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The Romanian artist was commissioned to paint the Palio’s sacred banner. A standing ovation quickly gave way to controversy over her commanding depiction of the Virgin

At the second edition of the Aspen Art Museum’s AIR festival, ambitious performances and pointed critiques of class and inequality unfolded to a select audience of extraordinary wealth

Set among monasteries, archaeological sites and former prisons in Turkey’s southeastern borderlands, the Mardin Biennial is testing whether contemporary art can leave a legacy beyond an exhibition

From deserted nightclubs to former military barracks, Nimu Dormi examines how celebration has shaped the island's social and political identity

From studios and galleries to residencies, artists have built the infrastructure sustaining Ghana’s flourishing contemporary art scene, stepping in where public support has failed

Glasgow has built an international reputation without relying on collectors or commercial galleries. As artists face rising rents and dwindling public support, that enviable model is coming under serious strain

Artists, galleries and institutions have laid the foundations for a thriving cultural scene. The next challenge is persuading Cork's wealth to invest closer to home

In Manila, the Philippines, the market ecology will simply collapse without the private sector due to a lack of sustainable public institution support

Santiago’s artworld operates despite a dearth of local collectors, instead relying on international visibility

Ten years after the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT) and ARCOlisboa reenergised Lisbon’s artworld, has the city’s hype sustained its momentum?

From underfloor heating to private patronage, Riga Art Week revealed an art scene wrestling with the comforts and contradictions of post-Soviet capitalism

Sofia’s art scene has emerged largely independent, if not in opposition to, international standards. The city is slowly becoming a hub for cultural and economic retention