NEA and other culture agencies spared the axe
Bipartisan spending Congressional bill even gives a small boost to their budgets
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
Trump’s promise of Reagan-style tax reforms causes alarm
1986 tax package put the squeeze on donations
Christie’s promotes Guillaume Cerutti to chief executive
While Sotheby’s hires Rauschenberg Foundation’s Christy MacLear to in-house advisory team
Bill protecting works of art lent by foreign institutions passes US Senate
Supporters say legislation will encourage cultural exchange, but opponents fear it will block restitution of works seized in countries like Russia
Fire at California artists’ collective claims 33 lives
The Oakland warehouse, known as the Ghost Ship, had been under investigation for safety violations
Mark Dion goes inside the mind of a plant explorer
The US artist recreates the Coconut Grove laboratory of the most influential botanist you’ve never heard of
Speakers, ceramics and a miniature forest: Design Miami’s eclectic spread
SHoP Architects's pavilion outside the fair may be catching the most eyeballs on Instagram, but inside, collectors will find a wide range of classic design and contemporary crafts that are worthy of their attention
President Trump: the knowns and unknowns
First reactions to property tycoon’s election to the White House and what it could mean for the arts
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (partially) open at last
The public gets a peek inside the long-delayed building with the temporary exhibition Urgent Conversations: Athens-Antwerp