Police are investigating a 15 June blaze at the Museum of Natural History and Botanical Gardens of the University of Minas Gerais, home to more than 260,000 works of folk art and ethnographic objects

Frias is the fifth person to hold the role since Bolsonaro dissolved the ministry of culture after his election in 2019

From the history of discriminatory blood donation policies at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art to the history of the rainbow flag

A painting by Rodney Jackson was removed from an exhibition focusing on racial justice issues at the request of Miami Beach officials

The Bronx-born artist says isolation has allowed the US a valuable opportunity "to be confronted with trauma so deep that it moves us from theory to action"

From freedom papers on view at the National Museum of African American History and Culture to Issac Julien's film about famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass

The Rapid Response Art Fund supports Indigenous artists in BIPOC communities that have been affected by the systemic racism that has been "a driving force for hundreds of years" in the US

Launched last night, the guerilla intervention is the latest public work in Washington, DC to address structural racism—but can art effect change?

From the artist collective Forensic Architecture's investigation into the UK police killing of Mark Duggan to an interactive platform chronicling the legacy of lynching in the US justice system

Governor says that the state will "no longer preach a false version of history" as calls for racial justice echo across the nation

The artist has released a video detailing the process of her 2020 performance about systemic injustice

Lawmakers mobilise the National Guard to quell destruction while demonstrators deface Confederate memorials and public works emblematic of white supremacy

Artist Jammie Holmes aims to "underline a need for unity" as the country reels from another incident of police brutality

From printed masks made by Ai Weiwei to art historical masterpieces recreated at home

The artist says the coronavirus health crisis “has made life even more difficult" for drug users and recovering addicts

After outcries against the work on social media, the Cree artist says that the image "failed" in its message to address the victimisation of Indigenous women

From Maurizio Cattelan's Bedtime Stories to Neïl Beloufa's post-capitalist fable featuring camels and foxes

As more states across the US lift lockdown measures, many outdoor art centres are unclear on how to implement and enforce social distancing guidelines

Coinciding with the auction house's New York sale room re-opening in June, the sale marks the first time female artists will comprise over two-thirds of the value of an evening auction

Graduating fashion students will collaborate on a new 3D work with artist Jacolby Satterwhite as end-of-term exhibitions are cancelled due to coronavirus

The museum aims to rewrite the legacy of the historically male-dominated Land Art movement

A crowd-sourced project by Yuri Suzuki at the Dallas Museum of Art aims to "connect people through the sonic experience" during the coronavirus crisis

From a collaborative series between the New Museum and Rhizome to Modern Art Oxford's virtual tours

The multi-platform virtual initiative is part of the Archives of American Art's push to share newly digitised content while its research centres remain closed

Spearheaded by the San Francisco Arts Alliance, more than 20 mayors have signed a letter requesting additional aid in its next relief package

The Chinese dissident artist and director of Human Flow is also currently filming a new documentary about the coronavirus pandemic

As the inventor of kinechromatic art, he leaves behind "an ineffable legacy"

The online exhibition aims to dispel myths that “indigenous communities are unqualified to care for their own cultural objects”

Featuring works by Louise Bourgeois, Elizabeth Catlett and others, the online series explores artists' experiences of motherhood and their connection to their own moms

From the Museum of Modern Art's home cooking interviews to the Blanton Museum's bakeoff