Torey Akers
From handmade paper to crushed quartz pigment, Intersect Aspen fair highlights material specificity
The Aspen art and design fair's third edition highlights the technical aspects of art-making
Company behind 'immersive' Van Gogh exhibitions files for bankruptcy
The Canadian company is also responsible for projection-based Monet, Kahlo, Klimt and Disney displays
Drake buys Tupac Shakur ring at Sotheby's for $1m
The Canadian superstar revealed himself as the Crown Ring's new owner in an Instagram story
$29m Beeple sculpture goes on display at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
The artwork is being shown in the US for the first time since Swiss venture capitalist Ryan Zurrer bought it at a New York auction 2021
National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC apologises to visitor with a disability who was forcibly removed
Celeste Tooth, a student and artist, was escorted off the museum premises following a disagreement with a guard over their backpack
New York's Upstate Art Weekend returns for its biggest edition yet
If you are traveling Upstate New York for the fourth iteration of this sprawling art adventure, keep a look out for these featured exhibitions and events
Maya skull carving found in German antique shop returned to Mexico
A skull relief carving hailing from the ancient Mayan city of Chichén Itzá has been repatriated
New York City approves revised design for long-awaited Shirley Chisholm monument
Artists Olalekan B. Jeyifous and Amanda Williams have been given the go-ahead to realise a commemorative statue of the political legend
Manhattan District Attorney’s Office returns two looted statues to Libya from the collection of disgraced former dealer Robin Symes
The artefacts, valued at a total of $1.26m, changed hands with a repatriation ceremony
As floods level Vermont, its arts community takes action
Extreme weather conditions continue to roil the East Coast, putting arts communities at risk
Philadelphia's historic First Bank building to become museum thanks to $22.2m in federal funding
After being closed to the public for 50 years, the historic institution is getting an interactive update
The curator playing matchmaker between emerging artists and Aspen collectors
Stella Bottai’s exhibition series at the Aspen Art Museum pairs emerging artists with works loaned by local collectors
New Orleans Museum of Art faces public outcry for hiring white curator of African art
The museum is facing heated critique on social media over the appointment of Amanda Maples, a white woman, to oversee its African art collection
Fate of $50m Diego Rivera mural uncertain as campus of bankrupt San Francisco Art Institute hits the market
The real estate assets of the oldest art school west of the Mississippi are now on the market in order to resolve its debts
'I'm receiving messages from a parallel universe': Naudline Pierre on the ecstatic world of her works on paper
Pierre discusses her latest exhibition at the Drawing Center in New York
Warhol and Pollock works stolen by American crime ring may not have been destroyed, authorities reveal
Statements by one member of a crime ring that struck 20 different institutions over two decades have restored hope that not all the loot was destroyed
13 art destinations for day trips near New York City this summer
Our picks of the must-see shows within a (relatively) short train, car, bus or ferry ride from New York City this summer, from the Storm King Art Center to the Newark Museum
Baltimore Museum of Art acquires LaToya Ruby Frazier installation honouring community healthcare workers
The installation spotlights health workers that helped underserved communities in Baltimore at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic
Museum in Philadelphia under fire for hosting far-right group's event
The Museum of the American Revolution is facing pushback for its decision to rent some of its spaces to Moms For Liberty, an ultra-conservative non-profit
New theatre building will house famous Diego Rivera mural in San Francisco
A new three-hall performance centre on City College of San Francisco's campus will house "Pan-American Unity", which is currently on display at SFMoMA
How New York's Hispanic Society is reinventing itself
As the Hispanic Society Museum & Library reopens after a six-year renovation—and two-month strike—its leaders are re-imagining its founder's legacy
California man on trial for allegedly importing Roman mosaic looted during Syrian civil war to US
Mohamad Yassin Alcharihi is accused of misrepresenting the true value of a mosaic that was looted from Syria in 2015
SFMoMA acquires architectural capsule from Tokyo's famed Metabolist tower
Architect Kisho Kurokawa's Nakagin Capsule Tower was demolished last year, but 23 of its distinctive pods were preserved
Metropolitan Museum to open interactive learning centre for children in September
The new facility will bring science-based material exploration, art activities and countless forms of play to the museum's youngest patrons
Oil giant Chevron removed public art installation without warning, artists allege
The energy giant did not inform the associated artists of their plans to remove a piece of art that advocate for environmental justice, according to organisers
Art world fraudster Anna Sorokin sued by her lawyer for $150,000 in unpaid fees
Sorokin's former lawyer, who faces charges of financial crimes herself, has accused the notorious scammer with withholding payments
Metropolitan Museum to return $550,000 in donations from FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange
The institution will return funds donated by the defunct exchange and hedge fund led by Sam Bankman-Fried prior to its untimely collapse
New York mayor declares 31 May as Ellsworth Kelly Day in honour of artist's centennary
The artist's 100th birthday coincides with an array of exhibition programming, celebrations and municipal recognitions of Kelly's legacy
Agnes Gund's fund to end mass incarceration reveals its final round of grants
The collector and philanthropist's Art for Justice initiative has awarded $125m over the six years it has been active
San Diego's museums of art and photography will merge
The Balboa Park cultural mainstays will form one institution, effective 1 July