Helen Stoilas

Helen was previously Editor, Americas and has worked for The Art Newspaper since 2003. She regularly reports on political and social issues that affect artists and institutions.

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David Goldblatt brings ex-offender portrait series to British jails

The South African photographer also gets career survey at Centre Pompidou, Paris

Take a peek inside The Shed, New York’s new arts and culture space due to open in 2019

The multidisciplinary organisation at the centre of the massive Hudson Yards redevelopment project has received a $75m gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies

White House curator William Allman to retire after 40 years of service

In charge of preserving the art and furnishings of the presidential residence, he also worked with Laura Bush and Michelle Obama to redecorate historic rooms

Japan Society celebrates 110th anniversary with major Hiroshi Sugimoto show

The Japanese photographer and architect has also been commissioned to beautify the museum

Don’t just stand there, take part

Artists at Frieze New York tackle issues of mortality, agency and trust—and their works require fairgoers to join in

Flooding causes road closure on Randall’s Island

Frieze New York had to stop transporting new visitors before closing because of traffic congestion

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Tefaf New York Spring: Colour blocking at the Armory

Dickinson gallery's stand celebrates 100 years of De Stijl

Works not to miss at Frieze New York

From Cornelia Parker's ode to Jimi Hendrix to Donald Judd's minimalist furniture

Naked man in a box who crashed the Met gala is arrested

The Russian performance artist targets high-profile art events in his Foundling series

NEA and other culture agencies spared the axe

Bipartisan spending Congressional bill even gives a small boost to their budgets

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Kaari Upson: unfinished artist

Upson, whose first solo show in New York has just opened at the New Museum, tells us about the constantly evolving nature of her work

Bipartisan politicians rally to save US cultural funding

Criticism of President Trump’s proposed cuts creates united front of Democrats and Republicans

What does Trump's plan to abolish estate tax mean for collectors?

The plan could be a mixed bag for both wealthy market players and cultural charities

Art collector Steven Cohen gave $1m to Trump inauguration

Other high-net-worth donors include Sheldon Adelson, Steven Wynn, and Henry Kravitz

House Republicans join fight to save NEA

Bipartisan letter to budget committee urges an increase in funding

Bruce Nauman's sound piece returns to Tate Modern's Turbine Hall

Veteran conceptual artist will also be subject of Artist Rooms show in Tate’s Switch House extension

Controversy over Emmett Till painting at Whitney Biennial goes beyond art world

Open letter calling for work by Dana Schutz to be “destroyed” has even been discussed on US talk show

Theaster Gates raises the roof in Hong Kong

For his White Cube show, the US artist has elevated labour to an art form

David Rockefeller, banker, philanthropist and lifetime MoMA patron, dies at age 101

The former chairman’s ties to the institution reach back to his mother Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, who helped found the museum

Trump wants to axe NEA and other culture agencies

The president’s first federal budget proposal would also eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Bill Viola reimagines the Renaissance with a retrospective in Florence

In 1974, fresh after graduating from the experimental studies programme at Syracuse University’s visual and performing arts department, Bill Viola moved to Florence to work at Art/Tapes/22, one of the first video art production studios in Europe

Female artists make their presence felt at ADAA Art Show

Art Dealers Association of America's fair kicks off Armory week with a feminine touch

Bill Viola reimagines the Renaissance with a retrospective in Florence

The Palazzo Strozzi mixes Viola's videos and installations with the Old Masters that inspired them

Bacon triptych, once owned by Roald Dahl, to lead Christie’s New York sales in May

The auction house is also selling works by Picasso, Ernst and Lichtenstein to benefit Cleveland Clinic

Read the letter sent by 24 senators asking President Trump to keep funding the NEA and NEH

The bipartisan group outlines the importance of the culture agencies and how they improve American’s lives

What defunding the NEA would mean for US museums

The country's cultural institutions speak out about the importance of the National Endowment for the Arts, as President Trump's office drafts a new budget

Arte Povera artist Jannis Kounellis has died, aged 80

The sculptor was known for his use of lowly materials like coal, jute bags and piles of stones

How the estate of Thailand’s missing ‘Silk King’ was among the winners of Reagan’s 1986 Tax Reform Act

The sweeping legislation cleared a hefty tax bill for the heirs of American businessman Jim Thompson, whose home and collection in Bangkok was turned into a public museum