Torey Akers
Temporary monuments to pop up on the National Mall in Washington, DC, in new initiative
Six artists have been selected to create commemorative interventions in the US capital's sprawling public space
The Netherlands returns more than 200 pre-Hispanic artefacts to Mexico
In all, 223 pre-Hispanic objects have been repatriated to Mexico by the Dutch government, largely through the power of social media
Monumental tree sculpture to be unveiled on New York’s High Line elevated park
High Line Art has commissioned artist Pamela Rosenkranz to make a 25ft-tall, red and pink tree in the park
Crypto winter is here—and NFT artist royalties are under threat
As sales plummet, crypto traders are pushing for larger profits on NFT resales, with four marketplaces no longer honouring secondary sales royalties
Artist takes abortion fight to the beach in Miami
Conceptual artist Michele Pred will draw two giant abortion pills for reproductive health justice
Proceeds from sale of Banksy sculpture will aid refugees
The work, depicting a boat of refugees, is at Context Art Miami fair
Mushrooms, moss and disco ball mirrors: our seven favourite works from Design Miami
The fair's theme this year "The Golden Age" looked towards the future amid present global uncertainties
'Art Basel has to keep changing': after 20 years, what is next for the fair juggernaut?
Noah Horowitz and Vincenzo de Bellis discuss their visions for the global fair brand and its flagship US fair in Miami
Miami artist billboard project puts justice in the spotlight
Series of works by new and established artists aims to highlight Florida’s huge imprisonment rate to Art Basel Miami Beach fair-goers
Home of Henry Ossawa Tanner—one of the first internationally renowned African American artists—faces demolition
A local grassroots group has begun a fundraising campaign to save a piece of local Black history in North Philadelphia
New York court dismisses restitution case brought against the Israel Museum
A Holocaust restitution case over the Bird’s Head Haggadah, the oldest manuscript of its kind, has been dismissed by the New York Supreme Court on behalf of the Israel Museum
Banksy calls out fashion brand Guess for using Flower Thrower image in London store display
The artist did not hold back in an Instagram post accusing the brand of illegal use of his artwork at a London store and encouraging his followers to shoplift from it
Banksy shares behind-the-scenes video of his Ukraine interventions
The secretive artist has dropped a short making-of documentary chronicling his guerilla interventions in war-torn Horenka
Massachusetts museum repatriates Wounded Knee Massacre artefacts to Lakota and Sioux nations
The Founders Museum, a small institution housed in a library, returned a variety of tribal objects to their rightful owners in South Dakota
Trove of terracotta figurines discovered in ancient Chinese tomb
An archaeological team from the Datong Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology has unearthed a trove of well-preserved figures that provide a glimpse at life in the region 1,500 years ago
Are US museums becoming more inclusive? New surveys of workers and trustees provide modest hope
Two extensive surveys, led by the Mellon Foundation and the Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums, suggest mixed results for the cultural field’s diversity efforts
Getty Trust pledges $1m to help protect Ukrainian cultural heritage
The International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas is partnering with the Getty to save Ukraine’s museums and monuments
San Francisco museums will waive admissions for a weekend thanks to anonymous donation
Twenty-one museums across the city will be free during the inaugural San Francisco Free Museum Weekend on 3-4 December