Julia Halperin
Lawsuit against Cooper Union comes to an end
The college promises to work toward restoring free tuition
First fashion museum in American South to open in October
The Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia to show its collection of more than 1,000 garments
Post-storm production: New Orleans museums look to artists and their practice
Exhibitions focus on more subtle ways artists were influenced by Hurricane Katrina
A picture says a thousand words
Ten years after hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, we asked artists and curators to describe what they see as the defining image of the storm and its aftermath
The Met embraces the experimental for move into Breuer building
The museum launches its residency in the Whitney’s former home with a series of TED talks and performances
Guggenheim appointments reinforce commitment to Chinese contemporary art
Two new curators will commission work for 2016 group show
Women take the lead in US museum jobs, but minorities are still under-represented
A survey released by the Mellon Foundation found that 84% of top staff at the average institution is white
Abu Dhabi museums face further scrutiny by Gulf Labor
Poor conditions persist, says new report from the activist group, but underpayment is the real issue for migrant workers
Inaugural Seattle Art Fair targets tech-savvy audience
Billionaire Paul Allen is backing the new regional event which boasts 60 local and international galleries
Leading art publications in the US join forces
ARTnews and Art in America merge in a deal that makes newsprint magnate Peter Brant the majority shareholder
Metropolitan Museum of Art breaks attendance record
More than six million people flocked to the New York institution, with Chinese fashion show a ‘sleeper’ hit
Non-profit converts public buildings across New York into affordable studio spaces
Spaceworks’ initiatives span Brooklyn and the Bronx, but concerns are raised about their long-term impact
Writing is definitely not on the wall for drawings
Collectors are learning to love wall drawings as a new generation of artists embraces them
US museums accept gifts with collectors’ strings attached
Institutions agree to donors’ restrictions when the prize is worth it
Experts identify top six scandals amid boom in art crime
As new challenges emerge, tighter regulation is needed, they tell New York conference
Digital romance blooms between art and technology
Computer animation, 3D printing and aerospace software are fast becoming tools of the trade for artists
Calder’s great-grandson creates desert exhibition
The musician is organising an exhibition that melds sculpture, performance and sound in Marfa, Texas
Crowdfunding for art is a burgeoning business
Digital-based schemes launched to encourage the production of new art
Sculptures made at Art Basel with Swiss machine precision
Swiss artist Raphael Hefti borrowed state-of-the-art milling machine to carve works
Artists do their bit to help US museums’ bottom line
Los Angeles institution gained $22.5m last month as endowments grow thanks to sale of artists’ gifts
Tobacco chandelier lights up Salon 94 at Art Basel
The hanging sculpture was previously owned by the New York-based patron Agnes Gund
US arts funding by the numbers
Washington, DC, leads the nation in arts spending per capita, but which state spends the least?
As a generation of directors reaches retirement, fresh faces prepare to take over US museums
The competition to find the right director grows as US museum boards look beyond the usual suspects
MoMA struggles to fulfil sculptor’s last wishes
Scott Burton left his estate to the New York museum—but prices for his work have tumbled
Jasper Johns behind new Manhattan project space
The artist’s foundation has launched a studio apartment-sized venue for exhibitions in the Meatpacking District