
Benjamin Sutton
Benjamin Sutton is the Editor, Americas of The Art Newspaper.
The fair is foregrounding its reputation as a place to discover new galleries and artists, with nearly half of exhibitors showing at Independent for the first time
Artists and dealers have really gone out on a limb this year—or several. Seemingly every other stand holds out a hand or sticks out a foot, and visitors appear to be getting a kick out of it.
John Legend’s manager, a prolific collector of Black post-war and contemporary art, tells us about a recent acquisition and the artists he regrets missing out on
The Los Angeles-based artist’s bright and bold works make a statement at the fair’s main entrance
Walker’s “Unmanned Drone” is a centrepiece of “Monuments”, a landmark exhibition at Moca and The Brick
The new mayor of Jersey City, James Solomon, said a long-planned outpost of the French museum is no longer happening
Wimpfheimer has worked at the institution since 2002, most recently as deputy director to Sally Tallant, who is London-bound
Around one-fifth of participating galleries are either first-time participants or returning to the fair after a hiatus
The two foremost satellite fairs of Mexico City Art Week are drawing record crowds and feature strong presentations by artists and galleries from across Mexico and throughout the Americas
Latin America’s foremost art fair, now in its 24th year, remains a magnet for collectors, curators and museum groups from across the Western Hemisphere and beyond
From audio-tape portraits to the mother-daughter relationship, we share some must-see shows
Commercial and non-profit galleries are participating in the national day of action on 30 January, which comes after federal immigration enforcement agents killed US citizens in Minneapolis and Los Angeles
Down from around 170 exhibitors in recent years, it is the first edition of the fair under director Kate Sierzputowski
The di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art has listed its Napa Valley property for sale for $10.9m
In protest of federal immigration enforcement officers’ violent campaign in the city, hundreds of local business and organisations will shutter on 23 January
US National Archives documents from the 18th and 19th centuries will tour museums from Kansas City to Seattle
Last remaining nonprofit art-and-design school in Northern California to shutter after next academic year, when Nashville-based Vanderbilt University will take over campus
The museum will offer free admission during its opening weekend festivities
The museum said the change of labels and portraits is in preparation for an overhaul of its popular permanent gallery “America’s Presidents”
In a memo announcing the withdrawals, the president said the organisations ran “contrary to the interests of the United States”
The White House has given the Smithsonian Institution until 13 January to provide a trove of materials about planning and procedures at eight of its museums
Alongside her work at organisations such as New York’s Just Above Midtown gallery and the Boca Raton Museum of Art in Florida, Goncharov was also an artist
Researchers at the museum concluded that the three artefacts were removed from Cambodia during the civil war of the 1960s and 70s
Carter has been serving as the agency’s acting chair since January
The exhibition, co-curated by Whitney Museum of American Art staffers Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer, will feature artists from 25 states and Puerto Rico, plus “places marked by the reach of US power”
The artefacts, most dating from the 4th century BC, include a terracotta statue of a woman and elaborate red-figure vessels
The Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (Hear) Act of 2025, passed unanimously in the Senate and now heads to the House of Representatives
The prize, presented in partnership with Nxthvn, includes a solo stand at Frieze Los Angeles and $25,000
The painting, only publicly displayed once before, will soon be featured in a Wong exhibition in Chicago
The winner of the city’s annual acquisition prize, determined by public vote, is a work by Ximena Garrido-Lecca