1986 tax package put the squeeze on donations

While Sotheby’s hires Rauschenberg Foundation’s Christy MacLear to in-house advisory team

Supporters say legislation will encourage cultural exchange, but opponents fear it will block restitution of works seized in countries like Russia

The Oakland warehouse, known as the Ghost Ship, had been under investigation for safety violations

The US artist recreates the Coconut Grove laboratory of the most influential botanist you’ve never heard of

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

First reactions to property tycoon’s election to the White House and what it could mean for the arts

The public gets a peek inside the long-delayed building with the temporary exhibition Urgent Conversations: Athens-Antwerp

As the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis prepares for its 2017 survey of Merce Cunningham, it has commissioned an ambitious work from Charles Atlas, the late choreographer’s former collaborator

Former ambassador's home will host cultural and diplomatic events, exhibitions, symposia and artists’ residencies

The artist said he felt like a kid in a candy store when selecting works from the encyclopaedic museum, including one of his favourite paintings, Ingres’ Odalisque in Grisaille

Collection of forgotten casts from the Metropolitan Museum get new home in Manhattan

Investigators recovered more than 2,000 objects, mostly coins, that they say were offered for sale through auction houses

The artefacts may have come to the island, which was as an important trade route, from Muslim or Chinese merchants

US artist's survey in London in 2019 to follow exhibition at Basel's Schaulager and in New York

Staff cuts are part of a larger restructuring to reduce deficit by $30m

More than 1,000 sign letter denouncing construction of oil route that crosses Native American ancestral lands

The British designer unveiled his hive-like staircase structure to be installed in a new public square on the West Side of Manhattan

From a New York Ab-Ex anniversary to Bruce Nauman striking a sculptural pose

After a local bar was forced to remove images of nude women from its walls, the gallery Kurimanzutto plans to restage the show

Uccello and Masolino’s frescoes on US artist’s “wish list” for retrospective next year

Before she died, the 41-year-old multimedia and performance artist diagnosed with ALS invited friends and family to a weekend goodbye party

Two rare finds were made in a matter of weeks, depicting chariot races and the labours of Hercules

Her art and writing has reportedly been used against her as evidence of ties to “illegal” Kurdish organisation

The actress appeared with other advocates in Washington, DC to speak at a Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing

The brutal installation about racist violence continues to have an impact 45 years later

Duke Riley has trained 2,000 pigeons to perform for Creative Time—and they took flight this weekend

Installation first shown in 1994 at Daniel Newburg Gallery—just for one day