Torey Akers
Manhattan block where Basquiat lived and worked renamed in his honour
The stretch of Great Jones Street that is home to the late artist's final home and studio has received a commemorative co-naming
Actor Gene Hackman’s art collection and original paintings head to auction
Bonhams will offer art, movie memorabilia and personal effects that belonged to the Hollywood star, who died in February 2025
'It's about world-making': Tavares Strachan on his expansive new Lacma exhibition
The artist sheds light onto his interdisciplinary approach to excavating "invisible" histories
Authorities in New York return antiquities valued at $3m to Greece
Some of the artefacts were seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of ongoing investigations into the activities of smugglers Robin Symes and Eugene Alexander
An exhibition in New York City takes on censorship in the art world
As political art becomes increasingly subject to censorship in Trump's America, the free speech-focused organisation Art At A Time Like This organised a poignant show
Steve McQueen's granddaughter files lawsuit over $68m Jackson Pollock painting
Molly McQueen has alleged that a failed property exchange makes her the rightful owner of the Abstract Expressionist masterpiece
Christian Marclay's ‘Doors’ marks opening of Brooklyn Museum's new video art gallery
The museum's new Moving Image Gallery is its first dedicated space for showing durational art
Peru protests leave hundreds of tourists stranded at Machu Picchu
A labour dispute involving one of the country's major rail routes has left visitors to the famed Unesco World Heritage site in the lurch
US judge rules NEA’s review of ‘gender ideology’ in grant applications is unconstitutional
The National Endowment for the Arts' policy changes, made in response to one of Trump's executive orders, were found to violate the First Amendment
Jewish collector's heirs revive Nazi loot claim to Van Gogh Sunflowers painting
The heirs of Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy are extending their legal battle in the US courts with the Japanese insurance company that currently owns the painting
Climate change threatens Indigenous ceramic tradition in Brazil
Local Waurá activists have taken the Brazilian government to task for complacency towards global warming as their ancestral pottery practice becomes harder to maintain
Nicholas Galanin pulls out of Smithsonian event, claiming censorship
The artist claims a symposium this weekend at the Smithsonian American Art Museum was made private, and guests were requested not to record it or post about it on social media
Pop-up Giphy Gallery makes the case for GIFs as fine art
A partnership between Giphy and the Museum of Modern GIFs has birthed a new way to look at the short-form animated image files we all use to punctuate text exchanges
New York's Art on Paper fair draws a fuzzy line between its titular medium and everything else
The 11th edition of the paper-focused fair explores the innumerable ways that the material can be used as a vehicle of expression—with some paintings and ceramics for good measure
Reverend Joyce McDonald: ‘Art was like therapy for me’
On the occasion of her new Bronx Museum survey, McDonald reflects on how her ceramic practice and her faith helped her survive
‘Unicorn’ collection, expected to fetch $180m, comes to Christie's
The Weis family's private trove of masterworks has emerged at last
Must-see exhibitions in New York this autumn
Exhibitions honouring a Native American Modernist, a new generation of photographers and others are on the itinerary
Chicago school refurbished by Theaster Gates's non-profit will reopen to the public
The Land School, a $12m redevelopment project on the city's South Side backed by Gates' Rebuild Foundation, will launch its first phase on 14 September
Smithsonian leader meets with Trump for 'cordial' White House lunch
As the White House reviews the Smithsonian's programming, Lonnie G. Bunch was called in to meet with the president and one of the aides leading the review
Pro-Palestine mural boarded up overnight at University of North Carolina
The resistance mural, created by students and volunteers, was concealed by facilities workers on chancellor's orders with no prior warning, says arts department faculty
Future of giant Oldenburg and Van Bruggen sculpture uncertain following sale
Long a fixture outside the Iowa headquarters of the publisher formerly known as Dotdash Meredith, "Plantoir" has been sold and will soon be relocated to an undisclosed site
New York’s School of Visual Arts lays off 30 employees amid financial difficulties
The move sheds light on the budgetary struggles plaguing the art school
Gaza Biennale, featuring works by artists from the war-torn strip, will come to New York City
The roving exhibition—previously staged in London, Berlin, Athens and elsewhere—is a beacon of resilience amid destruction and turmoil
'Abstract art is universal': Nanette Carter on her new career survey at the Wexner Center for the Arts
The artist speaks about what drives her practice in anticipation of a solo exhibition in her hometown of Columbus, Ohio, spanning 50 years
Trump pulls US out of ‘woke’ Unesco
The State Department says that Unesco membership does not square with its “America-first” outlook
Highlights from New York’s Upstate Art Weekend 2025
The sixth edition of the annual art festival kicks off today
Bronx Museum of the Arts appoints Shamim M. Momin as director and chief curator
Momin, who has a long-standing relationship with the Whitney Museum and previously led the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, will start her role in September
Crystal Bridges Museum and Art Bridges receive 90 works of contemporary Indigenous art in landmark acquisition
The gift from the John and Susan Horseman Collection will expand access to Native art across the US
New York City art schools see surge in Gen Z applications
As economic uncertainty looms, young people are bucking former trends and betting on creativity
Trump seeks to defund Institute of American Indian Arts
The only four-year college of its kind is on Trump's chopping block, along with countless other Indigenous causes





























