Dalí foundation sues California museum for use of artist’s name and image
Monterey’s Dalí17, which displays the 500-work private collection of the Ukrainian-born real estate developer Dimitry Piterman, features the Surrealist’s face—complete with upturned moustache—on its logo
Spotlight on the harrowing image that shamed Trump
A photograph of a frightened child at the Mexican border shows the enduring power of images to effect political change
Art for Justice Fund gives out $10m in new grants—including to art projects
The second round of funding will support works themed around incarceration by Xaviera Simmons, Hank Willis Thomas and Titus Kaphar, and a planned installation on the High Line
Public review open for David Hammons’s Day’s End proposal
The “ghost monument” in Hudson River Park would be paid for and maintained by the Whitney Museum
Anish Kapoor sues NRA for copyright infringement
An image of his Chicago sculpture Cloud Gate was used in a video by the gun lobby that the artist says “seeks to whip up fear and hate”
Trevor Paglen lets you view the world as the machines see it
Ahead of his retrospective at Washington, DC's Smithsonian American Art Museum, the artist discusses his interest in the social and political implications of technologies, including mass surveillance systems and artificial intelligence
Shooting at New Jersey arts festival injures 22 people
The incident has been attributed to gang violence and one suspect was believed to have been killed by police
Theaster Gates: ‘There’s no better Madonna than my mother’
Artist sets up printing press in Basel to explore ‘Black Madonna’ theme
Google and the World Monuments Fund highlight Iraqi heritage under threat
Using drone footage, 3D models and videos, the tech giant is working with cultural institutions to make preservation efforts accessible to a larger public
Artists deliver climate-change message that time is running out
They are increasingly sounding the alarm on global warming, through new works and collaborations with scientists
LOVE artist Robert Indiana has died, aged 89
The artist’s death came the day after a lawsuit was filed over his legacy
‘How can we judge a work of art that was inspired by a person’s faith?’
The Reverend James Martin, a Jesuit priest and author, on what Catholics can take away from the Met’s Heavenly Bodies exhibition
Chicago dealer Richard Gray has died, aged 89
The gallerist and patron was a key figure in the city’s art scene for more than 50 years
Four women including arts and culture producer Tanya Selvaratnam accuse New York Attorney General of abuse
After denying the allegations, Eric Schneiderman resigned his post on Monday
Meet the dumpster-diving artist who turns your garbage into art
Scotland's Kevin Harman is showing his latest sculpture at Frieze New York
George Lucas gives Rockwell fans new hope with acquisition of Shuffleton’s Barbershop
The work will first goes on loan in Massachusetts and possibly elsewhere
Supreme Court Justice greenlights Berkshire Museum’s art sale
The institution can now go ahead with plans to auction works from its collection to raise up to $55m for a renovation
Artists to plant protest flags and stage processions at Frieze New York
Visitors to the fair will see banners by Adam Pendelton, Hank Willis Thomas, Lara Schnitger and Renée Green among others as part of the Live programme curated by Adrienne Edwards
Harlem gallery performance evokes Martin Luther King Jr’s final moments
Jazz musician Melvin Gibbs remembers the Civil Rights Leader’s death and the impact it had on the African American community at Gavin Brown’s Enterprise
What is the most cultured city in the US?
Think Grand Rapids, Bentonville or Houston—but not New York
Helen Molesworth is out as LA MoCA's chief curator
The director Philippe Vergne reportedly fired her as the two clashed over the museum's programming
Nan Goldin leads anti-opioid protest at the Met's Sackler Wing
In their first direct action, the artist and her activist group PAIN tossed prescription pill bottles labelled OxyContin into the moat surrounding the Temple of Dendur and staged a die-in
Cape Town gallery blank projects wins $10,000 Presents Booth Prize
The space is showing works that touch on identity by the South African artists Igshaan Adams and Cinga Samson
Artist profiles: the names you should know at Armory
At a fair with hundreds of works, it can be hard to know where to start looking. Here are some artists to keep an eye out for at the Armory
Fury over artist’s plan to preserve prototypes of Trump’s border wall
Others, including the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, support Christoph Büchel’s proposal to turn the eight designs into national monuments
ADAA's Art Show misses Armory week crowds, but focused displays of challenging works still prove popular
Exhibitors reflect on how art market has changed since the 1980s at 30th edition of New York fair
Hirshhorn to reschedule Krzysztof Wodiczko’s monumental projection after Florida school shooting
The 30-year-old piece showing two hands holding a gun and a candle is "strangely familiar and at once unbearably relevant", the artist says
Meet the collector who signed away her masterpiece to reform the criminal justice system
Agnes Gund talks to us about how she uses her philanthropy to push for change
Trump wants to axe NEA and other culture agencies—again
The president’s 2019 budget includes a similar proposal to last year’s failed plan to defund America’s arts bodies
Artists back Nan Goldin’s call to hold Sackler family to account over US opioid crisis
"Maybe the Sacklers don’t care, but we should give them the chance to discuss solutions, and if they rebuff, then f*** them"—Jeremy Deller