Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From the little-known Renaissance painter Bartolomé Bermejo at the National Gallery to the Hayward Gallery's huge group show exploring gender fluidity
Bolsonaro hires far-right theatre director to lead federal arts oganisation
Roberto Alvim, who is calling for a conservative artists' database, will close his São Paulo theatre after claiming he was persecuted over political views
Artist Martin Roth has died, aged 41
The artist's last solo exhibition centred on gun violence
Ugo Rondinone’s day-glo desert installation Seven Magic Mountains gets a fresh coat of paint
The popular public art work has been restored with the aim of keeping it Instagram-ready through 2021 or longer
Brazil’s museums dodge Bolsanaro’s cultural funding caps—at least for now
The Rouanet Law, which the Brazilian leader claims enables corruption, was amended in an official announcement
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Michael Rakowitz’s recreations of bombed artefacts at the Whitechapel Gallery, to Faith Ringgold’s story quilts at the Serpentine Gallery
Object lessons: from Salvador Dalí greetings cards to a long-hidden Kandinsky painting
Our pick of highlights for sale over the next fortnight
United Nations sounds the alarm on species loss—and artists respond
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's work in Cooper Hewitt's Design Triennial resurrects world's last male northern white rhino
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Harold Ancart's handball court to Hank Willis Thomas's Afro pick
Sotheby’s to hold the first major Aboriginal art sale in the US in November
The auction house cites increasing interest in Aboriginal art among US collectors and institutions
Opposition flares as Peru’s government makes way for airport near Machu Picchu
A petition has been launched to prevent the Peruvian government from continuing the project
Marc Quinn will display the blood of refugees and celebrities
The art project, involving frozen blood drawn from refugees and stars, is not a “spectacle”, says the artist
Cooper Hewitt's Design Triennial considers our alliance with the Earth
Projects range from animating a white rhino to creating an environmentally friendly ‘burial suit’
Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum requests emergency funding for recovery efforts after fire
As pieces of its ancient Egyptian collection are salvaged, the museum’s director says it can no longer afford storage facilities
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Winogrand's little-known colour photographs to Miró's mammoth canvas
Object lessons: from a political work by Ayman Baalbaki to photo albums of Bonnie and Clyde
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Alicja Kwade's rooftop solar system to Joe Minter's commanding sculptures
Philanthropist Henry Wollman Bloch has died aged 96
Bloch was an avid collector who made important contributions to the Nelson-Atkins Museum
On the Bard’s birthday, Sotheby’s announces it will offer Edward Hopper’s ode to Shakespeare
Estimated to fetch $7-$10m, the New York cityscape, depicts the iconic Central Park statue of the playwright
Object Lessons: From a Persian shah's portrait to a popsicle stick "painting"
Our picks from upcoming fairs and auctions in the next fortnight
Archaeological trove discovered beneath zoo heads to Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum
More than 30,000 imperial artefacts were found in the nearby RioZoo last week
Activist artist arrested on eve of Havana Biennial
As the cultural event gets under way, a Cuban-American artist is also blocked from entering Cuba
FBI launches campaign to return haul of Native and South American works
Thousands of illegally removed items—including human bones—were discovered on collector’s farm
São Paulo's new millionaire governor João Doria proposes massive cuts to culture budget
Museums and cultural institutions in the Brazilian state prepare for closures and cancelled programmes
Cause of Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum fire revealed
An overheated air conditioning unit was the starting point of the inferno that destroyed the building last year
Three exhibitions to see in New York this week
From Lucio Fontana's punctured canvases to an intimate look at Frida Kahlo's personal objects
Touch the sky: Doug Aitken’s hot air balloon work to lift off in Massachusetts
The multi-media artist is taking to the clouds with a new roaming project starting in Martha’s Vineyard
The Confederate flag of surrender rises in Philadelphia
The artist Sonya Clark aims to make the symbol of truce better known than the more pervasive battle flag
A national treasure of Native American art in Los Angeles is looking for a new owner
The historic Southwest Museum, operated by the Autry Museum of the American West, is seeking proposals for reuse
Object Lessons: from a triumphant tapestry by El Anatsui to a heroic charcoal drawing by Charles White
Our picks from upcoming fairs and auctions in the next fortnight