Torey Akers
New Orleans Museum of Art faces public outcry for hiring white curator of African art
The museum is facing heated critique on social media over the appointment of Amanda Maples, a white woman, to oversee its African art collection
Fate of $50m Diego Rivera mural uncertain as campus of bankrupt San Francisco Art Institute hits the market
The real estate assets of the oldest art school west of the Mississippi are now on the market in order to resolve its debts
'I'm receiving messages from a parallel universe': Naudline Pierre on the ecstatic world of her works on paper
Pierre discusses her latest exhibition at the Drawing Center in New York
Warhol and Pollock works stolen by American crime ring may not have been destroyed, authorities reveal
Statements by one member of a crime ring that struck 20 different institutions over two decades have restored hope that not all the loot was destroyed
13 art destinations for day trips near New York City this summer
Our picks of the must-see shows within a (relatively) short train, car, bus or ferry ride from New York City this summer, from the Storm King Art Center to the Newark Museum
Baltimore Museum of Art acquires LaToya Ruby Frazier installation honouring community healthcare workers
The installation spotlights health workers that helped underserved communities in Baltimore at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic
Museum in Philadelphia under fire for hosting far-right group's event
The Museum of the American Revolution is facing pushback for its decision to rent some of its spaces to Moms For Liberty, an ultra-conservative non-profit
New theatre building will house famous Diego Rivera mural in San Francisco
A new three-hall performance centre on City College of San Francisco's campus will house "Pan-American Unity", which is currently on display at SFMoMA
How New York's Hispanic Society is reinventing itself
As the Hispanic Society Museum & Library reopens after a six-year renovation—and two-month strike—its leaders are re-imagining its founder's legacy
California man on trial for allegedly importing Roman mosaic looted during Syrian civil war to US
Mohamad Yassin Alcharihi is accused of misrepresenting the true value of a mosaic that was looted from Syria in 2015
SFMoMA acquires architectural capsule from Tokyo's famed Metabolist tower
Architect Kisho Kurokawa's Nakagin Capsule Tower was demolished last year, but 23 of its distinctive pods were preserved
Metropolitan Museum to open interactive learning centre for children in September
The new facility will bring science-based material exploration, art activities and countless forms of play to the museum's youngest patrons
Oil giant Chevron removed public art installation without warning, artists allege
The energy giant did not inform the associated artists of their plans to remove a piece of art that advocate for environmental justice, according to organisers
Art world fraudster Anna Sorokin sued by her lawyer for $150,000 in unpaid fees
Sorokin's former lawyer, who faces charges of financial crimes herself, has accused the notorious scammer with withholding payments
Metropolitan Museum to return $550,000 in donations from FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange
The institution will return funds donated by the defunct exchange and hedge fund led by Sam Bankman-Fried prior to its untimely collapse
New York mayor declares 31 May as Ellsworth Kelly Day in honour of artist's centennary
The artist's 100th birthday coincides with an array of exhibition programming, celebrations and municipal recognitions of Kelly's legacy
Agnes Gund's fund to end mass incarceration reveals its final round of grants
The collector and philanthropist's Art for Justice initiative has awarded $125m over the six years it has been active
San Diego's museums of art and photography will merge
The Balboa Park cultural mainstays will form one institution, effective 1 July
National Endowment for the Arts gives $103m in grants to organisations across the US
The NEA's second round of grants for fiscal year 2023 supports a wide range of exhibitions, partnerships and programmes
Two looted antiquities seized in New York will be returned to Iraq
The figurines, which were looted from the ancient city of Uruk, belong to one of the oldest civilisations on earth
San Diego-based collectors hand over pre-Hispanic artefacts to Mexican authorities
The 65 heritage objects in question include a glass with a clay pedestal dating from the Mesoamerican Classic period and a ceramic bowl dating from 200CE
Ceramics take centre stage at Spring Break’s 'secret' New York pop-up
The exhibition, in the upstart fair's original venue, features a dazzling array of fun and wonky table-top sculptures
When 1970s art feels current: new pop-up fair 'disrupts the usual fair week' in New York
That 70s Show includes only artists who were active during the titular decade
The best works at Frieze New York, as chosen by curator Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy
The California curator favours challenging media and juxtaposition in works that capture the present
Pioneering AI artist wins inaugural $100,000 award from New York's Guggenheim and LG
Stephanie Dinkins wins prize that celebrates excellence in works at the intersection of art and technology
How Cecily Brown breathed life back into painting for a new generation
Brown's survey exhibition at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art brings fresh eyes to a time-tested medium
Artist Aliza Nisenbaum on colour, Queens and how she makes her paintings 'glow'
The Mexico City-born painter has an exhibition at New York's Queens Museum as well as a new commission for LaGuardia Airport
The oldest Hebrew Bible in existence breaks auction record for a manuscript at Sotheby's
The price for the Codex Sassoon surpassed the sum Bill Gates paid for a Leonardo da Vinci codex in 1994
Judge refuses to toss two copyright infringement lawsuits against Richard Prince
New York judge says the appropriation artist's New Portraits series does not achieve the level of transformation necessary to shield him from litigation
Twelve must-see exhibitions in New York during Frieze
From Lauren Halsey's new commission for the Met rooftop to funkily subversive sculptures at the Museum of Arts and Design, the season's essential exhibitions