidate used a straw bidder to ensure his likeness was the top lot of an Art Hamptons auction
NewsArt market
'Piss artist' Andres Serrano buys Trump's wedding cake
Artist paid $1,880 for the mini chocolate cake, given as a favour at US President's marriage in 2005, but is tight-lipped about his plans for the baked good
NewsArt market
Trump’s tax Act offers potential tax havens for art
‘Opportunity Zones’ present a new kind of tax-deferred exchange on high-value assets
BlogIn the frame
Aleksandra Mir presents Trump, the tabloid creation pre-2000
PreviewPolitics
Latin American galleries reassess sales strategies for Miami Art Week after border crackdown
Trump's decision to station 15,000 troops at the country's southwest border has further soured political relations between the US and its South American neighbours
NewsArt market
Art dealers across the US are mobilising in support of Democrats ahead of US mid-term elections
Galleries in New York and Los Angeles make the most of their cultural and financial capital
PreviewAndy Warhol
Is Warhol to blame for Trump? Pop pioneer's work touches on many issues facing America today
“It’s a very potent time to raise many of these issues,” says curator of the Warhol survey opening at the Whitney Museum of American Art
NewsPolitics
Artists join forces in bid to swing US midterm elections
Artist-run organisation For Freedoms’ country-wide initiative is a rallying point—even in right-leaning states
NewsUSA
Naked 'clown Trump' statue installed on Los Angeles billboard
In their latest project, the guerrilla group Indecline compares the US president to serial killer John Wayne Gacy
BlogThe Buck stopped here
After Trump’s visit, Yves Klein’s subversive works take over Blenheim Palace
NewsPolitics
Donald Trump’s UK visit sparks backlash from the art world
British curator Norman Rosenthal says Blenheim Palace banquet “severely compromises” past exhibitions, while cultural figures speak out about president’s policies
BlogIn the frame
Another brick in the wall: Bosco Sodi brings political performance to London
NewsPolitics
Spotlight on the harrowing image that shamed Trump
A photograph of a frightened child at the Mexican border shows the enduring power of images to effect political change
NewsPolitics
Artist collective tackles 'disappearing kids' under US immigration policy
This latest impromptu project is a direct response to Trump's "willingness to inflict trauma on young children and families”, the group says
NewsScience and Art
Artists deliver climate-change message that time is running out
They are increasingly sounding the alarm on global warming, through new works and collaborations with scientists
NewsPolitics
Trump’s travel ban: artists and museums speak out against third iteration
US Supreme Court called on to consider potential harm to arts organisations and the American public
CommentPolitics
Vital artistic exchanges will be stifled by Trump's travel ban
The amicus brief signed by more than 100 museums should shame the justices of the US Supreme Court
NewsCollectors
Art collector who perished in Trump Tower blaze remembered as 'expert' in Pop art
Todd Brassner was close with and owned works by Andy Warhol, who made him a portrait
NewsPolitics
Special counsel investigates Victor Pinchuk’s $150,000 gift to Trump Foundation
The payment came early on in the US presidential campaign in exchange for a 20-minute video appearance
NewsPolitics
Art collective Indecline stages secret anti-Trump work in his New York hotel
The temporary prison installation featured live rats, McDonald’s wrappers and a handcuffed lookalike depicting “Trump’s likely fate”
Comment
Museums have a duty to be political
Activist curators and directors can make truly democratic spaces, but they need brave boards to support them
BlogIn the frame
Jim Carrey’s political caricature sparks backlash on Twitter
BlogIn the frame
Spring Break podium turns public into White House PRs
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Eric Fischl gives out Trump clown posters for London show on US underbelly
NewsPolitics
Trump wants to axe NEA and other culture agencies—again
The president’s 2019 budget includes a similar proposal to last year’s failed plan to defund America’s arts bodies
NewsPolitics
Christoph Büchel relaunches petition to turn Trump’s wall prototypes into a national monument
While other artists sign open letter denouncing the concept
NewsDonald Trump
Trump change: Ukrainian artists unveil presidential portrait made of money
The artists Daria Marchenko and Daniel Green describe the work as “rich and cheap”
CommentDonald Trump
'While I revile Trump as much as the next man, Nancy Spector was wrong to offer the Golden Toilet'
Georgina Adam on why Guggenheim's chief curator should rise above President and his "swampy" world
BlogIn the frame
The Guggenheim's Nancy Spector told Trump to flush off
BlogIn the frame
Artists build Trump Cemetery on golf course
The gravestones read “Here Lies The American Dream” and lamented the death of “Decency” and “Our Future”
Comment
Museums must reassert their values in the face of a divisive and malevolent Trump
The 45th president's values are at odds with those that most museums hold at their core
NewsIn the frame
Sold out: tours organised by Christoph Büchel of Trump’s border wall prototypes prove very popular
NewsMiddle East
Muslim leaders across the Middle East work with Israeli rabbis to keep the peace
Interfaith network says that its efforts are more difficult—and urgent—since President Trump’s declaration on Jerusalem’s status
BlogIn the frame
Trump’s skyline doodle hits the auction block in Dallas
NewsPolitics
LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner’s anti-Trump work adopted in Nantes
The protest work He Will Not Divide US has been moved four times after attacks by far-right extremists and vandals in the US and UK
FeatureFrieze 2017
Artists and the end of truth
Frieze London’s talks programme focuses on the rise of alt-facts and artifice—a realm historically the remit of artists
NewsIn the frame
Trump University’s lesson in heartless capitalism comes home to New York
Real Estate Goldmine recalls devastating impact on Cleveland of Trump's defunct business school
Comment US politics
Why vote? To protect those who cannot
The proverbial arc of history will not bend toward justice without our help
Sue Coe for The Art Newspaper