New Orleans, ten years after Katrina: Mary Ellen Mark’s last assignment
The photographer’s final series commissioned by CNN is on display on Governors Island and online
Doris Salcedo: silent witness
Doris Salcedo is devoted to making art about political violence in a world saturated with images of death and destruction. As a show opens at the Guggenheim, she says she hopes her elegiac sculptures might re-sensitise us
“I don’t have the illusion that art will save lives or diminish violence”
Doris Salcedo’s timely retrospective remembers victims of political violence
Artist interview: Doug Aitken
The Californian on Darwin, DNA, Ruscha’s cactus omelettes and never having enough time
Artist reveals lives of Sharjah's migrant workers
Melik Ohanian’s piece, originally commissioned for the Sharjah Biennial, can be seen in Unlimited at Art Basel
A tree grows in the Meatpacking District
Whitney director chooses a 'Red Sunset' maple planted outside new Renzo Piano-designed building
Director’s tour of the new Whitney Museum
Adam Weinberg points out his highlights of the building and inaugural show
Leonard Nimoy, photographer, actor, Spock
The man who made the phrase “Live long and prosper” famous was also a dedicated artist and poet
Wanted: a new generation of Monuments Men
Curators, art historians and museum directors sought by the US Army to provide expert advice in combat zones
Move to protect Heizer’s City from development
Nevada Senator has introduced a bill to preserve the land surrounding the mile-and-a-half-long land art project
Cambodia made up its own laws concerning art ownership, US lawyer says
This statement came during recent dispute over Cambodian statue that was consigned to Sotheby's
The US announces plans to to return more Khmer Cambodian artefacts, adding momentum to Cambodia's quest for restitution
Cambodian officials believe the last two looted works out of seven are in Denver Art Museum and the Cleveland Museum of Art
Chinese artist (and AbEx copier) Pei-Shen Qian has some CV—but is it a fake too?
None of the museums listed as owning his work could find it in their collections
AbEx fakes scandal silences the experts, situation “already as bad as it can get” amid lawsuits
In a time of increased importance on authentication, specialists are holding back in the hope of avoiding the worst.
Fight for Detroit’s art begins
Director of art museum in bankrupt city steels himself for long battle as price tags are put on greatest works
Audio archive breaks silence on Sehgal
Curator’s interviews with performers could prove a “goldmine” for scholars, skirting the artist’s ban on documentation of his work
Eli Broad leads subway route campaign in Los Angeles
Philanthropist joins group petitioning to expand LA Metro
MoMA exhibition presents works by six contemporary dance choreographers
“Some Sweet Day” is on show until 4 November
Inside the house that Theaster Gates built
Rising art star and activist Theaster Gates is transforming his Chicago neighbourhood, one building at a time
Victor Pinchuk launches the second edition of his Future Generation Prize
The $100,000 prize will support one lucky young artist to further their creative vision and support their career
J.Paul Getty Museum vows to return piece from Goudstikker collection
However, the whereabouts of many works of art from the collection are still unknown
Wendy Reves's son claims that his mother was taken advantage of
Texan charm upsets collectors’ son
MoMA makes a stand by acquiring video removed from display by Washington's NPG
Wojnarowicz’s A Fire in My Belly is already on display at the New York museum
Why American art museums are reluctant to mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War
It was a different story for the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth in 2009
Playing the mating game: Interview with Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini’s acclaimed short films about animal sexual behaviour are being shown at the Wolfsonian
'Jesuit priest' donates fraudulent works
Academic museums and universities are being targeted by a suspected art forger