Anti-immigration party AfD is using provocative 19th-century work on its posters for the upcoming European elections

Councillors vote down proposal to combine the longstanding Bunkier Sztuki gallery with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków

Protests against the right-wing group’s takeover of a 13th-century cloister are growing

Art fares poorly when parroting official narratives, especially when that messaging is opposed to the values of free speech and an open society

British artist says colouring Taiwan differently from China was his "error"

The San Isidro Group of Cuban artists explain their plans for the Bienal Sin 349

Zentrum für politische Schönheit sees artistic freedom under attack

The artist Sonya Clark aims to make the symbol of truce better known than the more pervasive battle flag

The multi-hyphenate, who made his directorial debut with Sorry To Bother You, will speak with Mickalene Thomas at the Baltimore Museum of Art this month

Controversial president’s economic reforms may prove a boost for the country’s art market, despite worries about censorship

History repeats for avant-garde Beijing artists reflecting on groundbreaking exhibition and protests in 1979

During president Xi Jinping's visit to Rome, Italy announced that it will return 796 artefacts to China

Artists voice concern for Hong Kong’s artistic landscape amid so-called “mainlandification” of the SAR

A shortage of ECMT permits poses “huge concerns” for British art handlers in Europe

Heated dispute over European Solidarity Centre in Gdansk taking place in the aftermath of the killing of the city’s mayor, Paweł Adamowicz

New exhibition in London shows negative ideas around Jewish people have a long history, in which artists have played their part—and continue to do so

Protesters accused of leaving behind swastika graffiti at talk organised by Izolyatsia arts centre

A new report by the non-profit organisation Pen America calls for the repeal of Decree 349 while Cuban artists ask for solidarity from biennial participants

Alexander Khochinsky’s lawyer calls the country’s actions over a €10,000 looted painting “aggressive and disproportionate” and says his client will not get a fair trial in the “illiberal democracy”

The journalist, accused of spreading propaganda, was backed by Banksy

Cosmos Shiridzinomwa and Georgina Maxim are the first artists to be confirmed

First four institutes to be set up in Rio de Janeiro, Bishkek, Erbil and Palermo

Arts Council England publishes advice on movement of art, imports and exports, funding, and travel for artists and professionals in case an agreement is not reached

As civil unrest and internet shutdowns continue, organisers say they now hope to hold event in 2020

Frieze's Matthew Slotover and Gagosian Gallery's Gary Waterston among signatories

Some, like Mark Wallinger, hold out vain hope for a second referendum, others, like Anish Kapoor, say we must come together to beat mounting xenophobia and intolerance

Finnish artist Jani Leinonen has asked museum to remove the work—with no response

Public conversation to be held in February will address long impasse on museum loans

The departments of culture, sports and social development have merged