The Iranian artist's major exhibition opens at the Broad museum features new work addressing discrimination in Trump's America

Independent curators and handlers could be affected but no major changes predicted in museum recruitment practices

Trump's tariff of 15% on Chinese art that went into effect 1 September also applies to the antiquarian trade, further frustrating dealers and auction houses

High-profile UK politician will organise a show of works at Towner Art Gallery that focus on the environment

While the president is the first to allow Title III of Helms-Burton Act to be used, some whose collections were taken doubt it will have an impact

Daniel Weiss, Adam Weinberg and other museum leaders speak out following the fallout from the resignation of the Whitney’s vice chairman and the ongoing Sackler affair

New 10% tax will come into force on 1 September and apply to all works originating from China, regardless of where they are imported from

Local figures defend portrayal of the nation’s blemished early history

“Actions that take place on one side have a direct consequence on the other side,” say project founders

Several high-profile artists including Ai Weiwei have spoken out against the policy

Artem Loskutov’s application was rejected on the same day that journalist and supporter Ivan Golunov was arrested

The artist Paula Rego on why her abortion works are the best thing she's ever done

Part of the 1960s US anti-war movement, artists then had nothing like the impact they have today

Romanian artist, whose show is open at the Palazzo Cini during the Biennale, compares his art market ascendancy to working in porn

Protests against the right-wing group’s takeover of a 13th-century cloister are growing

The shutdown dealt a blow to federally-funded museums, with disappointed visitors, furloughed staff, disrupted exhibitions and lost revenue that “can never be regained”

The US President’s former lawyer and “fixer” tells Congress the candidate used a straw bidder to ensure his likeness was the top lot of an Art Hamptons auction

As part of her residency at the museum, the photographer Bettina von Zwehl made portraits with New York City high school students

A temporary budget deal ended the US government shutdown on Friday, allowing state-funded arts organisations to get back to work

The same old arguments in favour of ignoring the business dealings of trustees, of pretending museum programming can function independently of those funding it, cannot stand for long

Trump's decision to station 15,000 troops at the country's southwest border has further soured political relations between the US and its South American neighbours

Galleries in New York and Los Angeles make the most of their cultural and financial capital

In a letter sent to the White House today, artists and cultural figures including Chuck Close, Kal Penn, and Jhumpa Lahiri censure President Trump for his “hateful rhetoric”

As fake news and 'fake news' takes over politics, Louise Lawler's retrospective hits home

Political and poignant, Gharem's art reflects on one of the defining moments of the 21st century

200 works are now on show which explore hot topics from the 1960s onward, from Vietnam to the AIDs crisis

Many US museums are open free to the public on 20 January as divisive president-elect takes Oath of Office

1986 tax package put the squeeze on donations