
Benjamin Sutton
Benjamin Sutton is the Editor, Americas of The Art Newspaper.
From 20th century Italian masterworks at the Center for Italian Modern Art to Ashley Bickerton’s oceanic sculptures at Lehmann Maupin
In the waning months of his presidency, Donald Trump’s administration imposed a ban on commissioning abstract or modernist art for federal buildings
Frieze Sculpture Beverly Hills, which was to take place in Beverly Gardens Park and run until May, would have included sculptures from 12 exhibiting galleries
From the jewels of the American Folk Art Museum’s collection to Alec Soth’s journey across the US
The non-profit’s new cohort of fellows includes sculptors Lonnie Holley and Nicole Marroquin, and textile artists Melissa Cody and Indira Allegra
The exhibition’s 80th iteration, originally scheduled for 2021, will open on 6 April with its own official symbol
Leigh’s sculpture was unveiled at the symbolically charged site in the city centre during the closing weekend of the fifth Prospect New Orleans triennial
From Abraham Palatnik’s first posthumous show at Nara Roesler to ayahuasca-inspired ceramics at Salon 94
The equestrian statue, which depicts Roosevelt on horseback flanked by a Native American man and a man of African descent, had been the focus of years-long campaigns from activists calling for its removal
Access to the members-only restaurant will be available only to holders of limited-edition non-fungible tokens
From an artist couple’s colourful daring at the Museum of Arts and Design to the last chance to see Alexander Calder at the Museum of Modern Art
The auction house, which had been publicly traded for decades before being bought by Patrick Drahi for $3.7bn in 2019, could return to public trading later this year
The University of British Columbia has acquired a copy of the ‘First Folio’ that helped preserve some of the bard’s most famous plays, including ‘Macbeth’ and ‘The Tempest’
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded 208 grants for projects in most states, Washington, DC, Guam and Canada
From the last chance to see Etal Adnan at the Guggenheim to a dynamic group exhibition at Nicola Vassell
The new stamp will be unveiled at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which houses what is likely Lewis’s most famous extant work
A project led by scientists at Case Western Reserve University uses machine learning to identify a distinctive ‘fingerprint’ in each artist’s way of applying paint
The Metropolitan Museum will stay opened at reduced capacity, while others like the Yale University Art Gallery and the Baltimore Museum of Art close temporarily
Obata was incarcerated at the Topaz Relocation Center in Utah during the Second World War; now 35 of his works have been acquired by the Utah Museum of Fine Arts
The 1840 profile portrait is part of a collection of early photographic works by Henry Fitz Jr. that is joining the Kansas City museum’s holdings
Eakins, who is celebrated far and wide in his native Philadelphia, was embroiled in controversy during his lifetime and made disturbing photos of young girls
Drahi bought Sotheby’s less than three years ago, took it private and began implementing a series of cost-cutting measures
In addition to her trademark large-scale sculptures, Leigh’s presentation includes a range of scholarly and educational projects on both sides of the Atlantic
The city council in Charlottesville, Virginia, chose to give the controversial work to a local organisation over proposals to relocate it to Texas, California or other distant sites
From new discoveries to old friends, our expert eye selects works not to miss at the fair
Exhibition of features contemporary works by more than 30 artists from Africa and the African diaspora from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection
The artist’s trademark interventions, often consisting of graphic elements and enigmatic phrases, are among the most distinctive bodies of work in contemporary art
As part of its Legacy Purchase Program, the city purchased two photographs and a wallpaper from the artist’s solo booth with Helena Anrather’s at Art Basel in Miami Beach
Amid calls to boycott the Havana Biennial, artists and dealers are using Miami Art Week as a bullhorn
Half Gallery show heads out to Biscayne Bay's celebrated nautical settlement