As Trump leaves office, we look back at the legacy of his four years leading the US and how artists captured it
A public art installation of 200,000 flags opens on the National Mall, as coronavirus and heightened security forces most events online
Plus, a $2.2m Batman comic and the artists inspired by political theorist Hannah Arendt
The rare 1940 issue, which marks the first appearance of the Joker and Catwoman, is the second most expensive comic book ever sold
As well as working on high profile restitution cases, the former Herrick Feinstein partner has a PhD in art history
The community board has asked the developer to raise the height of platform barriers to prevent further deaths
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
Plus, Tom Sachs on Mondrian's Broadway Boogie-Woogie
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?
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
Plus, artist Chantal Joffe on a poignant painting by Paula Modersohn-Becker
The director and film-maker has donated around 375 works to his hometown institution—and will have a pair of restrooms named after him
Artists, collectors, policy makers and gallery owners share their reactions after the tightly fought election
Plus, artist Pedro Reyes on his New York project; cartoonist Martin Rowson on Hogarth
A guide to in-person and online programmes that offer some mental and emotional relief this week
With US polls closing on Tuesday night, The Art Newspaper looks at the cultural issues at stake in this election
New Yorkers are invited to leave a remembrance of loved ones at Scherezade Garcia’s ofrenda at Green-Wood Cemetery
The Antiquities Coalition releases a list of “infamous cases of cultural racketeering”
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
The artists have launched a mail art project to support USPS and mail-in voting efforts
But some have questioned whether the statue truly embodies the feminist movement
A New York judge previously awarded $6.75m in damages to the artists, whose graffiti was whitewashed from a Queens warehouse
At the same time, museum’s board announced that an independent investigation found she did not mistreat a guest curator based on her race
The two organisations will work together to settle the artist’s estate and get his charitable foundation up and running in Maine
Governor Andrew Cuomo has suggested a site for the monument of the Supreme Court justice, overlooking the Statue of Liberty
The new Los Angeles institution will honour the influential Japanese film-maker with an immersive show that draws visitors into his animated worlds
The ability to mimic a famous artist’s work, fool knowledgeable experts and swindle deep-pocketed collectors are skills that can elevate the ordinary conman to legendary status
Plus, the artist Hassan Hajjaj on a Dr Alimantado album cover
Several women have accused the artist of misconduct, but Rafman disagrees with how their interactions have been represented
Petition focuses on the phrasing of the Visual Artists Rights Act, which protects works of “recognized stature” without defining what that means
