Israel-Hamas war
Lisson Gallery puts Ai Weiwei London show on hold over Israel-Hamas war tweet
The artist-activist defends free speech in a lengthy response, but says that the gallery’s decision is “for his own well-being”
Artists withdraw work from US National Gallery in protest of ‘government funding of Israel’s military assault’ in Gaza
A collaborative sculpture by Nicholas Galanin and Merritt Johnson was removed from an exhibition at the Washington, DC museum
Protesters calling for ceasefire in Gaza take over base of the Statue of Liberty
Hundreds of protesters affiliated with the group Jewish Voice for Peace staged a sit-in at the National Park Service site
Following protests, Toronto museum reinstates Palestinian artists’ work in exhibition on 'Death'
The Royal Ontario Museum had edited wall text and cropped an image of a painting, which the artist says amounted to “censorship and alteration”
'Gaza' spray-painted on world's oldest cultural institution dedicated to the Holocaust
The director of the Wiener Holocaust Library in London described the vandalism as “an action that can only make sense to antisemites and their enablers”
Museums around the world wonder how—or if—to respond to Israel-Hamas war
Many cultural institutions have remained silent about the ongoing crisis
Frick museum in Pittsburgh postpones Islamic art exhibition over fears it would appear ‘insensitive’ or ‘traumatic’ amid Gaza war
Local Muslim and Jewish organisations have questioned the decision, suggesting it risks conflating historic Islamic art and Hamas
Artforum reportedly fires editor David Velasco over Israel-Hamas open letter
The publication of the letter, which called for a ceasefire to the Israeli bombing of Gaza, was "not consistent with Artforum’s editorial process", the magazine's publishers said in a statement
Icom releases first public statement on Gaza war
Comments come four days after Icom Israel demanded that the Unesco-affiliated museum organisation condemn Hamas as terrorist organisation
Art world figures publish statement criticising Artforum letter for omission of Hamas massacre and hostages
Signatories of the new letter state “there should be no contradiction between staunchly opposing the Israeli occupation and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and unequivocally condemning brutal acts of violence against innocent civilians in Israel”
Israeli museums publish urgent appeal for International Council of Museums (Icom) to condemn Hamas violence
Representatives of museums including the Israel Museum and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art also call for the organisation to recognise Hamas as a terrorist organisation comparable to the so-called Islamic State
Palestinian artists killed in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas war
Two artists, Heba Zagout and Muhammed Sami Qariqa, are among the nearly 4,000 Gazans who have died in the escalating conflict
Letters signed by hundreds of artists, including Nan Goldin and Jeremy Deller, call for Gaza ceasefire and aid for Palestinians
A letter signed by Tania Bruguera, Michael Rakowitz and others also criticised arts organisations for their "institutional silence" regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Veteran cartoonist sacked by The Guardian over depiction of Netanyahu
Steve Bell's unpublished drawing of the Israeli prime minister shows him performing surgery on his own stomach, which has drawn parallels with the antisemitic 'pound of flesh' trope
Art Basel increases security for Paris + fair following state of alert in France
Anti-ram barriers will be placed around the venue following a terrorist incident in France, linked to Israel-Hamas war
The Louvre and Versailles in Paris evacuated, closed and searched after receiving security threat
The French government raises security alert to its highest level
Qatar Museums fly Palestinian flag in the aftermath of Hamas attack on Israel
Sheikha Al-Mayassa shared images on social media of the Palestinian flag projected on the façades of the Museum of Islamic Art and the National Museum of Qatar