The merger, to be completed in 2028, will bring the Ronald Lauder-founded Neue Galerie’s exceptional holdings of German and Austrian Modern art into the Met’s encyclopaedic collection

It is not only many of the fairgoers at Frieze New York who are fresh off the plane from the Venice Biennale. Quite a few of the works on the stands at the Shed are by artists who have just made a splash in Koyo Kouoh’s central exhibition 'In Minor Keys', at national pavilions or in collateral shows in Venice

From the High Line to Brooklyn Bridge Park, artists are thinking big across the five boroughs

This champion of Detroit’s art scene is set to open her own culture space, funded by the sale of key works from her collection at Sotheby’s New York

The British artist's playful riff on a reclining nude will hold court at Bowery and Prince Street for two years

The artist’s year-long residency at the Driehaus Museum centres on a recurring dance piece in the recently renovated Murphy Auditorium

Amy Sherald, Tschabalala Self and Jordan Roth turned heads at the annual benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute

George Lucas is curating 18 thematic exhibitions that will fill 100,000 sq. ft of the $1bn museum he and his wife Mellody Hobson are building in Los Angeles

For the fifth High Line Plinth commission, the Vietnamese American artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen has created a 27ft-tall version of the 6th-century Buddhas that were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001

As well as the renovated and expanded Los Angeles County Museum of Art, here are some of the art and culture projects to look forward to

The forthcoming expansion will add gallery space, a patio and an outdoor event area

The two Expo Chicago satellite fairs compliment the main event with accessible settings filled with ambitious presentations

The fair’s first edition under director Kate Sierzputowski aims to offer a more tightly curated experience

From Seoul-born artist Dabin Ahn’s first solo show with Document to dancehall and reggaetón at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

The museum has acquired the beloved US illustrator’s ‘The Dugout’, his 1948 painting of Chicago Cubs players

The arena’s parent company also announced a suite of forthcoming artistic additions to its campus by Sarah Sze, Kambui Olujimi and others

The fair is foregrounding its reputation as a place to discover new galleries and artists, with nearly half of exhibitors showing at Independent for the first time

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.

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

The Los Angeles-based artist’s bright and bold works make a statement at the fair’s main entrance

Walker’s “Unmanned Drone” is a centrepiece of “Monuments”, a landmark exhibition at Moca and The Brick

The new mayor of Jersey City, James Solomon, said a long-planned outpost of the French museum is no longer happening

Wimpfheimer has worked at the institution since 2002, most recently as deputy director to Sally Tallant, who is London-bound

Around one-fifth of participating galleries are either first-time participants or returning to the fair after a hiatus

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

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

From audio-tape portraits to the mother-daughter relationship, we share some must-see shows

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

Down from around 170 exhibitors in recent years, it is the first edition of the fair under director Kate Sierzputowski

The di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art has listed its Napa Valley property for sale for $10.9m