Activism

At Auto Italia, London, David Aruquipa Pérez’s photographic archive is an intergenerational and transcultural ode to street activism

A mid-career survey at S.M.A.K., Ghent, posits a new spiritual museology in which we connect to art beyond just representation

Activists Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland – who recently threw a can of tomato soup at a Vincent Van Gogh painting in the National Gallery, London – speak about their fight for the future

As part of the Vision & Justice tribute at Frieze New York, we salute leading artists, writers, thinkers and activists who have contributed to the project and its mission

With the tactics of dissenting groups ever-growing, Natalie Nzeyimana and Derica Shields share their insights on the Police & Crime Bill and why, in an increasingly authoritarian climate, people are still willing to risk protest

Charges of ‘attempted theft of a cultural asset’ against Congolese activist Mwazulu Diyabanza reveal the abyss of Europe’s self-referential legality

The musician remembers coming out in the aftermath of the Lebanese Civil War and the recent death of Egyptian queer activist Sarah Hegazi

Patriotic imagery and calls for ‘togetherness’ distract from grass-roots demands for systemic change

The actress and artist talk to Hans Ulrich Obrist about their environmental activism

Vicuña’s retrospective at Witte de With, Rotterdam, brings together over a hundred key works

Activism in the age of the ‘Superbug’

The artist takes us through her multi-faceted practice, now on view in her retrospective at Museum Ludwig, Cologne 

At Frieze Los Angeles’ ‘Conversations on Patronage’, Andrea Bowers discussed her work as an ‘artist activist’

Black Lives Matter Arts+Culture has been launched in a bid to promote African American artists ‘changing the world’

Ahead of the museum’s ‘The Future Starts Here’ exhibition, eco-activists protested the sponsor’s production of diesel cars

From victims of Hurricane Harvey to the music of Roger Waters, 2017 has been full of renewed debate around support for boycotts

An activist as well as an artist, Navjot Altaf talks about why political struggle is a process, not an event

How is contemporary art responding to the current refugee crisis? Three case studies ...

Sean O'Toole considers the activism finding its way into the city's art scene

The enduring symbolism of a sewn mouth, from the works of David Wojnarowicz to recent protests by refugees