Sanford Biggers show will highlight the unlikely role played by quilts in helping slaves flee to free states
Retrospective at the Bronx Museum in New York will also include the artist's mandala pieces
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From the Whitney's prelude to David Hammons's Day's End to Sharona Franklin's decomposing work at King's Leap
Petition launched to replace Confederate monument in South Carolina with statue of actor Chadwick Boseman
Many say he "opened doors" for black people in the arts and artists like Toyin Ojih Odutola have created works honouring the the 43-year-old Black Panther actor, who died last week
Jair Bolsonaro, long criticised for anti-black statements, removes a painting of Afro-Brazilian deities from presidential offices
The Brazilian president allegedly requested the removal of Os Orixás by the artist Djanira da Motta e Silva at the behest of his wife, an Evangelical Christian
Three exhibitions to see in New York, London and online this weekend
From Jacob Lawrence's Struggle series at the Met to Edmund de Waal's library of exiled authors at the British Museum
Cinemateca Brasileira, the largest audiovisual institution in South America, under threat by Bolsonaro government
The government has fired all 41 technical staff, who safeguard an important collection of more than 250,000 works
Campaign launched to enshrine Corita Kent’s former Los Angeles studio as a historical landmark
The studio where the “nun-turned-artist” produced colourful, conscious works in the 1960s could be demolished
Depression-era murals in a Minnesota city hall covered over with new works reflecting a more diverse community
The works foreground the contributions of immigrant and Indigenous communities, but members of the Dakota tribe claim the contributions are a "Band-Aid"
Alberta Whittle named the winner of this year's Frieze Artist Award
Exploring themes around the fear of contagion and xenophobia, the new film commission will debut online as part of the virtual edition of Frieze London
As autumn looms, US art schools prepare for students’ return amid the pandemic
From online lessons to outdoor classrooms, universities are attempting to make studio practices safe, but some students say the class quality does not match the steep tuition
Three exhibitions to see in London, New York and online this weekend
From Public Gallery's Spitalfields debut to Keegan Monaghan at James Fuentes
Redbone music video sparks artist dispute over copyright infringement
Frank Buffalo Hyde says the imagery in the short film for the band's 1974 hit Come and Get Your Love released by Legacy Recordings this month is "too close to comfort" to his work
Three exhibitions to see in London, New York and online this weekend
From Nicolaes Maes at London's National Gallery to a meditative installation at Rockaway Beach in New York
As monuments to Christopher Columbus come down across the US, Italian-Americans campaign to protect a symbol of 'culture heritage'
Some Italian-Americans, including the New York governor Andrew Cuomo, say statues of Columbus symbolise the history of Italians in the US
As public art comes under increased scrutiny, New York's High Line asks the people to help pick its next installation
Around 80 artists—including Nick Cave, Mona Hatoum and Rafa Esparza—have submitted proposals for the elevated park on Manhattan's West Side
Virginia Commonwealth University launches programme dedicated to the art of podcasting
Embedded within the school's Institute for Contemporary Art, the initiative positions podcasting as a crucial skill for creatives
Three exhibitions to see in New York, London and online this weekend
From photographs of a pandemic-and-protest changed New York at the Museum of the City of New York to reflections on domesticity at Soft Opening's new London space
Native American artist Brent Learned collaborates on first official music video for Redbone's 1970s pop-rock hit
The "Come and Get Your Love" short film is the first release in a new Sony Legacy project that will tap contemporary artists to create videos for classic tunes
Shaker artefacts will get a new home in upstate New York
The $15m building project, led by Selldorf Architects, envisions a museum drawing 30,000 visitors a year
Google honours pioneering Filipina feminist artist Pacita Abad
The artists colourful paintings often contained political and social messages
Public art initiative encourages New Yorkers to get outside as museums remain closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic
The campaign offers a digital map of public art works and exhibitions in the five boroughs
While Burning Man is cancelled, festival art finds a home in Las Vegas
Art Island, a new outdoor project, plans to present—and sell—large-scale works more often found at desert events
Rescue and assessment efforts underway for gutted Brazilian museum
Maintenance was under par at Museum of Natural History and Botanical Gardens of the University of Minas Gerais
Three exhibitions to see in New York, London and online this weekend
From William Copley's New York years at Kasmin to the Tate's Andy Warhol retrospective
New York's School of Visual Arts launches archive of work created during the Covid-19 pandemic
The project started as a “therapeutic filter” for the community and has received more than 300 submissions to date
Three exhibitions to see in New York, London and online this weekend
From works by Pollock and Congo the chimpanzee to Sarah Lucas at Sadie Coles
California may grant repatriation rights to unrecognised Native American tribes
A new state bill expands federal rights for Indigenous groups to reclaim human remains, burial objects and other sacred artefacts from institutions
Carrie Mae Weems, Ed Ruscha, LaToya Ruby Frazier and other artists have had 'enough' of Trump
The campaign, launched by the advocacy group People for the American Way, aims to motivate people to vote in November
Campaign seeks to restore the birthplace of Pennsylvania Impressionism
The foundation aims to raise $35m to acquire, restore and repurpose sites related to New Hope School of artists
Three exhibitions to see in New York, London and online this weekend
From Nicholas Galanin’s 'escape plans' for Indigenous objects at Peter Blum Gallery to the Royal College of Art's virtual degree show