Thousands attended 'A Gathering for Gaza' in Melbourne, a music fundraiser featuring Genesis Owusu and Julia Jacklin, raising hundreds of thousands for Palestinian aid. Read more about this powerful act of artistic resistance.
A massive ICE operation in Minneapolis has emptied classrooms, shut businesses, and sparked community resistance. Residents describe living in a dystopian nightmare.
The life of civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, who died this week, teaches us that resistance is a collective, ongoing struggle. Her story demands we remember all who fight for justice.
Tracey Emin curates a powerful show on melancholy, Ming Wong explores Saint Sebastian, and community art in Edinburgh. Your essential weekly art dispatch from the UK.
President Trump sends 3,000 ICE agents to Minneapolis, sparking widespread community resistance and allegations of racial profiling. Residents are organising to alert and protect their neighbours.
Peruvian artist and beekeeper Antonio Paucar wins the prestigious Artes Mundi award in Wales. He plans to use the £40,000 prize to build a cultural centre in the Andes. Discover his powerful eco-art.
X-rays reveal Paulus Potter toned down a bull's anatomy in his 1647 masterpiece 'The Bull' for 17th-century sensibilities. Discover the hidden history of this Dutch painting at the Mauritshuis.
Critics argue reframing artists like Warhol & Soutine as social justice advocates strips art of its power. Explore the risk of reducing complex art to moral soundbites.
Explore the life and radical year-long performances of Tehching Hsieh, the artist who lived in a cage and spent a year tied to another. His retrospective at Dia Beacon reveals the philosophy behind his extreme art.
A London social justice art exhibition was forced to close early after vandals attacked galleries with a pickaxe, causing £15,000 of damage. Police have halted the investigation due to lack of evidence.
London's iconic Sketch restaurant reveals a dramatic new art installation by British artist Jonathan Baldock, featuring 84 clay masks and surreal sculptures. Discover the Mayfair gallery's latest transformation.
A free, music-themed art trail will transform London's West End for one week in February 2026. Discover large-scale installations and late-night events centred on Piccadilly Circus.
Long overshadowed, cross-dressing British artist Marlow Moss is finally receiving recognition, with evidence suggesting she significantly influenced Piet Mondrian's famous double-line technique. Her work is now commanding record prices.
In the midst of Israeli airstrikes, a family in Gaza planted a garden as a profound act of rebellion and hope. Read this rare story of resilience and human spirit.
A review of the Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience in Shoreditch, labelled London's second most underwhelming attraction. We explore the £25 exhibition's chaotic display and lacklustre projections.
A Belgian art dealer's hunch pays off as a painting bought for under €100,000 is identified as a genuine Rubens study, revealing a hidden portrait beneath the surface.
In the midst of bombardment and scarcity, a family in Gaza planted a garden. Their story of growing food and hope under siege is a powerful chronicle of quiet resistance and endurance.
Discover the must-see US art exhibitions for 2026, featuring major retrospectives of Roy Lichtenstein, Henri Matisse's 'Jazz', and a rare Raphael showcase. Plan your cultural year.
Historian Carrie Gibson's 'The Great Resistance' reveals the untold, pan-American struggle against slavery, moving beyond Anglophone narratives to a darker, complex truth.
Tate Britain's major 2026 exhibition, 'The 90s', curated by Edward Enninful, will showcase era-defining art, fashion, and photography. Opens October 6, 2026. Plan your visit.
The Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris receives an historic donation of 61 Henri Matisse works, most depicting his daughter and muse, Marguerite. Explore the story behind the art.
Amid global threats to women's rights, feminist resistance is flourishing in unexpected places like Syria's Rojava and Iceland. Discover how grassroots movements are pushing back.
Across US cities in 2025, powerful protest art—from a Trump-Epstein statue to melting ice sculptures—became focal points for collective action on issues from Gaza to immigration. Explore the images.
The FDA has approved two new antibiotics for gonorrhoea, a breakthrough in the fight against superbugs. But experts warn the race against resistance is far from over. Discover the new models driving this critical research.
From inflatable frogs to ice scraper buy-ins, discover nine creative, non-violent protest methods Americans used to resist Trump administration policies in 2025.
A Manchester woman's cultural awakening came through a JMW Turner print after a thyroid cancer diagnosis. Discover how art provided a mirror for her struggle and a path forward.
A series of official-looking signs with bizarre warnings have appeared in Christchurch, delighting and confusing locals. Discover the guerrilla art project behind them.
Explore how 2025's award-winning films, from Jafar Panahi to Paul Thomas Anderson, mirror global struggles against oppression, drawing direct parallels to current protests and political crackdowns.
A powerful public art installation in downtown Los Angeles projects billboard-sized portraits asking 'Am I Next?' in response to aggressive immigration enforcement. Discover how the city is fighting back.
Artist Edita Schubert discusses her radical scalpel technique, cutting into canvas to create profound works exploring trauma and healing. Discover her unique process and upcoming London exhibition.