Artists design messages of hope displayed across 1,800 digital billboards in New York
Starting today, nearly 1,800 digital billboards across New York City will display images from artists with coronavirus-related messages
‘Longevity feels a bit elusive at the moment’: artist Julia Christensen explores upgrade culture in new book and postponed show
The artist has rummaged through e-waste facilities in India, and has envisioned an updated Golden Record with NASA to send into space
Los Angeles councilman plans to create emergency grants for artists
Funding from development fees would be used to help artists and non-profits by the pandemic instead
New York art-handling company lays off pro-union workers, while others are paid to stay home during coronavirus pandemic
Teamsters union has filed charges against the company with the National Labor Relations Board claiming the cuts are retaliation against efforts to organise
A dazzling web by Studio Drift serves as a metaphor for connection
While their kinetic set piece is stuck in New York, its opera is now online
Institutions stand to lose millions as spring fundraisers are cancelled and postponed
Due to losses caused by the coronavirus epidemic, the American Alliance of Museum estimates that one-third of the now shut museums will not be able to reopen without financial assistance from the government
Yale MFA students demand tuition refund as classes move online
In a letter, students cite the shutdown of facilities due to coronavirus
Museum layoffs begin in Los Angeles at MOCA and Hammer
The two institutions let go a combined 247 part-time employees whose jobs could not be performed remotely
Maurice Berger, critic and curator, has died of complications from Covid-19, aged 63
The author and historian penned 11 books, curated a stream of shows and authored his Race Stories column in The New York Times beginning in 2012
New York gallerist Paul Kasmin, who helped build the Chelsea gallery scene, has died, aged 60
The London-born dealer first visited the US with his father as a child, and went on to develop the careers of many artists
Some video art to enjoy at home while under coronavirus isolation
While museums and galleries are shut, take the time to dive into the rich online world of new media works
Genesis P-Orridge, pioneering artist and musician, has died, aged 70
The artist’s life-long work was using he/r body and self as a medium
Dallas Art Fair and Paris Photo New York postponed due to Covid-19
The two fairs become the latest in a slew of recent delays and closures
Gonzalo Casals, director of the Leslie-Lohman Museum, is named commissioner of New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Official succeeds Tom Finkelpearl, who resigned amid scrutiny of city’s commissioning of public monuments
Citing coronavirus, New York auction houses reschedule Asia Week sales from March to June
But specialist galleries, who might expect up to 50% of their revenue to come from the annual event, still plan to host exhibitions this month
Sotheby’s to offer $60m Francis Bacon triptych in May New York sales
The work comes from the collection of the Norweigan shipping heir Hans Rasmus Astrup and is the second major coup for the auction house’s spring sales season
June Edmonds wins inaugural $10,000 Aware Prize for women artists at the Armory Show
Presented by the Paris-based nonprofit Aware, the new award recognises a solo presentation of work by a female artist at the fair
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From the Met Breuer’s final exhibition, devoted to Gerhard Richter, to Jonathan Berger’s love letters at Participant Inc
Bernardo Paz, collector and founder of Inhotim art park, cleared on charges of money laundering
A Brazilian federal court unanimously acquitted the billionaire mining magnate of allegedly siphoning off millions meant for his non-profit
Mary Boone sued by former director for withholding wages and ‘misappropriating’ more than $10m
The dealer allegedly had Gagosian gallery wire millions into her personal account for the sale of a Brice Marden painting to pay off tax penalties before she went to jail
Hundreds of artists endorse Bernie Sanders for US President
In an open letter, figures including Nicole Eisenmann, Hito Steyerl, and Kara Walker have voiced their support for the left-wing candidate
Jack Youngerman, second-wave abstractionist, has died, aged 93
The Missouri-born artist, known for his shaped canvases and bold patterns, became a leading American abstract painter after moving from Paris to New York
A 'sanctuary' devoted to Alexander Calder will open in Philadelphia
The non-profit space, likened to the Rothko Chapel in Houston, will offer visitors a place to introspectively connect with Calder's work
Forensic Architecture founder barred from entering US ahead of Miami retrospective
Eyal Weizman, the director of the London-based art and research group, says embassy officials told him an algorithm had identified him as a security threat just two days before his planned departure
Miami’s Oolite Arts taps Barozzi Vega to design new campus
The Barcelona architecture firm will design artists’ studios, exhibition space and theater
Chicago’s Driehaus Museum has announced the second installment of its contemporary art initiative
Nate Young and Mika Horibuchi will create site-specific works that respond to architecture and history of the Nickerson Mansion
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Helen Molesworth’s presentation of Noah Davis at David Zwirner to the first installment of Laia Abril’s documentary project on misogyny
Beverly Pepper, sculptor of colossal forms, has died, aged 97
Artist reveled in the corrosion and patination of her towering creations
Trump may order all new government buildings to be designed in the Neoclassical style
A draft executive order, called “Make Federal Buildings Great Again”, would completely rewrite the government’s existing architectural guidelines
San Francisco artist sues Disney for copying her ‘tremendously cool’ painted van in Pixar film
Sweet Cecily Daniher rented her unicorn decorated vehicle to the studio for a party, only to find out its doppelganger will appear in the animated movie Onward