Camille Norment engulfs Dia warehouse with a ‘vibrational catharsis’
Norment, who previously represented the Nordic Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennial, has devised a minimal sonic experience for the Dia Art Foundation’s second exhibition in its revamped Chelsea space
Archeologists in Mexico decipher ancient frieze
The frieze, discovered in Oaxaca in 2018, contains glyphs symbolising themes related to superstition and social hierarchies in the Zapotec and Mixtec cultures
Yinka Shonibare unveils project focused on the Great Migration
The third iteration of the artist’s 'Libraries' series will be permanently installed at the Rollins Museum of Art in Florida
US revises law governing repatriation of Indigenous remains and burial objects
The effort, conducted in consultation with Native American tribes and nations, would enable greater enforcement of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Pioneering video artist Ulysses Jenkins on creating new images of Black life
A retrospective at the Hammer Museum chronicles the artist’s pivotal role in the history of video art
Project chronicling Indigenous slavery receives $1.5m grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is funding the three-year initiative to compile historical records and future projects related to the enslavement of Indigenous people in the US
Our pick of the best shows to see during Frieze Los Angeles
From Pipilotti Rist's psychedelic survey to Jaishri Abichandani's 'Flower-Headed Children'
Inaugural Hawaii Triennial considers social activism, climate change and the Westernisation of Asia-Pacific
The exhibition, which began as a biennial, has been curated by Melissa Chiu, Miwako Tezuka and Drew Kahu‘āina Broderick
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Jennie C. Jones at the Guggenheim to Vincent Smith at Alexandre Gallery
Native American activists call for return of artefacts from Scotland
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow acquired moccasins, a necklace and a child’s bonnet after the Wounded Knee Massacre
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to expand its Islamic art galleries
The museum’s Islamic art collection spans more than 1,400 pieces as well as important long-term loans
Painter Oscar Yi Hou receives third annual UOVO prize
The $25,000 prize includes a solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum and a public commission for the exterior of the UOVO warehouse in Bushwick
‘Communities are affected when someone is imprisoned’: Arizona exhibition explores the social impact of mass incarceration
The show, at the Arizona State University Art Museum, comes as museums nationwide grapple with the fine line between ‘fetishising’ prisoners and broadening dialogue around incarceration
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From 20th century Italian masterworks at the Center for Italian Modern Art to Ashley Bickerton’s oceanic sculptures at Lehmann Maupin
UC Berkeley returns Wiyot human remains and burial objects
The university still holds one of the largest collections of Indigenous human remains and sacred objects in the US
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From the jewels of the American Folk Art Museum’s collection to Alec Soth’s journey across the US
The Lenape diaspora, once on the brink of erasure, championed in New York exhibition
The show, the first-ever Lenape-curated exhibition profiling the tribes that inhabited the northeastern US coast, critiques the lack of scholarship and institutional focus on the Lenape people
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Abraham Palatnik’s first posthumous show at Nara Roesler to ayahuasca-inspired ceramics at Salon 94
Indigenous man allegedly fired for refusing to discard bones and artefacts unearthed at Texas construction site
The San Antonio-based chef and site manager was dismissed after being instructed to destroy the discoveries to avoid delaying the renovation of a restaurant
Historic Peruvian church to be restored after earthquake
The Church of La Jalca Grande, one of the first churches built in Peru after the Spanish conquest, was constructed using stones from pre-Hispanic monuments
Crypto group shamed for spending $3m on ‘Dune’ book, mistakenly believing it had acquired copyright to produce NFTs
The group Spice DAO planned to sell NFTs based on the contents of the book, which details Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ambitious but failed adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From an artist couple’s colourful daring at the Museum of Arts and Design to the last chance to see Alexander Calder at the Museum of Modern Art
An artist residency supporting Bipoc artists flourishes in the Hamptons
Ma’s House, led by the Indigenous artist Jeremy Dennis, will offer month-long residencies and other programming throughout 2022
David Zwirner’s plans for artist retreat in Montauk face pushback from locals
Members of a local planning board argue the development would restrict access to Lake Montauk, among other concerns
Ancient petroglyph panel in Texas permanently damaged after vandals scratch their names into rock
The National Park Service has issued an open call for information leading to the persons involved in the incident
Republicans take aim at protected national monuments in Utah
Legislators in the state are planning legal action in order to allow mining in region that contains 100,000 archaeological sites
Smithsonian continues Capitol insurrection archival project
The museum initiated the project last year in the aftermath of the violent far-right riot on 6 January, and has added artefacts originating not only with the rioters but also those who acted against the mob
Faith Ringgold mural will be transferred from women’s prison to the Brooklyn Museum
The work, dedicated to incarcerated women on Rikers Island, was completed in 1972 and was once almost completely destroyed
Bronx Museum of the Arts to undertake $21m expansion
The project includes the addition of a multi-storey entrance and lobby, and is being supported with state and city funds
In Pictures | Niki de Saint Phalle in the 1960s
The book, coinciding with a retrospective exhibition at the Menil Collection, explores the “shooting paintings” Saint Phalle made between 1961 and 1963, called Tirs, and other areas of her practice