
Russia-Ukraine war
On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, The Art Newspaper looks at the human and cultural costs of the conflict, the art world’s efforts to support displaced institutions and individuals, and how Ukraine’s built and artistic heritage has been used to tell the opposing narratives of war.
Ukraine gets emergency Red List for art as evidence mounts of 'trading networks flowing West'
The International Council of Museums has worked with Interpol to create the list, with border patrols on "high alert" to seize art stolen from Ukrainian museums—but is it too late?
Petition to replace Catherine the Great statue in Ukraine with one of gay porn star gains traction
Icom condemns Russia's 'deliberate destruction' of Ukrainian heritage and plans stricter code of ethics
The International Council of Museums says revised protocol will allow it to more readily “address conflicts”—and could lead to the expulsion of Russia from the organisation
Russian museum founder and former mayor faces prison for criticising Ukraine invasion
Yevgeny Roizman, who established the Nevyansk Icon Museum in Yekaterinburg, was until yesterday the last prominent opposition politician in Russia to not have been arrested for speaking out against the war
London's Saatchi Gallery cancels Russian-organised show of Ukrainian art after social media backlash
"The Ukrainian Way" was scheduled for 3-11 September with an accompanying auction of physical works and NFTs
'Mum, I don't want war': Children's drawings from Ukraine displayed alongside those from Poland in 1946
On view in 16 cities Polish cities, the exhibition shows the "shocking" similarity between the contemporary and historical pictures
The conservation studio is the coalface of art history—but not all 'restorations' can be solved with acetone
While my past purchases are lined up for a professional clean, it is the current damage of international cultural relations that seem most in need of a fix
Twitter storm erupts over Ukrainian president's Vogue photoshoot with Annie Leibovitz
Some say the images, alongside First Lady Olena Zelenska, are in poor taste as the battle with Russia continues while others argue it will promote Ukraine's cause
The plight of women artists impacted by the Russian invasion explored in New York exhibition
The show at Fridman Gallery features the work of artists who have faced emotional and logistical difficulties due to war
PinchukArtCentre reopens in Kyiv with exhibition of photographs documenting cost of war with Russia
Private museum opens doors for first time since Russia invaded Ukraine
Russian embassy takes offence at Vladimir Putin clown and rainbow picture
Russian officials in Switzerland say they are “outraged” by LGBTQ connection and “war criminal” label
Ukrainian churches and places of worship devastated by war
As Russia's war continues, conservation is proving impossible—but heritage groups, priests and volunteers are doing their best to document the destruction
Cold War era returns as cultural ties are severed between Russia and US
Cultural understanding “cancelled” as Russia withdraws from 1998 memorandum and museums wind down “all direct communications and collaborative work”
The romantic story behind a Russian photographer's version of Klimt's Kiss painting, restaged for Ukraine
Andrey Kezzyn recounts how hearing a tale of two lovers separated by the war spurred him to remake the famous art historical image
‘No one can interfere with our offensive’: Hermitage director Mikhail Piotrovsky compares Russian export of culture to country’s ‘operation’ in Ukraine
St. Petersburg museum also announces “a one-year moratorium on exhibitions in Europe and the US”
British Council teams up with Ukrainian Institute to provide nine-month platform for creatives from besieged nation
The initiative marks 30 years of formal cultural relations between the two countries
New St Petersburg fair launches during Art Basel as Russia’s art scene copes with new reality
The new 1703 contemporary art fair, sponsored by the Kremlin-controlled Gazprom, overlaps exactly with the Swiss fair, which has long been a destination for Russian collectors
Ukrainian bride performance erupts onto Art Basel's Messeplatz
Russia-Ukraine war enters the spotlight at the Swiss fair with Isagus Toche's Chernobyl Bride work
Is Ukraine's cultural heritage under coordinated attack?
Sites are suffering widespread destruction, but a coalition of organisations is working to provide evidence of deliberate targeting by Russian forces
Ukraine misses out on UK cultural protection money
British Council has so far failed to get extra emergency funding to save ravaged heritage
Director of Moscow’s Second World War museum says he is ‘proud’ to be sanctioned over war in Ukraine
Aleksandr Shkolnik was added to list of sanctioned individuals by the UK and Australia, and is the first Russian museum director to be targeted
Seized antiquities sent from Ukraine to go on show at British Museum
Hoard of medieval metalwork had been illegally mailed to the UK, and will be sent to Kyiv museum when safe to do so
Russian Fabergé treasures from V&A show still being held in UK because of sanctions over Ukraine
Among the pieces are the first Fabergé Egg and a golden cigarette box made for the Rothschild family, which were both acquired by the oligarch Viktor Vekselberg
Ukraine fundraiser shines intriguing light on art, wealth—and a flexible approach to morality
'Brave Ukraine' event—presided over by Christie’s and held at Tate Modern—shows a cultural crowd keen to distance itself from the oligarchs it once wooed
Georgian galleries unite for first Tbilisi Gallery Weekend in support of Ukraine
Commercial spaces will exhibit and sell works made by artists during Russia’s invasion
Masterpieces from Morozov collection return to Russia from France—but three works have been retained
Around 200 valuable works had to be sent in five convoys of six trucks across Europe as war in Ukraine hampers shipping
Ukrainian artists stage war crimes exhibition at Russia House in Davos for World Economic Forum
Show opens ahead of Ukrainian President Zelenksy's address at the global summit
Venice gets political: how the art world's biggest stage has become a focal point for Ukrainian protests
From demonstrations to a presidential address, the Biennale city continues to be a creative platform to criticise Russia's war
'Malevich is not Russian': activist group takes to Instagram to demand that Ukrainian heritage is recognised
Student-run Shadows Project aims to defend Ukraine’s cultural history and has in its sights Western institutions that identify Ukrainian art and artists as Russian
Australian artist creates mural in Ukrainian city of Odessa, comparing Putin to bloodthirsty warlord from The Hobbit
The work was made in collaboration with local poet Viktor Solodchuk