Art & Politics

How can cultural institutions best respond to political crises?

Working between documentaries and blockbusters, Brazilian director José Padilha is reviving the legacy of neo-realism

A pivotal moment for public performance in the Arab world – this is the first in a regular series of columns by Beirut-based writer Kaelen Wilson-Goldie

Reconstruction, propaganda and entertainment; politics, trials and fencing

Historical, social and political questions: ‘how did we get here?’

A long-overdue shift is happening in how contemporary African art – from Dakar and Lagos to Cape Town, Harare and Rabat – is disseminated and discussed

The legacy of Guy Debord and the connections between terrorist strategies, the networked 21st century and historical avant-gardes

The artist used low-resolution images in installations and curated film programmes

Contemporary African artists respond to prejudice and homophobia

The mingling of art and elections

The Berlin-based artist discusses her Iranian-Armenian background; political art; and her current exhibition with sculptor Phyllida Barlow

Tariq Alvi’s collages and sculptures explore the politics of sexual and cultural value systems

An interview with American artist Sharon Hayes

The Invisible Committee (Semiotext(e), Los Angeles, 2009)

Human rights and urban living; knowledge, complicity and the potential for change

Boris Groys in conversation with Brian Dillon

Political engagement in art from the USA and Silvia Kolbowski’s ambitious new work

Many artists today recognize that environmentalism needs to embrace political, social and economic factors as well as ecological ones

Tom Wolfe’s 1970 essay ‘Radical Chic’ explores the decadent relationship between wealth, glamour and extremist politics – and is as relevant today as it was 34 years ago

Contemporary artists’ response to war