Textile-based art is abundant at the fair this year, from pieces approximating the forms of paintings but made of found fabrics to hand-woven, intricately beaded works and even a wearable, many-layered cape

The Michigan-based collector shares which local show he is most excited about, his latest acquisition and one work that got away

From Lily Kwong's installation in Madison Square Park to John Chamberlain's follies at the Rockefeller Center, works are catching the eye across the borough

Our pick of exhibitions includes Rashid Johnson's biggest ever show, Amy Sherald at the Whitney and hypermasculinity in Nigerian culture

The collector and lifestyle mogul highlighted works from the sale by Amy Sherald, Alex Katz, Louise Bourgeois and others

James Rondeau, the museum’s president and director, is on voluntary leave after reportedly removing his clothes on a flight from Chicago to Munich

The emergency funds will go to humanities councils in all 50 states and six US territories

The monumental figurative sculpture "Grounded in the Stars" is on show in New York until 17 June

The fair's 12th edition opened with high spirits and swift business in the five-figure price range

The painting, “Christ Carrying the Cross”, from around 1565, had been enlarged in the 18th century, work the Getty’s conservators had to painstakingly undo

Around 50 artists working across disciplines including photography, video, sculpture, painting and installation received the coveted fellowships

Funds from cancelled National Endowment for the Humanities grants will help realise one of the US president’s pet projects

Christie's will offer the rose-hued “Big Electric Chair” from the collection of influential Belgian art patrons Roger Matthys and Hilda Colle

The American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees are suing to block the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services

The initiative, already underway and continuing through May 2026, comes as the Trump administration has pressured arts funders and institutions to prioritise semiquincentennial projects

State humanities councils and other grantees received notices from the NEH and Doge this week that their grants were being cancelled immediately

Smithsonian secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III has affirmed in a memo to staff that the institution will “remain steadfast in our mission to bring history, science, education, research and the arts to all Americans”

The museum will be the only US venue for the exhibition, which brings together more than 200 objects including participatory installations and performance documentation

Christophe Cherix will replace Glenn Lowry, who has been the museum’s director since 1995 and guided it through two important expansions

Rarely seen works and other treats will go on show in worldwide exhibitions, starting in Milan and Munich this April

In a letter to the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ new, Trump-appointed acting director, the agency's advisory board emphasised that its activities are governed by Congress

Keith Sonderling, the new acting director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, plans to steer the agency to “promote American exceptionalism and cultivate love of country”

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is listed alongside six other ‘unnecessary’ organisations

Shelly C. Lowe, the first Native American to lead the federal agency, was nominated by Joe Biden and held the role for just over three years

The anonymous gift allows the museum to continue commissioning performance-art projects and expand efforts to collect and archive performances

The Washington, DC institution had been due to open exhibitions about queer identity and the African diaspora in the Americas this month

Cuts at the New York institution will affect 7% of its staff

George Lucas, the “Star Wars” film-maker and co-founder of the museum, will take on a programming role following Sandra Jackson-Dumont’s departure

The new seven-storey, 61,930 sq. ft building will effectively double the museum’s gallery space

The creator of a sculpture that Koons and the politician and pornstar Ilona Staller posed on for the series sued 30 years after the series’ debut