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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

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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

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'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

Ford Foundation taps dean of Yale Law School as next president

The constitutional law scholar Heather K. Gerken will oversee the Ford Foundation, a $16bn philanthropic entity with an eye towards social justice

MFA Boston returns two works to Kingdom of Benin

The two artefacts are being restituted as part of the museum's closure of its Benin gallery, which had been donated by the billionaire collector Robert Lehman

Trump dances with Jeffrey Epstein in new National Mall sculpture

A new anonymous, satirical art piece aimed at the US President has found its way into the White House's orbit

Manhattan's Elizabeth Street Garden to be preserved after about-face by New York mayor

Mayor Eric Adams has sought to demolish the Soho sculpture park in order to build affordable housing for seniors

Getty launches international art and sustainability fellowship

The new programme, in partnership with 15 institutions on six continents, will support both preservation and the creation of new work in response to the challenges presented by climate change