Sally Mann's images of the Great Dismal Swamp gutted by wildfire "epitomise the great fire of racial strife in America"

We look back on a year of museums commandeered as Covid-19 vaccine centres, masterpieces sold as NFTs and much talk over the Benin bronzes

Curator of Portuguese pavilion says Grada Kilomba's application to represent the country was swung by a jury member who delegitimised her experience of racism

Lifelong documenter of Harlem is the first Black photographer to have entire archive acquired by the New York museum

Complex that will include a research institute for the Barbados Archives—a 400-year-old documentation of the British transatlantic slave trade

Show includes never before seen works by the prolific painter Maryan whose career went far beyond the Nazi atrocities he witnessed

Array Collective was picked from shortlist of activist art groups, while show questions whether the future of British art belongs in galleries or museums

From an overdue retrospective devoted to the Jewish painter Maryan to little-known installations by Betye Saar

American artist who self-identified as Cherokee and advocated for Indigenous rights through his work, has passed away in Berlin

Contemporary explorations of femininity that extend beyond the male gaze headline the fair’s latest edition

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide

Foundation set up by Frank in memory of his late daughter has donated funds to New York publisher Aperture to create a contemporary edition of "tragically relevant" photobook

New gallery by Herzog & de Meuron to be built in Vancouver’s Larwill Park after consultation with artists from Indigenous groups

A recent symposium in New York looked at how institutions can come up with new and innovative strategies for countering misinformation

The Nesr Art Foundation, a philanthropic enterprise by the family behind Webcor Group, intends to counter under-representation of African art

By publishing full names alongside images, Marco Gualazzini stands accused of breaking child protection laws and putting his subjects in danger

The first NFT to be sold at auction in Europe sells for £800,000, while collectors compete for emerging women artists, leaving more established names on the shelf

Currently the executive director of Hyundai gallery, Lee says there is a “long history of collecting culture” in the South Korean capital

With Frieze preparing a new Seoul fair, and a growing roster of galleries, the city could steal Hong Kong’s crown

Middle East's new blockchain hub will see art world leaders meet with angel investors with crypto regulations high on agenda

Some European gallerists say they may not participate in future London fairs because of how "extremely complicated" it has become

The Norwegian collector tells us what he has bought and why

The pandemic has encouraged the art world to embrace the digital—and its ability to reduce carbon emissions

International trade groups including top British antique dealers vow to oppose trade of Afghan heritage artefacts under Taliban control

The 1982 portrait, made using Warhol's own urine, will be offered in New York in November, with an estimate in excess of $20m

Artist who found her subject when trespassing in abandoned houses in San Bernardino, California, and whose formal obsessions included "couches upon couches upon couches"

Limna valued a painting by Conny Maier at a third of the ticket price

The design fair has launched a new partnership in Doha

At the design fair, contemporary designers are creating collectible rarity through the judicious use of discarded and salvaged material

The first edition of Art Basel to take place since the onset of the global pandemic is full of new works created in the midst of lockdown