Funding a refugee rescue boat is just the latest in a long history of politically motivated acts

With no Frieze Art Fair, contemporary art London sales at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips will now take place at the end of October, when Fiac is due to open in Paris

A note was left at the scene by the perpetrators saying they “did not accept” that the saint should be “represented in such a way”

What cultural institutions in England need to know before applying for the government's £1.57bn rescue package

Priority will be given to institutions of regional and national significance

Curator Francesco Bonami has created his own version for the British artist as a consolation prize

As Manhattan’s wealthy prolong their stays on Long Island, executive director Alex Logsdail says he is likely to extend his lease until September 2021

Brixton sculpture by David Adjaye is due to be unveiled in September, 35 years after a bungled police raid left her paralysed

Director Maria Balshaw says the organisation has been left with “no option” but to resize as visitor figures and revenues plunge due to the pandemic

Continued restrictions on large-scale events and travel due to coronavirus have made the show logistically impossible

Auction house appointed to sell £1.4m of art from the beleaguered airline's collection this month

Spanish art group Democracia have taken over LED screens in the city’s metro

Gallery owner Jay Jopling says it is vital to support the next generation during such precarious times

University has now “paused” its hiring of a new head of inclusion after it was blasted for appointing a white man, but could still face strike action this autumn

Fair organisers say they remain “committed” to the show in December even as the lease for a temporary hospital and Covid-19 testing site at the Miami Beach Convention Center is extended

Unveiled by Tottenham MP David Lammy today, the show also marks the launch of an arts mentor scheme in Saye’s name

US and UK museums have been accused of tokenism, hypocrisy and fake solidarity for rushing to declare support for Black Lives Matter. Where do they go from here?

Black and minority ethnic staff at institutions including Goldsmiths and the Royal College of Art are particularly affected

As Art Basel's online viewing room opens, Tracey Emin, Jim Shaw and Avery Singer speak about lockdown and creating for the digital sphere

Independent Office for Police Conduct says it is now assessing whether to reopen the official investigation into the shooting that triggered the London riots

Street artist says the idea would cater both to critics and defenders of the monument of Edward Colston

Portraits of George Floyd and other victims of police violence and racial injustice raise awareness and funds for activist groups

Mixed reactions for the social media campaign, whereby millions are posting black squares in support for the Black Lives Matter movement—but is it reductive?

As calls grow to tackle the coronavirus crisis and climate emergency together, a group of dealers teams together to form the Gallery Climate Coalition

Many are turning to benefits and emergency grants to plug some of the deficit

Timed entry and face masks are set to become the “new normal” for art fairs, organisers say

Art trade associations have been lobbying to be recognised as “non-essential retail” in phase two of the lockdown exit roadmap; museums will have to wait until phase three in July

President of the Paris show says that thousands of dealers and collectors cannot gather this year due to the coronavirus pandemic

Chief executive Charles Stewart lays plans for the auction house’s flagship sales to be held in New York next month

The former husband of heiress Petra Ecclestone denies any criminality and says he will contest all charges