News
Anti-War Artist Released as Part of Russia-US Prisoner Swap
Aleksandra “Sasha” Skochilenko was given a seven-year sentence for an art project and protest that criticized Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Russia
Art
The Echoes of Russian Atrocities in Two Venice Pavilions
The Venice Biennale’s Polish and Russian pavilions are both showing work by foreign countries, but their intentions and results couldn’t be more different.
News
Ukrainian Database Exposes the Art Collections of Russian Oligarchs
Botticelli, Chagall, Rothko, and KAWS are among the artists collected by sanctioned Russian billionaires.
News
Deadly Russian Strikes on Odesa Damage Historic Cathedral
The Orthodox Transfiguration Cathedral was among several historically significant buildings and landmarks hit by the July 23 missile attack on the city center.
News
Deadly Russian Missile Attack Destroys Historic Lviv Building
The architectural complex on Stryiska Street, representative of early Functionalism, is a rare example of social housing in the city.
News
The Ukrainian Group Archiving Russian Soldiers’ Graffiti
Since the liberation of the Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions, the Ukrainian nonprofit Mizhvukhamy has collected over 500 inscriptions left by Russian soldiers.
News
Ukrainian Artist Polina Raiko's House-Museum Likely Lost to Flood
The house filled with frescoes is reportedly "underwater" after a dam breach in the Russian-occupied Kherson region.
Art
Ukrainians Demand Their Place in Art History
No one would call an artist from India “British” or an artist from Peru “Spanish,” so why do museums continue to label Ukrainian artists as "Russian"?
Art
In Minneapolis, a Russian Museum With an Identity Crisis
Many in the local Ukrainian community want the museum’s name to be changed to reflect the many artworks in its collection by artists from former Soviet states.
News
Russian Missile Strikes Damage at Least Seven Museums in Kyiv
Ukraine’s defense minister called the strikes, which targeted power plants and civilian areas, “war crimes.”
Comics
Documenta 15 in the Shadow of the Russia-Ukraine War
"What does it mean to arrive from a country with a fascist regime?" asks Russian dissident artist Victoria Lomasko.
News
Eiffel Tower to Go Dark An Hour Earlier Amid Europe’s Energy Crisis
The shutoff will conserve power as Russia tightens its grip on natural gas resources.