Torey Akers

Miami motel fair’s fun and affordable fare

Feria Clandestina, Miami’s community incubator art fair, boasts contemporary works on offer for under a Basel budget

Raheleh Filsoofi's toothy performance at Untitled Art fair

The artist reimagines her body as a tool for crafting new narratives in her meditative performance

In Miami, Nada’s intimate moments promote a closer look

The 22nd edition of satellite fair New Art Dealers Alliance features many works that encourage quietude and connection

‘Everybody’s capable of time travel’: Virgil Ortiz on marrying craft traditions with science-fiction

The Cochiti Pueblo artist, who has an exhibition at the Lowe Art Museum in Miami, discusses educating people about the little-known 1680 Pueblo Revolt—and his love of Star Wars

In pictures: the best of Design Miami

Our picks from the decorative art and furniture design fair

US authorities return four artefacts from Ban Chiang archaeological site to Thailand

The items, which include a vessel and bracelet, had been gifted to a US soldier more than 50 years ago

Manhattan District Attorney's Office returns antiquities worth a total of $500,000 to Mexico

The trove of 30 Mesoamerican objects includes a ceremonial trophy for the first ball game

Bill that would allow Trump to designate art non-profits as 'terrorist organisations' advances to US Senate

The controversial bill has raised worries among Democrats who fear that Trump will exploit it for personal retribution

'It's a process of following your curiosity': Firelei Báez on her exhibitions in Los Angeles and Vancouver

The artist discusses her concurrent shows at Hauser & Wirth in Los Angeles and the Vancouver Art Gallery

US judge allows artist Deborah Roberts's copyright infringement lawsuit against New York gallery to proceed

The lawsuit brought by Roberts in 2022 has received a mixed ruling from Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall, but she denied dealer Richard Beavers's motion to dismiss it

Crime news

Co-creator of UndeadApes NFTs found guilty of fraud and money laundering in 'rug pull' scheme

Berman Jerry Nowlin Jr, known in the NFT community as "Repulse" and “Zayous”, faces up to five years in federal prison

Montclair Art Museum reimagines its Native collection

“Interwoven Power” uses a fresh curatorial lens to change the way viewers engage with Indigenous art

Artists Amoako Boafo, Hans Haacke and Deborah Butterfield among thousands to sign statement against AI content scraping

Artists and organisations across the creative industries have come out in opposition to the practice of AI firms training their technology with copyrighted, unlicensed material

Musicnews

Charli xcx will play DJ set at New York's Storm King Art Center

The Von Dutch singer will visit the sculpture park's rolling hills to preview her new remix project

Plans for Centre Pompidou outpost in New Jersey are revived, in a new space

The hotly debated Jersey City satellite of the venerated Parisian institution appears to be back on the books after it was "paused indefinitely" in June

Smithsonian Institution launches $2.5bn fundraising campaign

The campaign, timed to coincide with the semiquincentennial of the United States in 2026, is the most ambitious fundraising undertaking for a cultural organisation on record

Disgraced adviser Lisa Schiff's art holdings planned for auction at Phillips starting in November

Bankruptcy trustees have proposed selling hundreds of works through the auction house, with hopes to recover up to $2m

Connecticut arts incubator Nxthvn marks its fifth anniversary by looking to the future

The residency, gallery and community hub is revitalising New Haven with an eye towards art-world equity

Lacma pushes back opening of new building until 2026

Museum leaders are hoping to organise public programming in the empty building next year

Crime news

Former Trump adviser—and Russian state TV commentator—charged with money laundering through art and antiques

Dimitri Simes and his wife Anastasia have been charged with three counts of violating US sanctions, including money laundering through the acquisition of art

MFA Boston returns necklace that was likely looted from a tomb to Turkey

Investigations by both the museum's internal team and experts from Turkey's Ministry of Culture suggested the gold and carnelian artefact was exported illegally

Myths and monsters abound at the New York's Spring Break fair

As ever, the emerging artist showcase delivers on all things weird, wild and wonderful

Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco to change locations only two years after opening

The city's "start-up museum" will leave its original site in the Dogpatch neighbourhood and reopen in a new downtown development in October

Butter, an art fair presenting the work of Black artists, returns to Indianapolis

The multi-day expo combines the traditional markers of an art fair with a distinct economic structure and community-oriented events

New York's Department of Cultural Affairs awards institutions more than $200m for capital projects

A $4.3m renovation grant will help restore the historical Art Students League to its former glory

‘Art saved my life in many, many ways’: vanessa german on channelling magic in her new Chicago exhibition

The artist’s show at the University of Chicago was informed by her experience teaching a class on historically marginalised forms of learning

US artists score victory in landmark AI copyright case

A federal judge in California has blocked an attempt by several AI companies to have portions of a copyright case dismissed

Man who claims he was injured in 'sprinkle pit' sues Museum of Ice Cream

A father who sustained a fracture during a visit to the immersive attraction in Manhattan in 2023 is suing the company for unspecified damages

Whitney Museum selects two staff curators to lead 2026 biennial

The 82nd edition of the most closely-watched recurring exhibition in the United States will open in spring 2026

The Met has largely bounced back since the pandemic

While the New York institution has not reached pre-Covid numbers with international visitors, the figures paint a promising picture