
Benjamin Sutton
Benjamin Sutton is the Editor, Americas of The Art Newspaper.
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’s director will depart before institution opens
George Lucas, the “Star Wars” film-maker and co-founder of the museum, will take on a programming role following Sandra Jackson-Dumont’s departure
Manhattan’s New Museum will reopen this autumn following $82m expansion
The new seven-storey, 61,930 sq. ft building will effectively double the museum’s gallery space
Copyright-infringement lawsuit over Jeff Koons’s infamous ‘Made in Heaven’ series is dismissed
The creator of a sculpture that Koons and the politician and pornstar Ilona Staller posed on for the series sued 30 years after the series’ debut
Art Basel launching annual awards for artists, curators and more
The first slate of winners will be named in May and celebrated at the fair in Switzerland in June
Metropolitan Museum repatriates ancient bronze griffin head that was stolen from Greek institution
Per the terms of the Met’s agreement with the Greek government, the cast-bronze antiquity will return to New York next year for a special exhibition
Ayoung Kim, builder of vivid digital worlds, wins $100,000 LG Guggenheim Award
The artist is known for creating futuristic, interactive environments that reflect on contemporary geopolitical and socioeconomic issues
'I’m still dreaming about a very large Tomo Campbell painting': the lighting executive Alexandra Mathews on brilliant abstraction
The collector tells us about her family firm’s artist collaborations, and her first art purchase, furniture from a Paris flea market
In Pictures: Frieze Los Angeles, a feast for the senses
“Don’t touch the art” is, generally, a good rule of thumb at an art fair, but a few dealers at Frieze Los Angeles are offering more multi-sensory pieces involving touch, sound or the always-edifying experience of seeing yourself reflected in a work of art
Los Angeles museum triumvirate makes Frieze purchases
Hammer Museum, Lacma and Moca jointly acquire two works
Coco Fusco skywriting on Los Angeles's billboards
The artist's poetic texts are appearing in the sky around the city, on digital billboards
Los Angeles-based producer Michael Sherman on his 'love at first sight' buying strategy
The film producer reveals that his first purchase was a Banksy, and how he missed the chance to buy a work by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, who died last month
Galleries, fairs and curators offer works to aid Los Angeles wildfire recovery
Fundraising events both in California and New York aim to support affected artists and art workers
'I think Frieze Los Angeles is exactly what the city needs right now': Sophia Cohen on the healing power of art
The one-time gallerist with a dizzying array of other art-world roles describes her early love of Pop art and her regret at not buying a Salman Toor before he was famous
Frieze reveals 67 exhibitors for New York fair’s 2025 edition
The world’s biggest galleries are returning for the latest edition of Frieze's boutique Manhattan fair, and seven emerging spaces will join for the first time
Street artist Victor ‘Marka27’ Quiñonez wins Frieze Impact Prize
The New York-based artist, who marries elements of graffiti and Mexico’s modernist murals, is rewarded with a solo stand at Frieze Los Angeles
12 must-see exhibitions in and around Los Angeles during Frieze
From ancient Peruvian pottery and mid-century Modern ceramics, to reimagined Old Masters, an invented queer cowboy movie and more
Mel Bochner, conceptual artist known for text paintings and wry humour, has died, aged 84
Bochner was a pioneer of conceptual art, creating works rooted in information systems and decontextualised language
Dealer Brent Sikkema’s husband charged with hiring his killer
A lawyer for Daniel Sikkema has denied the charges brought by federal authorities
At Mexico City’s Material and Salón Acme fairs, artists go out on a limb
The long-running satellite fairs—which champion experimental, emerging and artist-run spaces—abound with adventurous works, tactile materials and body parts
Tariff anxieties are no match for buoyant mood at Mexico City’s Zona Maco
The fair’s VIP preview saw a rush of collectors and museum groups, many sales and little hand-wringing over a possible Mexico-US trade war
Former art dealer Jaime Gorozpe shares his collecting philosophy, and his favourite places to eat and see art in Mexico City
The collector and luxury travel company executive warns visitors to Mexico City that they must plan ahead—and not be over ambitious in how much of the sprawling city they can cover in a day
Jaime Gorozpe comparte su filosofía de coleccionismo y sus lugares favoritos para comer y ver arte en la Ciudad de México
El coleccionista advierte a los visitantes de la Ciudad de México que deben planificar con anticipación y no ser demasiado ambiciosos en cuanto a qué parte de la extensa ciudad pueden cubrir en un día
Unique Design X, la nueva feria de arte en la Ciudad de México, regresa por segundo año consecutivo
La feria itinerante también ha sido escenario de ediciones en Shanghái, París, Miami y Savannah
Unique Design X, Mexico City's newest art fair, returns for second edition
The nomadic fair has also held editions in Shanghai, Paris, Miami and Savannah
Museums in Kansas City and Philadelphia wager art loan on Super Bowl's outcome—again
The American football championship game on 9 February pits the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles—and museums in each city are offering up a Manet from their collection
Algo para todos en Zona Maco
Desde artistas emergentes hasta arte moderno y antigüedades, pasando por diseño y fotografía, cerca de 220 expositores abarcan prácticamente todas las categorías de colección
Mexico City's Zona Maco fair offers something for everyone
From emerging artists to Modern art and antiquities, by way of design and photography, around 220 exhibitors span seemingly every collecting category
Trump disbands presidential committee on the arts and the humanities
The US president dissolved the committee in an executive order reversing Joe Biden’s own executive order reviving it
Artists can copyright works made using AI as an ‘assistive tool’, US Copyright Office concludes
The Copyright Office’s new report also concluded that “the incorporation of AI-generated content into a larger copyrightable work” is acceptable
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, pathbreaking Native American artist, has died, aged 85
A champion of contemporary Indigenous artists, prolific creator across a range of media and relentless critic of dominant US ideology, Smith received institutional support and success late in life