
Benjamin Sutton
Benjamin Sutton is the Editor, Americas of The Art Newspaper.
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
Southern Guild gallery to close in Los Angeles, open in New York
The South African gallery announced a plan to shift its US base east as it participates in its first Art Basel Miami Beach
‘The beach is not overrated’: Cathy Vedovi on the art she collects and the beauty of Miami Beach
The collector, designer and patron shares her recent acquisitions and the hypnotic work she still dreams of
Philadelphia Art Museum accuses fired director of ‘theft’ in court filing
In a petition in response to Sasha Suda’s lawsuit claiming unfair treatment, abuse and more, the museum claims "misappropriated funds”
Sculptor Alma Allen officially selected to represent US at 2026 Venice Biennale
The state department’s announcement, delayed by the US government shutdown, says Allen’s presentation will further Donald Trump’s “focus on showcasing American excellence”
Philadelphia Art Museum taps former Metropolitan Museum leader after firing previous director
Daniel H. Weiss, who led the Met from 2015 to 2023, will succeed Sasha Suda, who is suing the Philadelphia Art Museum over the circumstances of her firing
Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $54.7m at Sotheby's, breaking her auction record
The final evening auction of New York’s marquee autumn sales featured a bevvy of bidding on Surrealist works and a $62.7m Van Gogh
With end of US government shutdown, National Gallery of Art and Smithsonian museums start reopening
Areas of the National Gallery of Art and parts of the Smithsonian were open to the public for the first time in more than a month on Friday
A new hope: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art sets September 2026 opening date
The $1bn museum co-founded by the ‘Star Wars’ director George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, will open its futuristic doors next autumn in Los Angeles
Fired director sues Philadelphia Art Museum
Sasha Suda claims in a lawsuit that she was terminated after she “clashed with a small, corrupt and unethical faction” of the museum’s board of trustees
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





























