Is the EGO Act a lot of hot air?
A new law bans government-funded oil portraits of officials, but most paintings have been paid for privately for years
NEA and other arts agencies given funding boost by Congress
After pushing to eliminate the agencies, US President Donald Trump reluctantly signed a spending bill that assures their survival for 2018
Why choosing a name for an exhibition is anything but straightforward
Active or passive? With or without a colon?
Laid bare: seven centuries of the human body in colour
Sleeping Beauty waxwork joins Donatello and Degas sculptures at Met Breuer
Banksy brings his street art social critique to New York
The UK graffiti artist has put up a string of murals and stencils in the city
Magnus Renfrew to launch new fair in Taipei
The founding director of Art Hong Kong, which was bought by Art Basel, returns with another venture in Asia
VR project brings late Picasso work to life, at last
Bust of a Woman, which was never realised, would have been the world's tallest concrete sculpture
Independent art fair goes its own way and reaps rewards
"Outsider" artists hold their own against more established contemporary names and inspire buyers in search of authenticity and quirk
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
The Shed's opening commissions are all about cross-disciplinary collaboration
Visual artists including Gerhard Richter and Steve McQueen will work with performers like Sia, Quincy Jones and Steve Reich
New York's March fairs aim to seize market moment
Your essential guide to the Armory Show, Volta, Independent, Nada and beyond
Private View: our pick of March gallery shows
New shows at commercial galleries, from emerging names to rediscovered talents
The must-see exhibitions during New York Armory Week
From David Bowie in Brooklyn to Zoe Leonard at the Whitney
The Met's new admissions fee goes into effect
Many visitors responded to the change with a shrug, although some were more critical of the mandatory charge
Hirshhorn to re-stage postponed Krzysztof Wodiczko projection in March
The museum stopped showing the "unbearably relevant" work, which has two hands holding a gun and a candle, after Parkland shooting
Nato Thompson named artistic director of Seattle Art Fair
The Philadelphia-based curator sees opportunity to create dialogue between public artworks and the market
New Museum Triennial aims to deliver a message for our times
Every selected artist has a "degree of political and social engagement", curator says
Berkshire Museum and Massachusetts Attorney General reach deal to allow sale of works
If approved by the court, Rockwell's Shuffleton’s Barbershop will be bought by an unnamed US museum, and the other works sold in stages
Picasso’s Actor will remain in the Met’s collection, New York Judge rules
The court dismissed a claim on the painting by the heir of the Jewish collector who sold it to fund an escape from the Nazis
Prelude to a launch: New York’s new arts centre The Shed to host 12-day festival this May
Multi-disciplinary cultural centre is due to open in 2019
Are there any artists left in San Francisco?
City survey investigates the effect of tech boom rent rises on the arts sector
A friendly scene: the landscapes of Wayne Thiebaud and Richard Diebenkorn
A show at Acquavella Galleries in New York brings together paintings by the two fast friends
Dealer of works stolen by Jasper Johns's assistant can be charged with racketeering, court rules
The decision adds another wrinkle to the unsettled case law surrounding liability in art fraud
Private view: our pick of February gallery shows
Noteworthy exhibitions at commercial galleries, from emerging names to rediscovered talents
City council clears Lacma’s plans for South Los Angeles outpost
The museum will rehab a disused building in the neighbourhood’s Wetlands Park for storage and exhibition space, and start community arts programming within the next two years
Massachusetts Attorney General asks for short extension of injunction against Berkshire Museum sale
The state’s investigation into the board’s controversial deaccessioning plan could be wrapping up within a week