The artist’s latest commission pulls back the curtain on state power
An exhibition at SFMOMA, named for the 1990 geopolitical term, considers the relationship between art and activism since the fall of the Iron Curtain
The reputation of the Crown Prince is now unsalvageable, with talk of Saudi ‘reform’ reduced to an international joke
‘Should the exit be chaotic, it is hard to see global public opinion remaining buoyant,’ the Soft Power 30 report’s authors warn
From hobnobbing with Oprah to championing new art centres, millennial crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is following a well-trodden path
Two controversial events suggest a precarious relationship between China’s culture industry and the state’s soft power project