
Benjamin Sutton
Benjamin Sutton is the Editor, Americas of The Art Newspaper.
In Pictures: sculpture gets a leg up at Frieze Los Angeles
Artists and dealers have really gone out on a limb this year—or several. Seemingly every other stand holds out a hand or sticks out a foot, and visitors appear to be getting a kick out of it.
‘I rely heavily on instinct’: entertainment mogul Hassan Smith on the art he collects and why
John Legend’s manager, a prolific collector of Black post-war and contemporary art, tells us about a recent acquisition and the artists he regrets missing out on
Patrick Martinez’s anti-Ice neons greet Frieze LA visitors
The Los Angeles-based artist’s bright and bold works make a statement at the fair’s main entrance
Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles acquires Kara Walker sculpture made from dissected Confederate monument
Walker’s “Unmanned Drone” is a centrepiece of “Monuments”, a landmark exhibition at Moca and The Brick
Plan for Centre Pompidou in New Jersey is ‘dead’, local official says
The new mayor of Jersey City, James Solomon, said a long-planned outpost of the French museum is no longer happening
Queens Museum picks Debra Wimpfheimer as next executive director
Wimpfheimer has worked at the institution since 2002, most recently as deputy director to Sally Tallant, who is London-bound
67 galleries will once again take over the Shed for Frieze New York
Around one-fifth of participating galleries are either first-time participants or returning to the fair after a hiatus
At Mexico City’s Material and Salón Acme fairs, artists find hope in nature
The two foremost satellite fairs of Mexico City Art Week are drawing record crowds and feature strong presentations by artists and galleries from across Mexico and throughout the Americas
Mexico City’s Zona Maco fair continues to draw upbeat crowds and eager buyers
Latin America’s foremost art fair, now in its 24th year, remains a magnet for collectors, curators and museum groups from across the Western Hemisphere and beyond
Exhibitions to see during Mexico City Art Week
From audio-tape portraits to the mother-daughter relationship, we share some must-see shows
US art spaces from New York to Los Angeles close in protest of violent Ice actions
Commercial and non-profit galleries are participating in the national day of action on 30 January, which comes after federal immigration enforcement agents killed US citizens in Minneapolis and Los Angeles
Expo Chicago lines up 130 galleries for ‘a more focused’ fair
Down from around 170 exhibitors in recent years, it is the first edition of the fair under director Kate Sierzputowski
Northern California museum and sculpture park puts its property up for sale
The di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art has listed its Napa Valley property for sale for $10.9m
Museums and galleries in Minneapolis join citywide general strike in protest of Ice operations
In protest of federal immigration enforcement officers’ violent campaign in the city, hundreds of local business and organisations will shutter on 23 January
‘Freedom plane’ to take US founding documents on tour for country's 250th anniversary
US National Archives documents from the 18th and 19th centuries will tour museums from Kansas City to Seattle
The California College of the Arts will close in 2027
Last remaining nonprofit art-and-design school in Northern California to shutter after next academic year, when Nashville-based Vanderbilt University will take over campus
Manhattan’s New Museum sets early spring date for reopening after $82m expansion
The museum will offer free admission during its opening weekend festivities
Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery removes wall text mentioning Trump’s impeachments
The museum said the change of labels and portraits is in preparation for an overhaul of its popular permanent gallery “America’s Presidents”
Trump pulls US out of international cultural property preservation centre and coalition of arts agencies
In a memo announcing the withdrawals, the president said the organisations ran “contrary to the interests of the United States”
Trump administration puts renewed pressure on Smithsonian to turn over materials for review
The White House has given the Smithsonian Institution until 13 January to provide a trove of materials about planning and procedures at eight of its museums
Kathleen Goncharov, influential curator who helped many artists ‘realise their dreams’, has died aged 73
Alongside her work at organisations such as New York’s Just Above Midtown gallery and the Boca Raton Museum of Art in Florida, Goncharov was also an artist
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art returns three sculptures to Cambodia
Researchers at the museum concluded that the three artefacts were removed from Cambodia during the civil war of the 1960s and 70s
Mary Anne Carter, National Endowment for the Arts chair during Trump’s first term, takes the helm again
Carter has been serving as the agency’s acting chair since January
56 participating artists, duos and collectives revealed for 2026 Whitney Biennial
The exhibition, co-curated by Whitney Museum of American Art staffers Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer, will feature artists from 25 states and Puerto Rico, plus “places marked by the reach of US power”
San Antonio Museum of Art repatriates nine antiquities to Italy
The artefacts, most dating from the 4th century BC, include a terracotta statue of a woman and elaborate red-figure vessels
Revamped Nazi-loot restitution bill passed by US Senate
The Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (Hear) Act of 2025, passed unanimously in the Senate and now heads to the House of Representatives
Napoles Marty wins Frieze Los Angeles Impact Prize
The prize, presented in partnership with Nxthvn, includes a solo stand at Frieze Los Angeles and $25,000
Museum acquires massive Martin Wong triptych from Art Basel Miami Beach
The painting, only publicly displayed once before, will soon be featured in a Wong exhibition in Chicago
Miami Beach buys Peruvian artist’s copper weaving
The winner of the city’s annual acquisition prize, determined by public vote, is a work by Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Art, fashion and nature join forces
As the Villa Zegna pop-up takes root in Miami, the artist Sam Falls and Edoardo Zegna discuss the common threads in their work





























