The activist spoke about her own experiences with state repression and the growing movement for political change in the country

From Cézanne's drawings at MoMA to Takashi Murakami curating Outsider art

The Benin Court plaques donated in 1991 with more than 150 other works, have been deaccessioned, while a third object, an Ife Head offered for purchase, will instead be restituted

Plus, London Gallery Weekend and Nina Katchadourian on her adopted grandmother's embroidery

If Congress approves, the National Endowment for the Arts in particular would see its 2022 budget go up to $201m—the highest amount of government funding since its inception

Visitors will have to come in groups, and buy tickets that will help pay for more security, after three suicides at the site

Efforts to preserve murals and street art are growing, as are threats to sites around the country, including the intersection where Floyd was killed

The museum looks to a “new era” after a difficult history, including long delays in the opening its new home and the termination of two of its directors by the Culture Ministry

Wangechi Mutu at Gladstone, Adriana Varejão at Gagosian and the unveiling of Day’s End by David Hammons

The city’s residents will be able to use the space for performances or public action, as well as take part in a programme of artist-led events

The steel frame structure, which recreates the outline of a former warehouse on the Hudson River, is now a permanent fixture on the shoreline

From Yayoi Kusama in the Bronx to Alex Da Corte's Big Bird on the Met Roof

The sculptor and painter was known for his disarming Alien and Knight sculptures, installed in Greece and abroad

Huntington Library in California and Crystal Bridges in Arkansas ascended to the top of our visitor figures list

A nearly $1m project to be permanently installed next to the Pérez Art Museum Miami has raised opposition from the local art scene

Metapurse, the company owned by the buyer of the $69.3m NFT, plans to create an online “monument this piece deserves"

Everydays: The First 5,000 Days sold at Christie’s yesterday—and the buyer says it is worth $1bn

Research by archaeologists at the Roman port city Berenice shows that humans cared for their animals as much as current day people do

Before the public opening on 18 March, see the startling installation of the museum's Old Masters collection in the Brutalist Breuer building

The educational aide will be part of a forthcoming exhibition at the National Museum of American History

A major exhibition focuses on works on paper by one of the core artists in the museum’s Modern art collection

Plus, artist Doug Aitken on composer Terry Riley

Plus, artists with disabilities in the Covid era and Goya's Disasters of War

The board has issued an apology and pledged to improve its representation of the local community

George Haag, who has pleaded not guilty, says he thought the portrait of Andy Warhol “would look better somewhere else” and “just wanted to make people laugh”

Local artists and designers have used their float decorating skills to turn neighbourhood houses into lavishly festooned marvels

The Greek-American started acquiring photography for museums through his personal friendships with artists such as Lucas Samaras, Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan

The 22-year-old Los Angeles poet was the youngest ever to deliver a recitation on Inauguration Day. Listen to and read her words here

As Trump leaves office, we look back at the legacy of his four years leading the US and how artists captured it