BP

Activists dressed as Greek gods and goddesses drenched in oil

Decision follows several arts institutions including the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre cutting ties to fossil fuel giants

In the third edition of the biennial, progressive politics and BP sponsorship underscore the tensions between discourse and direct action 

The decision comes as activists promise the ‘biggest protest yet’ at the British Museum over oil funding

Staff members have written in support of Ahdaf Soueif, the trustee who resigned over oil money, restitution silence and employment precarity

In further news: British Museum director defends BP sponsorship; David Zwirner to open in Paris

Antony Gormley, Rachel Whiteread, Anish Kapoor, Gillian Wearing and Mark Wallinger have co-signed a letter addressed to the gallery’s director

As five Turner Prize winners denounce BP sponsorship, the arts community is rising up to address the climate emergency

A group of leading artists and a judge of the annual BP portrait prize have urged the London institution to cut ties with the oil company

Queer art exhibition in Brazil shut down; Micky Schubert closes; Pierre Bergé dies at 86