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.
Pussy Riot's Masha Alekhina flees Russia disguised as a food courier (aided by Ragnar Kjartansson)
Alekhina has been arrested six times in the past year for protesting against Putin and the Kremlin
Paintings rescued from Ukraine—by being rolled up in drainpipes—offered in Sotheby's humanitarian fundraising sale
Artists and dealers have donated works to the online auction raising money for the International Rescue Committee in Ukraine
Kyiv museum curators bravely criticise war by telling stories of its collection's historic objects
Online articles by staff at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine show how items resonate with the war-torn country
Russians are selling art to fund the war in Ukraine—and not all of it appears to be real
An allegedly fake Kandinsky and NFTs of Ukrainian cities' coats of arms are among the works being offered to support Putin's aggression
Russian forces reportedly stole valuable art from museums in Melitopol and Mariupol
A curator at the Melitopol Museum of Local History has also been kidnapped, according to local reports
How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will reshape Eastern Europe’s cultural scene
Amid the death and devastation caused by the war, it has strengthened cultural connections and collaborations between Ukraine and the rest of the world
First Lady Jill Biden opens new Met Costume Institute exhibition with message of solidarity with Ukraine
Dr. Biden joined Anna Wintour and several of the film directors who curated the period rooms of the Metropolitan Museum’s American wing
Venice museums send supplies to help save Ukraine’s art
As part of the Save Ukraine Art network, essential materials to protect works from bombs, fire and damp are heading to Lviv National Art Gallery
Ukraine demolishes Kyiv monument symbolising friendship with Russia
The titanium People’s Friendship Arch above the statue will remain but be renamed the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People
Reports say Putin is deliberately targeting Ukrainian heritage—but is that true?
Amid Russia’s savagery we must maintain a clear ethical stance when intervening to protect culture
Ukrainian artists find sanctuary in residencies in the Carpathian mountains
Fleeing the war with Russia, hundreds of artists have headed to the Zakarpattia region in the west of the country
Christie's aims to raise $1m for Ukraine in string of benefit sales
In April and May, the auction house will sell works to support the World Monuments Fund, Médecins Sans Frontières and CORE, the relief organisation founded by Sean Penn
Unesco indefinitely postpones planned world heritage meeting in Russia
The 45th annual meeting of the organisation’s World Heritage Committee was due to take place in June in the Russian city of Kazan
Russian artist Oleg Kulik faces prosecution for 'rehabilitating Nazism' with sculpture shown at Art Moscow
Politicians said it mocked a monument to the Battle of Stalingrad during the Second World War
Ukrainian actor performs with Putin mask on his crotch outside the Venice Biennale’s Russian pavilion
A police presence awaited the performance, which was only announced yesterday evening
The Ukrainian artist making disability visible through painting and photography
Anna Litvinova, who suffers from myopathy, is hoping to continue her work in the UK after fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war
'Support this fight with your art': Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky addresses Venice Biennale artists and visitors
The president and his wife addressed attendees gathered at an exhibition of Ukrainian and international artists co-organised by the PinchukArtCentre and Victor Pinchuk Foundation
Work by Ukrainian folk artist makes last-minute appearance at the Venice Biennale
The piece was included in the main exhibition after a museum housing 25 works by Maria Prymachenko was destroyed in February
Major work by late Cuban printmaker Belkis Ayón a no-show at Venice Biennale because of war in Ukraine
The work is held at the Ludwig Museum in St. Petersburg, making it "impossible" to be shown in the Biennale's main exhibition
Sanctions leave 'dozens' of Russian paintings stranded in South Korea
At least four Russian institutions are thought to have loaned the works, including the Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum and the Ekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts
Venice Biennale erects scorched temporary 'pavilion' for Ukraine in the middle of the Giardini
The "meditative" space aims to put Russia's war in Ukraine at the heart of the exhibition—and at the forefront of peoples' minds
War in Ukraine delays Kazakhstan Pavilion during Venice Biennale opening
Shipping chaos has derailed plans for the Central Asian nation's inaugural pavilion—but its organisers are improvising solutions
Russia boosts arts funding as sanctions start to bite
Vladimir Putin’s deputy chief of staff will put $12.1m towards helping cultural projects that have been targeted due to “their patriotism and loyalty to the country” since the invasion of Ukraine
‘The egg is my weapon’: the Ukrainian-American artist collecting pysanky for Ukraine’s post-war rebirth
Sofika Zielyk, a scholar and pysanky artist, is gathering ornate eggs from across the world at the Ukrainian Institute of America with an eye to send them to Ukraine when the war ends
Photographer Edward Burtynsky on his Ukrainian heritage and our 'predator species running amok'
Plus, Winslow Homer at the Met and China's Russia problem
St Petersburg artist faces prison after anti-war protest in grocery store
Sasha Skochilenko replaced price tags with news reports about bombings in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol
Australian artist couple documents destruction of Central House of Culture in Irpin, Ukraine
George Gittoes and his wife Hellen Rose are living in Kyiv for at least a month and filming stories about the impact of war on everyday citizens
Italian culture sector divided on whether museums should impose tougher sanctions on Russia or continue dialogue
Former Uffizi gallery director calls for cultural sanctions against Russia saying it "would be a huge slap in the face [for] the regime"
The war in Ukraine: how often must history repeat itself?
Russian repression of the Ukrainian state has always been met with great resistance—this time is no different, says Maria Shust is the director of the Ukrainian Museum in New York
Is this year’s Venice Biennale an exhibition shaped by war?
In the wake of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Russian pavilion looks likely to remain empty, while the organisers of the Ukrainian pavilion battle to realise their project for Venice