
Benjamin Sutton
Benjamin Sutton is the Editor, Americas of The Art Newspaper.
Philadelphia Art Museum’s director ousted following divisive rebrand
Sasha Suda had been in the role for three years, but board members complained of a lack of transparency around the institution's recent rebranding
After 14 years with Pace, Yoshitomo Nara's work now represented by David Zwirner
The popular Japanese artist will have his first show with David Zwirner in New York
US climate activist gets 18-month prison sentence for splashing paint on Degas sculpture’s case
Timothy Martin was convicted of conspiracy and injuring government property over a 2023 protest action at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC
More than 1,000 objects stolen from Oakland Museum of California in storage facility break-in
Museum leaders and investigators believe stolen objects may soon start to turn up at area pawn shops and second-hand stores
Performa brings digital doubles, kids reciting animal noises and more to New York
New York’s performance art biennial also features a slate of Lithuanian artists, a reimagined tale of supernatural mourning and a pop-rock supergroup singing protest songs
Trump fires all members of fine arts commission that reviews construction projects in Washington, DC
The White House plans to install new Commission of Fine Arts members who “are more aligned with President Trump’s ‘America First’ policies”
$9.5bn terminal at New York's JFK Airport will feature art by Yinka Shonibare, Firelei Báez, Tomás Saraceno and others
Seven monumental public art commissions will land at the airport’s massive new terminal
Science museum files lawsuit to have neighbouring Pérez Art Museum Miami’s billboard removed
According to the Frost Museum of Science next door, the Pamm’s large digital billboard—subject of a previous dispute with the city that was settled last month—violates state laws
Es Devlin to build giant, rotating free library on Miami Beach
The monumental Faena Art commission will anchor a three-part intervention by Devlin, coinciding with Art Basel Miami Beach
Altman Siegel, stalwart of San Francisco’s gallery scene for 16 years, will close
The gallery’s current exhibition by the Japanese painter Shinpei Kusanagi will be its last
Smithsonian museums in Washington and New York close as US government shutdown drags on
The 21 museums, 14 research and education complexes, and one zoo overseen by the Smithsonian closed on Sunday
Artists Gala Porras-Kim, Jeremy Frey and Tuan Andrew Nguyen among winners of 2025 MacArthur ‘genius grants'
Other recipients of the MacArthur Fellowships this year include the photographer Matt Black, the artist and film-maker Garrett Bradley and the social justice artist Tonika Lewis Johnson
National Gallery of Art closes as US government shutdown continues
The Smithsonian’s museums in Washington, DC, and New York City will remain open for now
BTS member’s art collection will go on show at SFMoMA
The museum will display around 200 works from RM’s personal collection and the museum’s holdings
Trump fires members of group that advises National Endowment for the Humanities
All but four members of the National Council on the Humanities were informed via email that their positions had been terminated
US government shutdown will force federally funded museums to close in coming days
Most of Washington, DC’s top attractions will shutter by the beginning of next week unless US lawmakers reach an agreement to fund the government
University of California, Irvine completes takeover of Orange County Museum of Art
As part of the acquisition, the institution has been renamed the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art
New Museum’s longtime director to retire after building expansion opens
Lisa Phillips, who has led the museum through two major construction projects, will step down in April
Participants withdraw from Chicago Architecture Biennial over sponsor’s investment in weapons manufacturer
In a letter to the biennial’s organisers, more than 20 participants wrote that Crown Family Philanthropies’ “sponsorship is incompatible with the values of our work”
Japanese museum’s collection of Western art could bring $60m at auction
The Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art will sell off its treasures this autumn at Christie’s in New York
Man killed while unloading Warhol-painted BMW for exhibition in Washington, DC
The organiser of the exhibition cancelled the event following the delivery driver’s death
Artists Jennifer Packer and Marie Watt receive $250,000 Heinz Awards
Both artists will receive an unrestricted cash prize from the Pittsburgh-based Heinz Family Foundation
Christie’s expects Elaine Wynn’s collection to bring $75m, while her record-breaking Bacon triptych goes to Lacma
Wynn, who died in April, owned trophy works by Lucian Freud, Richard Diebenkorn, Joan Mitchell and others
Metropolitan Museum gifted 188 Dada and Surrealist works
The promised gift from museum trustee John Pritzker includes pieces by Man Ray, Marcel and Suzanne Duchamp, Jean Arp and others
Clément Delépine leaving Art Basel Paris to lead Lafayette Anticipations
After overseeing four editions of Art Basel’s French fair, Delépine will take the helm at the Fondation Galeries Lafayette’s art and culture space
Artists who defy categorisation take pride of place at Independent 20th Century
The fair, which spotlights art from the previous century, is showing overlooked women Modernists as well as boundary-pushing painters and sculptors
'Some works we have to sit with': Charles Shoener and Eric Richter on committing to a difficult Arthur Jafa work
The Manhattan- and Maine-based collectors discuss some of their beloved works and the shows they are excited to see in New York this month
Smithsonian leader asserts ‘authority over our programming’ in letters to staff and Trump White House
Lonnie G. Bunch III, the Smithsonian’s secretary, wrote in a staff letter and another addressed to the White House that the institution will continue its internal review
Writers for The Oklahoman, First American Art Magazine and others win $50,000 Rabkin Prizes
This year’s leading prize for US art writers also honours The Art Newspaper contributor Nicole Martinez
From the streets to the parks and beyond: the pick of this season's public art in New York
This season’s bounty of outdoor art includes bronze gates near City Hall, a layered sound installation in Brooklyn Bridge Park and a mural honouring graffiti history at MoMA PS1





























