The Met repatriates looted Benin works
Two 16th century brass plaques and a 14th century Ife head have been returned to Nigeria
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Sophie Taeuber-Arp at MoMA to Taryn Simon’s exploration of the NYPL’s picture archive
Sanford Biggers and Tanya Aguiñiga win $250,000 Heinz award
The prize recognises the artists for their ‘unflinching’ examination of present-day issues
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From the Neue Galerie’s anniversary show to Donald Judd’s paintings at Gagosian
Lance De Los Reyes, graffiti artist known as Rambo, has died, aged 44
The artist painted cryptic poems on billboards and walls across New York City
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From the New Museum Triennial to 52 Walker, David Zwirner’s new outpost
US President Joseph R. Biden will be remembered as the father of the great artist Hunter Biden, his art dealer says
Criticism of the high-profile Hunter Biden exhibition, which has caused controversy for the Biden administration, is also rooted in stigma around addiction, Georges Bergès says
Diego Rivera's grand vision for Mexico City's Anahuacalli complex realised after nearly eight decades
Thirteen new structures now flank the main museum building of the complex, which houses Rivera's collection of pre-Hispanic art
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Etel Adnan at the Guggenheim to the final weekend of Kusama's blockbuster show at the NYBG
Studio Museum in Harlem raises $210m for new David Adjaye building
Site for black artists expected to open in 2024 with site-specific commission by Theaster Gates
Thousands of ancient burial sites and cultural artefacts discovered along new Mexican rail line
Indigenous groups have protested against the Maya train line long before archeologists identified artefacts in impact report
The Whitney gives vast Andy Warhol research archive to MoMA
The museum also announced the publication of the second volume of Warhol's catalogue raisonné focused on films made between 1963 and 1965
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Felix Gonzales-Torres at the Judd Foundation to Grada Kilomba's US debut at Amant
Grateful Dead t-shirt sets auction record at Sotheby’s
Counterculture relic originally design by Hells Angel artist Allan "Gut" Terk sold for nearly $18,000
Queens Museum director on its transformative expansion and learning from the pandemic
Led by Sally Tallant, the community-focused museum is building a new educational centre thanks to a $26.4m grant from New York City
Kansas University restores Indigenous exhibition after vandalism
Indigenous people proclaiming their own culture and history "makes some non-Natives nervous", says the artist Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds
Saint Louis Art Museum receives 22 major works from American philanthropist
The promised gift from Emily Rauh Pulitzer includes paintings and sculptures by 20th-century European and American artists including Miró, Picasso and Guston
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From gilded figures at the Hispanic Society Museum and Library to Christo at Galerie Gmurzynska
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Kandinsky at the Guggenheim to Erna Rosenstein at Hauser & Wirth
Richard Diebenkorn Foundation launches digital archive
The free database aims to elevate public access to the artist's work, with more than 8,000 images and writings
Statue of George Floyd in Union Square vandalised for second time
The sculpture, previously targeted by white supremacists in Brooklyn, was splattered with paint less than two days after it was installed in Manhattan
The global appeal of Surrealism explored in exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York show, which will travel to London next year, looks at how the movement inspired artists around the world long into the 20th century
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Jasper Johns at the Whitney to John Chamberlain at Gagosian
Alicja Kwade invades corporate New York tower with celestial sculpture
A 22,000 kilogram spherical stone now dangles over the lobby of a skyscraper on 550 Madison
Getty Foundation donates $1.3m to preserve Arizona national monument
The Wupatki National Monument contains an ancient Indigenous complex and more than 5,000 adjacent archaeological sites
National Academy of Design inducts eight new members, including Rashid Johnson, Julie Mehretu and others
The nominations come as the Academy announces plans for an exhibition space in New York following the sale of its Upper East Side buildings
Indigenous artists stake their claim at Yellowstone National Park
A public project aims to elevate the presence of Indigenous tribes who claim ancestral association with the Yellowstone region
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Cannupa Hanska Luger’s Indigenous sci-fi at Garth Greenan to an undersung Italian painter at Shin Gallery
Martin Puryear to create permanent sculpture for Storm King Art Center
The dome-like work marks the first time the artist will work with brick as a material
Looted Gilgamesh tablet returned to Iraq
The ancient cuneiform, once fated to be displayed at the Museum of the Bible, was sold by Christie’s for $1.7m to the owners of the arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby