When Weston shot Whitman
Overlooked photographs from the 1940s finally enjoy recognition at the Huntington
Five photography shows coming up this year
From masterworks of French photography in Philadelphia, to the 1970s feminist avant-garde in London, to mass media images in Los Angeles
Three to see: New York
Explore art history with Kerry James Marshall and bask in the pure positivity of Mark Leceky
What immortal hand or eye? Gallery dedicated to William Blake opens in San Francisco
California bookseller John Windle has built a 300-strong collection of the British Romantic poet’s art and writing
Three to see: New York
From Charlotte Brontë’s letters to Robert Morris's plywood sculptures, we've got you covered on what to see in the city and beyond
French Realist painting resurfaces at Cincinnati auction thanks to Facebook tip
Work by William-Adolphe Bouguereau sells for $1.1m at Cowan’s Auctions
Met sued over Picasso painting allegedly sold under duress by Jewish refugee
The heirs of Paul Leffmann are seeking to recover The Actor from the museum
Fluxus is alive and well at New York university galleries
Two exhibitions at CUNY and NYU focus on artist Alison Knowles and cellist Charlotte Moorman
What to see in DC this autumn, from rare Korans to durational performance
Our insider’s guide to the top exhibitions and events in the US capital
Antiques dealers arrested and $4.5m worth of ivory seized in New York
The haul was uncovered by investigators following an undercover sting operation
Taryn Simon looks at how we all mourn at the Park Avenue Armory
US Immigration is an unwitting curator in the multidisciplinary artist’s project on the global practice of grieving
Palmyra’s Triumphal Arch rises again in New York
On the heels of bomb scares in the city, a cultural casualty of Isis is rebuilt in City Hall Park
Socrates Sculpture Park releases design for first permanent building
The Cubes, designed by New York and Naples firm LOT-EK, will allow for year-round indoor programming
Three to see: London
Gawp and howl at Wifredo Lam’s Vodou inspired-works before being sectioned at the Wellcome Collection’s Bedlam show <br>
Obama to present awards to abstract painter Jack Whitten and choreographer Ralph Lemon
The National Medal of Arts ceremony at the White House will be live streamed next week
Swiss Institute finds new home on St Mark's Place
The New York arts space has also announced a batch of high-profile Helvetic trustees
Whitney Museum opens first Carmen Herrera exhibition in nearly 20 years
The show looks at the artist's development from 1948 to 1978
Nobuyoshi Araki nude photos censored in Mexico City
After a local bar was forced to remove images of nude women from its walls, the gallery Kurimanzutto plans to restage the show
Detroit invests $3.7m in African-American art
The DIA’s director wants collection to better reflect the city’s population
Get inspired like Ansel by America’s national parks
Museums and galleries around the US stage shows celebrating 100 years of the National Park Service
Earthquake in Myanmar damages at least 100 Buddhist pagodas
Tremors from the earthquake were felt in Thailand, India and Bangladesh
Scanner used to study the colour of stars reveals hidden images in Mexican manuscript
The tool has allowed researchers at the Bodleian Libraries to see pre-colonial painted pictures underneath the gesso of Codex Selden
Shirin Neshat dreams big for first solo show in Africa
The Iranian-born artist is premiering two new videos at Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg this week
Jeppe Hein and Sam Durant create reflective works for historic sites in Massachusetts
The two-year project Art and the Landscape brings socially conscious contemporary art to colonial locations
Public art cancelled in Rio due to cultural budget cuts
An installation by the Italian artist Giancarlo Neri is the most recent project to lose funding during Brazil's economic crisis
What summer slowdown? Seattle Art Fair expands
The event draws blue-chip galleries from across the US to the Pacific Northwest
Bass museum to fill expanded space with shows by Ugo Rondinone, Mika Rottenberg and Pascale Marthine Tayou
The architects were tasked with the difficult job of increasing exhibition space without adding to the building
Artist Rashid Johnson joins Guggenheim’s board of trustees
The appointment marks the first time a practicing artist has been on the board since the founding director Hilla von Rebay
Like Ike? Toledo Museum of Art decodes the fine art of political persuasion
Over 50 American political ads on view, from the first television spot in 1952 to those used in the 2012 presidential election