
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.
Mariupol museum dedicated to 19th-century artist Arkhip Kuindzhi destroyed by airstrike, according to local media
Ukrainian port city has been under constant bombardment since the outbreak of the war with Russia in February
Glass art about animals in the Chornobyl exclusion zone takes on new edge
Sibylle Peretti’s glass sculptures, on view in New York and Washington, focus on the wildlife around the Ukrainian nuclear plant that has been taken over by the Russian military
How Poland's museum community is stepping up to support Ukrainian colleagues
Cultural institutions in the neighbouring country are sending emergency aid and housing refugees
German museums offer curator jobs to Ukrainian and Russian refugees
Berlin-based Ernst von Siemens Art Foundation is supporting roles for a one-year period
Russia bombs Mariupol art school sheltering 400 civilians, Ukraine claims
Women, children and elderly residents were among those in the G12 Art School building that was destroyed this weekend, according to local authorities
JR creates giant photo installation of five-year-old Ukrainian refugee Valeriia in city of Lviv
Street artist made the work for the cover of Time magazine
Sunflowers: the symbol of Van Gogh—and Ukraine
Vincent’s beloved bloom will eventually flourish again in the war-torn country
UK sanctions Russian oligarch behind major Fabergé egg loan to V&A exhibition
Ukrainian-born mining billionaire Viktor Vekselberg lent the first Imperial Easter egg to the London museum through his foundation
Russia has shut down Instagram—what now for its online art community?
On Monday, Moscow branded the Meta company an "extremist organisation", effectively criminalising the use of Instagram and Facebook in the country
Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams call off Russian art auctions in response to war in Ukraine
The sales, popular with London-based Russians and regional collectors in Russia alike, had been scheduled for June
France launches €1m fund to help Ukrainian and ‘dissident Russian’ artists fleeing war
Culture ministry initiative will offer three-month residencies and an emergency telephone service
Museum building heavily damaged in Ukraine's battle-ravaged city of Chernihiv
Director has been posting emotional updates on Facebook as Russian forces shell area
European institutions pull loans from Moscow exhibition about the history of duels
Museums in the UK, France, Austria and Spain recalled their works, effectively postponing the Moscow Kremlin Museums exhibition indefinitely
Historic Ukrainian monastery—sheltering hundreds of refugees—narrowly escapes destruction after Russian air strike
Cathedral building has suffered external damage as bombs land 50m away
Hermitage loan of Raphael painting cancelled ahead of major National Gallery show in London
As the war in Ukraine continues, international loans of artworks between Russia and the West are being halted
What can the arts do to help Ukrainian refugees?
Plus, NFTs and more at Art Dubai, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s golden curtain in Toronto
Here's how you can help the Ukraine aid effort by buying art
Auction houses, galleries, online platforms and artists are selling works for charities helping those affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here is a selection
Heirs of Christian Boltanski—whose Ukrainian-Jewish parents fled from Nazis—pull Russia show
"Christian would not have accepted exhibiting in a country that is militarily invading his father’s homeland," the late artist's estate said upon the indefinite postponement of his St Petersburg exhibition
Russia-Ukraine war seeps into Art Dubai fair
Georgian gallery lays down Ukrainian flag in its booth while fair says it will donate 25% of ticket sales to Ukrainian refugees
After Amsterdam, the Hermitage Foundation UK now also cuts ties with the St Petersburg museum
Charity, which helps to raise funds for the Russian institution, has halted “building cultural bridges between the UK and Russia”
Russian pro-war symbol 'Z' sprayed onto Pussy Riot member's door
Ubiquitous letter was first spotted on Russian tanks on the Ukrainian border
‘We have knives, a machete, and a stick with nails’: Ukraine’s defiant artists continue to make art amid realities of war
We hear from artists across the country as they shelter in bunkers, head to the countryside and cross the border to escape the Russian invasion
Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie holds fundraiser for Ukrainian refugees
Klaus Biesenbach, Olafur Eliasson and Anne Imhof are organising a two-day event at the museum
Ukraine: the response of the art community and the risks of photojournalism
Plus, Chris Burden's unrealised projects and an in-depth look at F.N. Souza's Mr Sebastian at the Barbican in London
Science Museum Group director hands back award from Putin in protest against Russian invasion
Ian Blatchford received the Pushkin Medal from Russia's president in 2015 after he led an exhibition of Soviet spacecraft and artefacts
Unesco 'gravely concerned' about damage to Ukrainian cultural heritage
The UN body is monitoring heritage sites by satellite and plans a meeting with Ukrainian museum directors to safeguard collections
Ukrainian-born artist Stanislava Pinchuk unveils poignant work on the refugee experience at the Adelaide Biennial
Marble work, which intertwines texts from Homer's Odyssey with leaked documents on Australia’s offshore refugee detention centres, touches on the "universal experience of having to leave home through turmoil"
Funding, shelter and emergency resources for artists affected by war in Ukraine—and how you can support them
From artist residencies to heritage lobbying, here is a list of 11 organisations and initiatives offering support to art workers, students and their families during this humanitarian crisis
Phillips donates £5.8m, the auction house's share from its evening sale of 20th-century and contemporary art, to Ukrainian Red Cross
The sale felt fresh, with 83% of works making their auction debut and in-demand young artists again taking centre stage, with a new record for Issy Wood