A new book by Sarah Schulman describes how the radically democratic and fast acting group grabbed the public’s attention and held politicians and institutions accountable

The self-made billionaire helped shape the Los Angeles art scene, while clashing with most of its prominent museum leaders

Dozens gather to denounce sexualised depiction of actress with her skirt flying up

The Los Angeles biennial has been installed but unvisited for six months due to Covid-19 restrictions. Does it still capture our present moment?

Plus, craft and American identity and critic Michael Peppiatt on Frank Auerbach

Our correspondent gamely makes her way through a full day of AMAA talks, NFT tips, IG debates, and more, so you don’t have to

The Friday Foundation, run by the heirs of collectors Jane Lang Davis and Richard E. Lang, has donated 19 works by artists including Bacon, Rothko, Krasner, Pollock, Frankenthaler, Kline and de Kooning

Racial equity consultants are helping to roll out strategies and training for museum staff and executives

Though many institutions are suffering from serious reductions in revenue, collections expanded via restricted acquisition funds

Four of the city’s major art museums do not charge an entry fee—but that is more than just a way to boost visitor numbers, they say

Our Los Angeles correspondent Jori Finkel asks the world's richest cultural organisation to support the city's struggling arts community during the coronavirus pandemic

Decision on MOCA event affects over 350 exhibitors from around two dozen countries

The Los Angeles painter started the project shortly after the Democratic primaries began

With more alternative art galleries than ever, many are slowing down on exhibitions and stepping up on programming

As Frieze Los Angeles opens, we look at the LA art scene. Plus, we explore the Met's exhibition Sahel about art from the Sahara. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793

Michele Pred is asking artists, their dealers and potential collectors to commit to a price hike for works of art by women

As her touring retrospective arrives in Los Angeles and then heads for Mexico, the nonagenarian artist is excited about showing her new work—and the prospect of making more

After more than a year in his new job, we interview the director about his priorities

Richard Simms, the 93-year-old donor, built up the enviable collection on a dentist’s salary starting in the 1960s

The art foundation, which has closed its doors, was never more than the shell of a museum

Coalition of curators organise events and exhibitions of art by women at 50 museums

The brightly coloured painting, depicting the same family scene, has been in private hands for decades, most recently the Chilean Alana Collection

Four takeaways from the Institute for Artists’ Estates’ Los Angeles workshop

Independent curators and handlers could be affected but no major changes predicted in museum recruitment practices

The West Coast gallery season opens with its own slate of must see shows, from Tala Madani's scatological depictions of motherhood to Kenny Scharf's jabs at consumerism

San Jose Museum of Art celebrates visionary female artists

The great US sculptor's work comes to the UK, while a new book explores the thought-provoking works that inspired 50 internationally acclaimed artists

In Jori Finkel's book It Speaks to Me, Kentridge discusses the sculpture in Johannesburg that first made him feel the power of art