Miami Beach public votes to acquire Sanford Biggers quilt for public art collection
The city bought the piece from the local dealer David Castillo’s virtual Art Basel in Miami Beach display as part of its Legacy Purchase Program
Artists and architects ask MoMA and other institutions to remove Philip Johnson’s name citing his racist views
The famous architect attended Nazi rallies in his youth and openly made anti-Semitic and white supremacist comments
Eight miles of Ice Age rock art uncovered in Colombian Amazon
The prehistoric murals—dubbed the "Sistine Chapel of the ancients"—depict people interacting with now extinct animals such as mastodons and giant sloths, before the region became a tropical rainforest
James Demetrion, director who shaped the Hirshhorn Museum’s collection, has died, aged 90
The much loved leader is remembered for his unpretentiousness and his warmth, as well as his pioneering vision
Jaws shark installed in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles
The museum, due to open in April 2021, has acquired the 25-foot prop model for its permanent collection
Gordon Baldwin, longtime Getty photography curator, has died, aged 81
A former artist and fixture of Warhol’s Factory, the curator got his start at the Getty cataloguing two important photography collections
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From a portal to the Utah monolith at David Zwirner to Vivian Springford’s meditative paintings at Almine Rech
Archives of Ivan Chermayeff, the designer behind Smithsonian sun and MoMA logo, donated to New York’s School of Visual Arts
The influential designer taught at the school and for years and students will now have access to his professional and personal work
Metropolitan Museum board appoints first woman co-chair
Candace Beinecke and Hamilton James will lead the trustees
Gordon Parks Foundation hires programme director to expand artist and social justice initiatives
Michal Raz-Russo, a photography curator at the Art Institute of Chicago, will oversee new grants, fellowships, exhibitions and publications
Mississippi voters approve new state flag design, trading controversial Confederate symbol for magnolia flower
The replacement banner was approved by a 71% majority, and was created by a local graphic designer
How to build the next American president
Gretchen Andrew’s “power trip” sees her manipulating the internet to design her ideal leader of the free world
Living monuments of Trump’s failures arrive in Washington ahead of the election
The Trump Statue Initiative, a guerrilla troupe of performers, have satirized the darkest moments of the presidency
Souls Grown Deep Foundation will give living artists a 5% royalty when collection works are resold
The initiative aims to address historic discrimination against artists of colour, who often gain recognition—and market value—later in their careers
Art programme that keeps minor offenders out of court at risk of defunding
New York City might pull the budget for Project Reset, which has helped 4,500 people stay out of the criminal justice system and find a second chance through art
Massive ancient cat image discovered among Peru’s Nazca Lines
The 2,000 year-old earth carving could be the oldest geoglyph ever found
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Trenton Doyle Hancock's face-off with Klansmen at James Cohan to Feliciano Centurión's textile paintings at Americas Society
'I learned a lot from Goya': an interview with the poet and artist Lawrence Ferlinghetti
The influential 101-year-old founder of San Francisco’s City Lights Bookstore discusses his paintings and drawings, now on view in New York
Lacma has put its director’s spacious $6.57m home on the market
A more modest Los Angeles dwelling seems to be lined up for Michael Govan
Cowan’s auction house returns indigenous war god sculpture to a Zuni Pueblo
The figures, carved by tribal members every winter and left in ceremonial shrines atop a mountain, have regularly been stolen and made their into museums and private collections throughout the US and Europe
Robert Bechtle, Bay Area photorealist whose work captured the magic of everyday moments, has died, aged 88
The painter created hyper realistic images based on photographs he took in his Bay Area neighbourhood
New Jersey artist residency turns their campus into a free drive-in theatre
Gardenship in Kearny Point has been hosting video art exhibitions and film screenings during the pandemic, including the Jean Michel-Basquiat cult classic Downtown 81 this weekend
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Brian Clarke's light-filled stained glass at the Museum of Arts and Design to Dan Herschlein's dark horror movie tropes at JTT gallery
Wake up call: artist Hank Willis Thomas wants to spur voter turnout with the Wide Awakes group
Based on the 1860 Wide Awake movement that mobilised against slavery and helped elect Lincoln, the new network of artists and creatives has launched Kickstarter's largest collaboration to date
Crisis at Hunter College: after surprise layoffs, remaining art assistants refuse to work
The part-time staff who were spared from the axe still do not have contracts for the autumn semester, while classes have already started
Siah Armajani, the Iranian-American conceptual artist, has died, aged 81
Artist and exploratory thinker delved into architectural imagery, including revitalised bridges and poetic farm buildings
Sotheby’s teams up with the Keith Haring Foundation to auction Haring’s personal collection for charity
All works—by artists such as Basquiat, Warhol and Rammellzee—will make their auction debut in the sale, which is expected to make $1m for the LGBTQ nonprofit the Center
Bathurst family sues art lender over Gainsborough painting offered as collateral by disgraced dealer
The noble family, whose ancestors are depicted in the work, says Art Finance Partners should have known Timothy Sammons did not legally own the painting
Luchita Hurtado, painter who gained greater fame later in life, has died, aged 99
A recurring theme of the artist’s enormous body of work is the cosmic unity of all things
Former US president George W. Bush unveils portraits of immigrants in new book
But blowback has been swift against the hobbyist painter, whose immigration policies while in office included the creation of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement