Benjamin Sutton
Federally funded museums in the US brace for government shutdown
The Smithsonian Institution and National Gallery of Art are making plans for continuing operations amid a government shutdown that appears increasingly likely
Canadian Museum of History acquires artist’s memorial to victims of the country’s residential schools
Stanley C. Hunt’s memorial monument features carvings of 130 faces, representing Indigenous children whose remains were found in unmarked graves near a school site
Marisol, the once popular Pop artist, is back in the spotlight in major travelling show
A retrospective opening at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts gives overdue attention to the work of the Venezuelan American who graced fashion magazine covers in the 1960s before fading away from the limelight
Hobby Lobby’s lawsuit against papyrus scholar changes venues
The company’s case against Oxford-based American papyrist Dirk D. Obbink revolves around ancient papyrus fragments it purchased for its Washington, DC institution, the Museum of the Bible
Top art schools in India, UAE, UK and US join initiative to support student-led climate solutions
Students of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, National Institute of Design Ahmedabad, the Royal College of Art and Rhode Island School of Design will compete for funding and mentorship
US authorities return seven Schiele works to heirs of cabaret performer murdered by the Nazis
The seven drawings, seized from public and private collections throughout the US, are collectively valued at nearly $10m
Artists Kevin Beasley and Roberto Lugo win Heinz Awards, receiving $250,000 each
Beasley and Lugo—best known for their sculptures made of, respectively, textiles cast in resin and ceramics—are among the six honorees in the awards’ 28th edition
Climate protestors call for removal of MoMA’s board chair over ties to fossil fuel industry
After a protest in front of the museum’s main entrance, 16 activists were arrested after further actions inside the museum
Allegedly Nazi-looted Egon Schiele works valued at nearly $4m are seized at US museums
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office ordered the seizure of works at the Art Institute of Chicago, Carnegie Museums and Allen Memorial Art Museum
US authorities return 33 looted antiquities to Cambodia
The artefacts belonged to the late collector George Lindemann and were turned over to authorities voluntarily by his family
Art Basel Miami Beach lines up 24 first-time exhibitors and revamps its layout for 2023 edition
The mega-fair will have slightly fewer exhibitors than it did in 2022
Mexico’s Sfer Ik launches $100,000 award to support creation of AI art project
The Tulum-based art space is putting out an open call, with the winner receiving cash and a two-month residency
Korean emerging artists to watch at Frieze Seoul and Kiaf
From Boschian epics and BDSM hardware to understated sculptures and irreverent paintings, a new generation of Korean artists is making a splash
'I buy from the heart and using my own eyes': Everette Taylor on trusting his tastes and instincts
The chief executive of Kickstarter has built a formidable collection of works by artists of colour, all the while remaining mindfull of his wall space—"I want to live with my art"
Final piece in the Ground Zero puzzle
World Trade Center’s new $500m arts venue, the Perelman Performing Arts Center, opens in September with performances by Laurie Anderson and others
Ten exhibitions to see in New York City this autumn
From large-scale surveys of Judy Chicago and Ed Ruscha, to showcases of Barkley L. Hendricks’s portraits, Ruth Asawa’s works on paper, Shary Boyle’s surreal ceramics, Korean experimental art and more
Climate activist smears pink paint on Tom Thomson canvas at National Gallery of Canada
A man was arrested following the action, which was organised by the Canadian activist group On2Ottawa
Ambitious Colorado exhibition puts the 'culture' in 'agriculture'
An exhibition co-organised by the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art and the Longmont Museum pairs contemporary artists with farms
Afro-futurist portal opens at New York’s Penn Station
The bustling station’s future hangs in the balance of political jockeying, but in the meantime it is hosting two new art installations
Lacma reaches $750m fundraising goal for new Peter Zumthor-designed building
The museum says its new building, which stretches across Wilshire Boulevard, is now 65% complete
Auctioneer, who admitted he helped make fake Basquiats seized by the FBI, avoids jail time
Michael Barzman will pay a fine, do community service and be on probation for his role in the forgery scandal
Officials from three countries have called on Denver Art Museum to return eight artefacts in its collection
Six of the eight allegedly looted objects were donated to the museum by Emma C. Bunker, an associate of smuggler Douglas Latchford
Getty teams with Frieze for projects leading up to 2024 edition of Pacific Standard Time
The partnership will begin during Frieze Seoul in September, with a project by the Korean collective ikkibawiKrrr about the famed women divers of Jeju Island
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation’s climate initiative awards $2.7m more in grants and extends programme until 2025
The initiative, which initially was intended to award $10m total in grants, will now give out $15m for ecological projects at art non-profits
Sculptor’s long-running lawsuit against Kevin Costner can resume, judges rule
A panel of judges found that the lawsuit, over what Costner claims is the third-largest bronze sculpture in the world, had been erroneously dismissed
Dallas Museum of Art picks Spanish architecture firm for campus overhaul
Madrid-based Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos was selected from a shortlist of six firms vying to transform the Texan museum
Planned Centre Pompidou outpost in New Jersey is ‘a circus of waste and excess’, according to Republican report
A Republican state senator is taking Jersey City’s mayor and New Jersey’s governor to task over the delayed museum project
Dallas Center for Photography to close permanently
The organisation was the only non-profit in north Texas devoted to photography
Petra Cortright's digital landscapes blossom at Intersect Aspen
One of the fair's only solo stands, from Florida-based gallery County, features recent compositions by the Net art pioneer
New York’s Guggenheim Museum raises price of admission to $30, keeping pace with Whitney and Met
A standard adult ticket is now on par with other recent entry fee increases across town