Torey Akers
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
Three ancient artefacts from Metropolitan Museum returned to Iraq
Collectively valued at $500,000, the Mesopotamian relics are believed to have been looted and at least one was linked to the dealer and suspected trafficker Robin Symes
Humanities organisations sue Department of Government Efficiency to restore NEH grants
Two humanities organisations have filed a lawsuit against Doge and the National Endowment for the Humanities in an attempt to restore slashed funds
Manhattan District Attorney's Office returns eight artefacts to Peru, including golden Moche mask
Many of the antiquities being returned were looted from northern Peru in the 1960s and 70s
Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art and Saudi Arabia strike deal to collaborate on exhibitions, conservation and more
The deal centres on the ancient Incense Route trading hub of Dadan in northwestern Saudi Arabia
Mexican authorities decry ‘distorted information’ in MrBeast video filmed at ancient Mayan sites
Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History released a statement praising MrBeast's mission while correcting some moments of "theatricality" in his video
Justin Sun and David Geffen's legal feud over $78m Giacometti sculpture expands
In a countersuit stand-off, the two parties are broadening the scope of their allegations beyond the disputed sculpture
SFMoMA lays off 29 employees amid $5m structural deficit
The Bay Area institution announced another round of surprise layoffs in a public letter from the director
The secrets are out at Nada New York
The fair features many works that either conceal or reveal in sneaky, sensual ways
Future Fair updates portraiture for 2025
The fair's fifth iteration explores figuration and radical femininity
In pictures: Rujeko Hockley’s Frieze favourites
The associate curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art takes us on a tour of her top picks
Critters skitter all over Spring Break Art Fair
Animals abound in immersive exhibitions ruminating on the idea of utopia
Ten top shows to see in New York during Frieze week
Our pick of exhibitions includes Rashid Johnson's biggest ever show, Amy Sherald at the Whitney and hypermasculinity in Nigerian culture
US participation in 2026 Venice Biennale in limbo amid Trump's arts defunding
The administration's delays and disavowal of diversity initiatives have put the US Pavilion at the world's biggest biennial behind schedule
Vincent Valdez and KB Brookins picked for ACLU Texas's artist-in-residence programme
The renowned Houston painter joins forces with author KC Brookins in the 2025-6 cohort
Lacma acquires self-portrait by long-overlooked female Old Master
Virginia Vezzi's "Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria" is one of the 112 pieces acquired during the museum's annual Collectors Committee Weekend
MFA Boston to return Benin Bronzes to wealthy donor, close gallery
The unusual move follows years of negotiations between the museum, the collector and the Kingdom of Benin
Banksy balloon heart mural back on view in New York ahead of charity auction
The giant slab of wall adorned with Banksy's "Battle To Survive a Broken Heart" will go to auction to benefit the American Heart Association
'These strings are connective tissues between points and cultures': Jennie C. Jones on her sonic sculptures on the Metropolitan Museum's roof
The artist's installation on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Roof Garden explores the outer limits of sound and form
David Geffen files countersuit against Justin Sun as collectors' fight over $78m Giacometti escalates
Geffen's countersuit comes two months after Sun, the crypto investor and buyer of Cattelan's Comedian, sued claiming ownership of the sculpture Le Nez
Climate activist found guilty of ‘defacing’ Degas sculpture at US National Gallery of Art
A Trump executive order aimed at cracking down on vandalism in Washington, DC has turned up the heat on climate protests