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The Best Signs and Art of This Year’s Massive May Day Protests
From criticism of mass deportations to hilarious roasts of the president, May 1 was a nationwide show of art-filled resistance against the Trump administration.
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Two Arrested at The Encampments Screening at UCLA
Footage shows police storming the campus ahead of an unofficial showing of the documentary, which focuses on pro-Palestine student protests.
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After a Decade in Storage, Banksy Mural Goes on View in New York
The public can view "Battle to Survive a Broken Heart," made in 2013 on a Red Hook warehouse wall, before it goes up for auction.
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NYC’s American Folk Art Museum Is Closing for Renovations
The bite-sized beacon of self-taught artists is expected to reopen in phases starting this coming fall.
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Senate Republican Deploys Law Used in McCarthy Era Against Pro-Palestine Nonprofit
The NYC arts and advocacy organization The People’s Forum says claims of ties to the Chinese Communist Party constitute a “classic right-wing strategy” to undermine dissent.
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A Looted Greco-Roman Statue Goes on Display Before Its Return
After a months-long legal battle, the sculpture is on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art ahead of its repatriation to Turkey, with newly added context about its provenance.
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Pompeii Aerial Tour Helicopters Seized in Safety Investigation
Italian police claim that the tour company flew over the archaeological ruins without authorization, among other allegations.
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Smithsonian Institution Says It Won’t Remove Anti-Segregation Exhibits
The institution denied reports that objects related to the Civil Rights Movement will be removed from two museums amid Trump’s threats to erase “race-centered ideology.”
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Italian Street Artist Mocks Far-Right Attendees of the Pope’s Funeral
The artwork depicts the late pontiff from heaven, wondering “who invited” Trump and other conservative politicians the pope openly criticized in his lifetime.
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John Humble, Photographer Who Captured LA's Contradictions, Dies at 81
For five decades, Humble focused his lens on areas of the city often overlooked or dismissed, from its industrial infrastructure to its mom-and-pop storefronts.
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Child Damages Multimillion-Dollar Rothko Painting at Dutch Museum
The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam is seeking conservation expertise after a child scratched the surface of “Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8” (1960).
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Amid Market Uncertainty, Expo Chicago Brings a Spirit of Hope
Paintings that pay tribute to the art of cosplaying, sculptures celebrating Mexican artisanship, and ethereal Korean ink drawings were among the standout works at this joy-filled fair.