This month’s New York auctions brought mixed results for museums that sold off works just as pandemic exemptions ended

As stringent restrictions on art sales return after a pandemic reprieve, American institutions seem more polarised than ever

From Walid Raad at Paula Cooper Gallery to Daniel Lie at the New Museum

From Francesca Woodman at Marian Goodman to Carrie Mae Weems at the Park Avenue Armory

The purchase, plus an expansion to a second Queens locale, was made possible by a rarely used municipal allocation for culture funding