Torey Akers
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
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
'I'm a container for my own spirit': Nickola Pottinger on her show of sculptures at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
The artist's first solo museum exhibition explores her personal and ancestral history through folkloric Jamaican imagery and the material stuff of family memory
Post-Minimalist sculptor Joel Shapiro has died, aged 83
Best known for his looming, stylised figures assembled from wood beams, Shapiro changed the language of Minimalism with a distinctly personal flair
New venue for video, sound and other durational art forms coming to Manhattan
Helmed by the philanthropist Robert Rosenkranz and the founding director of Mass Moca, Joe Thompson, Canyon will open on the Lower East Side in 2026
National Endowment for the Humanities staff dwindles as two-thirds of workforce laid off
Around 100 workers at the US federal agency were let go on Tuesday, following orders from the Trump administration
Peruvian government reverses decision to shrink Nazca Lines site by nearly half
After outcry from civil servants and environmentalists, the Ministry of Culture has walked back a decision that might have left the famed geoglyphs more vulnerable to mining
Taylor Swift's former neighbour pleads guilty to selling fake Basquiat, Warhol and Picasso works
The one-time elite admissions counselor has admitted to selling forged works by blue-chip artists to unsuspecting customers
Washington, DC street renamed ‘Alma Thomas Way’ in honour of renowned abstract painter
The street where Thomas—the first Black woman to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art—lived for most of her life now bears her name
After a close call, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House keeps its Unesco status
Fears have been dispelled that city budget cuts in Los Angeles would impact the architectural landmark's distinction
Interiors of former Whitney Museum building landmarked ahead of Sotheby's move-in
Marcel Breuer's Brutalist gem on the Upper East Side is to undergo a partial renovation as part of its auction house revamp