Cézanne’s drawings, watercolours and sketchbooks to get star treatment at MoMA
A major exhibition focuses on works on paper by one of the core artists in the museum’s Modern art collection
WTF are NFTs? Why crypto is dominating the art market
Plus, artist Doug Aitken on composer Terry Riley
'Black grief and white grievance' at New York’s New Museum
Plus, artists with disabilities in the Covid era and Goya's Disasters of War
Charles Venable, president of Indianapolis museum, resigns after controversial job post
The board has issued an apology and pledged to improve its representation of the local community
Local man charged in attempted robbery from Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery
George Haag, who has pleaded not guilty, says he thought the portrait of Andy Warhol “would look better somewhere else” and “just wanted to make people laugh”
With Mardi Gras parades cancelled, New Orleans artists create House Floats
Local artists and designers have used their float decorating skills to turn neighbourhood houses into lavishly festooned marvels
Photo collector and ophthalmologist William Tsiaras gives 500 works to Colby College Museum of Art in Maine
The Greek-American started acquiring photography for museums through his personal friendships with artists such as Lucas Samaras, Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan
With powerful poem, Amanda Gorman sets the tone for Biden’s presidency
The 22-year-old Los Angeles poet was the youngest ever to deliver a recitation on Inauguration Day. Listen to and read her words here
In pictures: Donald Trump’s presidency as the art world saw it
As Trump leaves office, we look back at the legacy of his four years leading the US and how artists captured it
Biden inauguration is largely virtual—but some live art is planned
A public art installation of 200,000 flags opens on the National Mall, as coronavirus and heightened security forces most events online
The white supremacist art at the heart of the US Capitol
Plus, a $2.2m Batman comic and the artists inspired by political theorist Hannah Arendt
Holy hammer! Near mint copy of Batman #1 sells for record $2.2m at Heritage Auctions
The rare 1940 issue, which marks the first appearance of the Joker and Catwoman, is the second most expensive comic book ever sold
Art lawyer Frank Lord opens private practice in New York
As well as working on high profile restitution cases, the former Herrick Feinstein partner has a PhD in art history
Heatherwick’s Vessel closed to the public after third suicide in less than a year
The community board has asked the developer to raise the height of platform barriers to prevent further deaths
Visit Mañanaland today: Pedro Reyes's utopian vision plays out through an AR scavenger hunt
The artist Pedro Reyes offers a peek at a future where threats such as health crises, climate disasters, social division and nuclear destruction are far behind us
Contemporary public art: who is it for?
Plus, Tom Sachs on Mondrian's Broadway Boogie-Woogie
What will Joe Biden's culture policy look like?
The art world cheered at Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election. But, with a formidable to-do list—not least dealing with the coronavirus pandemic—where will the arts feature on his agenda?
Salon fair releases glossy, digitally enhanced publication instead of another online viewing platform
The New York art and design event has issued a 152-page magazine with interviews, features and QR codes that link to multi-media content
Revisiting the Thanksgiving myth: the Mayflower and the Wampanoag, 400 years on
Plus, artist Chantal Joffe on a poignant painting by Paula Modersohn-Becker
John Waters, the ‘Pope of Trash’, gives his treasures to Baltimore Museum of Art
The director and film-maker has donated around 375 works to his hometown institution—and will have a pair of restrooms named after him
Art world rejoices in Biden’s win of US presidency
Artists, collectors, policy makers and gallery owners share their reactions after the tightly fought election
US election: How Trump’s presidency has affected the arts
Plus, artist Pedro Reyes on his New York project; cartoonist Martin Rowson on Hogarth
Post-election mental health and wellness events at US museums and galleries
A guide to in-person and online programmes that offer some mental and emotional relief this week
The 2020 US election: what it means for the arts
With US polls closing on Tuesday night, The Art Newspaper looks at the cultural issues at stake in this election
Artist designs Dias de los Muertos altar in Brooklyn for those who died during the pandemic
New Yorkers are invited to leave a remembrance of loved ones at Scherezade Garcia’s ofrenda at Green-Wood Cemetery
Ten most wanted antiquities: have you seen these missing artefacts?
The Antiquities Coalition releases a list of “infamous cases of cultural racketeering”
Sackler family to pay $225m in civil settlement with US government
The deal with the Department of Justice, which also includes guilty pleas and a $8bn fine against Purdue Pharma, does not prevent future claims against family members or company executives
Mark Mothersbaugh and Beatie Wolfe want your postcards for democracy
The artists have launched a mail art project to support USPS and mail-in voting efforts
#MeToo Medusa sculpture to be installed across from New York courthouse where Harvey Weinstein stood trial
But some have questioned whether the statue truly embodies the feminist movement
In victory for street artists, US Supreme Court declines to hear 5Pointz developer’s appeal
A New York judge previously awarded $6.75m in damages to the artists, whose graffiti was whitewashed from a Queens warehouse