Some Italian-Americans, including the New York governor Andrew Cuomo, say statues of Columbus symbolise the history of Italians in the US

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

A detailed report calls the trade “the largest, legal unregulated industry in the United States” and recommends increased transparency and government oversight

Initiative highlights disproportionate number of African Americans incarcerated in the US

Monuments are not the only problematic depictions of the past

Harvard and MIT filed lawsuits against the US government while the president of CalArts calls the move an act of "political theatre" amid the pandemic

A collaborative sky writing project featuring contributions from Patrisse Cullors, Dread Scott and Hank Willis Thomas will mark 80 sites used to limit immigrants

The nation's largest LGBTQ civil rights organisation recently unveiled an incisive installation by Hank Willis Thomas on its Washington, DC headquarters

The disposal of Confederate monuments will not erase America’s history, but some say removing them from public view is crucial to moving forward

Defending problematic monuments as educational opportunities, the US president misidentifies a famous bronze as a presidential portrait in a Fox News interview

The former president’s great-grandson supports the removal of “relics of another age”

Launched last night, the guerilla intervention is the latest public work in Washington, DC to address structural racism—but can art effect change?

The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act provided a lifeline for thousands of artists during the 1970s economic crisis

Kadist in San Francisco and Paris is promoting a new agreement that artists can use to make sure profits made from their works go to a cause

Governor says that the state will "no longer preach a false version of history" as calls for racial justice echo across the nation

Lawmakers mobilise the National Guard to quell destruction while demonstrators deface Confederate memorials and public works emblematic of white supremacy

The solicitor general’s recent filing suggests the Nazis’ looting of Jewish collections in Germany was a domestic rather than international crime

A looted Kaws sculpture and museums' silence reveal a predatory not progressive industry as protests flare following the killing of George Floyd

Italy retaliates with criminal prosecution of right-wing religious group funded by US President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist

Spearheaded by the San Francisco Arts Alliance, more than 20 mayors have signed a letter requesting additional aid in its next relief package

The leader of the Institute of Museum and Library Services tells us what his organisation is doing to help spaces reopen

Up to 30% of arts spaces may close permanently, and agency chief fears rural areas in the US will be the hardest hit

The UN-sponsored event led by Christopher Bailey, the WHO’s lead on art and health, included art critic Jerry Saltz, Brooklyn Museum director Anne Pasternak, and artist Mona Chalabi

The coalition is asking for $6bn in federal aid, and to permanently expand the charitable giving deduction to encourage US taxpayers to donate to non-profits

Teamsters union has filed charges against the company with the National Labor Relations Board claiming the cuts are retaliation against efforts to organise

Art + Action has launched a multi-pronged initiative to reach Bay Area residents in hard-to-count communities, and galvanise the art world to get behind the national headcount

Congress needs to protect this country’s creative workforce

Aiming to stop the spread of coronavirus, the suspension begins at midnight on Friday and is expected to last 30 days

The Artists for Warren campaign launched on Super Tuesday, as many US voters head to the polls to choose the Democratic candidate

Rochester Art Center engages with Soomaal House of Art at a time of rising anti-immigrant rhetoric