Private view: must-see gallery shows opening in October
Steamy Trinidad scenes and black female fetishisation—the best new commercial exhibitions this month
Artsy lays off around 20 employees under new leadership
Representing nearly 10% of its staff, the content sales team and other divisions of the online art marketplace have been slashed following the recent appointment of Mike Steib as chief executive
High-earning young collectors come out in force at Expo Chicago
Although top prices were hard to come by at Expo, high-earning young collectors are shoring up the middle market in the Windy City
Native American artist Santiago X on rebuilding Indigenous cities, one mound at a time
The forgotten history of Indigenous mound building will be reclaimed at this year’s Chicago Architecture Biennial
Museum ethics. Plus, the Chicago Architecture Biennial
We discuss the increased scrutiny museums face over their sponsorship policies and the architectural heritage of Chicago
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From the LMCC’s Art Center inaugural season to William Powhida’s watercolour memes
Object lessons: from a Modigliani drawing to a whimsical automaton
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions and fairs
Strong, diverse and on the ascent: new fair and galleries add to Chicago's booming commercial art scene
Growing momentum in the Windy City is drawing in talent from across the US and around the world
The year ahead in design: all the key dates you need
The biggest biennials, fairs and exhibitions over the next 12 months
Form and (dys)function: new objects question the role of 'usability' in design
Artists at London Design Festival are taking a swipe at the foundations of Modern design
Tate's William Blake blockbuster. Plus, Pace and the New York gallery boom
We take an in-depth tour of the Blake show and talk to Marc Glimcher about his vast new space in Chelsea and why galleries are becoming supersized. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
‘Post-industrial’ Biennale de Lyon to examine shifting social and economic experience of the region
As the largest edition of the biennial expands into an abandoned factory, we also roundup new festivals sprouting up around the world
Object lessons: from a Papuan hornbill head to a rare jade carving from New York's Met Museum
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions and fairs
Washington, DC mayor's office attempts to take control of the city Arts Commission's collection
Staff members found their keys to the city's Art Bank abruptly deactivated as tensions rose between Mayor Muriel Bowser and the commission
Mega-galleries pick up the pace in the race for space
Commercial galleries continue to expand in Manhattan despite steep real estate costs
Sotheby’s shareholders approve $3.7bn sale to telecoms tycoon Patrick Drahi
With 91% of shareholders in favour, the publicly traded auction house will officially go private after three decades on the New York Stock Exchange
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening in September
New commercial gallery shows—from Baroque blackness in Chicago to flying saucers in London
US-China trade war expands to books and maps as increased tariffs hit art imports
Trump's tariff of 15% on Chinese art that went into effect 1 September also applies to the antiquarian trade, further frustrating dealers and auction houses
Perrotin picks up four new artists post-KAWS
Emily Mae Smith, Genesis Belanger, Claire Tabouret and Gabriel de la Mora join the Paris dealer's growing gallery network
Sculpture knocked over by cat revealed as authentic Giacometti, which sold for £500,000 at Christie's
Featured on the BBC's Fake or Fortune TV show, the sculptor's Tête qui regarde was badly repaired after it was felled by a family feline
Number of Manhattan's park art vendors can be limited by New York City, court rules
Appeals court says that guidelines limiting number of sellers in four green spaces are constitutional
Trump delays tariffs on Chinese goods until December—but not for art and antiquities
New 10% tax will come into force on 1 September and apply to all works originating from China, regardless of where they are imported from
Hello, kitties: new book celebrates the work of Walter Chandoha, cat photographer
Taschen publication charts the long and influential career of the late artist who inspired Warhol
Michael Findlay: 'You don’t make art good by making it expensive’
A fixture of New York’s art scene since the 1960s, dealer Michael Findlay mourns the loss of the city’s local market and fears that the cost of real estate will destroy innovation
Phillips names Olivia Thornton head of 20th-century and contemporary art in Europe
The appointment comes after a handful of new hires across the auction house’s offices
Musée du Louvre removes all mention of Sackler name from its galleries following protests
Activist group Pain says Paris museum has taped over or taken down plaques dedicated to the eponymous family whose pharmaceutical company is accused of fuelling the US opioid crisis
Lunar landing anniversary inspires tributes to the Moon across the globe
Exhibitions and events at museums and galleries worldwide proves we are still looney for the Moon 50 years after setting foot on it
Himali Singh Soin named winner of the Frieze Artist Award
The commission marks the first time the prize has been awarded for a film, which will debut in October as part of the fair's Live section
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From the magnetic Takis at Tate Modern to destruction and preservation of culture at the Imperial War Museum
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening this July and August
New commercial gallery shows—from a sense of spirituality in Liverpool to Long Island loving in New York