Theaster Gates’s Stony Island Arts Bank reportedly to display the structure

Her art and writing has reportedly been used against her as evidence of ties to “illegal” Kurdish organisation

Immigrant artists are due to take centre-stage in the September exhibition

Over 50 American political ads on view, from the first television spot in 1952 to those used in the 2012 presidential election

Growing number of exhibitions and works address current and historical issues of race and politics

The move seems to be part of a government crackdown on private entities renting spaces across the country

Political artist Pyotr Pavlensky, who set fire to the entrance on Lubyanka Square as part of a performance, is now facing trial in Moscow

Performers face charges of inciting protests and insulting state institutions

William Powhida and Jennifer Dalton team up again for a month-long programme of talks and performances that address the city’s housing issues

With two weeks to polling day, Sadiq Khan plans 15 year culture strategy while Zac Goldsmith doesn’t mention the arts

The legislation, sponsored by presidential hopeful Ted Cruz among others, comes as the race for the US election heats up

Kcho’s sculpture studio has been equipped with laptops, cell phones and virtual-reality goggles and is open to the public from 7am to midnight

Muhammad ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami was given a 15-year sentence for reciting a poem in support of the Arab Spring on YouTube

But London's Royal College of Art among biggest winners as Chancellor presses on with austerity measures

Artist has made a work to support the Women’s Equality Party

A cheery Pyotr Pavlensky demanded again in the courtroom to be tried as a terrorist for his political performances against the Russian government

As the race to the White House heats up, we look at the unlikely advisers that back the leading contenders

Pieces in the Bruce Museum show cover cultural milestones and important figures, from the early Civil Rights activist Ida B. Wells to 1967 Supreme Court case about interracial marriage

Referendum performance is part of the Rubin Foundation’s political art show When Artists Speak Truth…

Removal of artist best known for nailing his scrotum to Red Square has drawn criticism

In a surprise cabinet reshuffle, President Hollande’s cultural advisor takes the top government spot

A French team could return to sites like Susa, where the museum uncovered the Code of Hammurabi

The Serbsky Center may also host hearings next week in criminal trial against Pyotr Pavlensky

The feminist artist takes on deep-rooted misogyny in a new show at the Flag Art Foundation

The saga behind a much-delayed home for the city’s contemporary art collection reflects many of modern Greece’s woes

Survey conducted by the city’s cultural affairs department finds workforce does not match up with demographics

Christine Tohmé says her application was suspended because of ties to culture sector

Five years after the uprisings in Cairo, the spirit of the protests lives on in cultural projects