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‘The house needs a cleaning’: Women artists gather to show the path forward on inauguration day
Inspired by the historic election of Kamala Harris as America’s first woman vice president, artists collaborate on a new online work presented by Creative Time
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Paying it forward: McArthur Binion is using his later-in-life success to help younger artists
The artist’s foundation is supporting the community in Detroit through micro-grants and residencies
NewsMiami Art Week
Mama said: Najja Moon’s new Miami Beach monument honours mothers in their own words
The abstract sound sculpture, the first commission for a fifth plinth in Collins Park, will emit recordings of women speaking maternal affirmations, reminders and critiques
NewsPublic art
The estate of George Rickey, who created balletic kinetic sculptures, now at Kasmin gallery
Monumental moving works by the artist will be shown next fall on the Chelsea space’s rooftop and along Park Avenue uptown
NewsExhibitions
A three-way collaboration delves into the paradox of ‘commonwealth’
ICA in Virginia teams with Philadelphia Contemporary and Beta-Local in San Juan
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As protestors call for justice in New York, Mel Edwards to install broken chains in City Hall Park
An outdoor exhibition of the sculptor’s work has been postponed to give space to the Black Lives Matters movement
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Robert Longo rallies artists to donate $1m worth of art for Guild Hall benefit show
Instead of its annual summer gala, the long-running East Hampton art space will host a selling exhibition to raise funds
InterviewLGBTQ
Art can help the public engage in personal advocacy: Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign
The nation's largest LGBTQ civil rights organisation recently unveiled a mural by Hank Willis Thomas on its Washington, DC headquarters stating Black Trans Lives Matter
PreviewExhibitions
Pre-Raphaelite muses resurrected in Rhode Island cemetery
The artist Piotr Uklanski raises the spirits of the real-life women behind tragic paintings, such as Elizabeth Siddall, Annie Miller, Emma Jones and Jane Morris, at Belmont Chapel in Newport
NewsContemporary art
Kentucky philanthropist launches ambitious arts hub and 'incubator' in the Appalachian mountains
Entrepreneur and contemporary art collector Brook Smith plans to turn former coal-mining region into a "cultural destination"
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Baltimore Museum of Art diverts $100,000 from cancelled speaker series to help local artists, galleries and audiences
In a fortunate position of financial security, the institution is finding ways to continue its efforts towards accessibility, social justice and equity
NewsArt & Technology
Olafur Eliasson brings the Northern Lights or a blazing sun into your bedroom
The artist is releasing his first collection of augmented reality digital objects through the Acute Art app
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Seattle Asian Art Museum's $56m expansion reframes the question: ‘What is Asian art?’
The refreshed museum will soon reopen with diverse collection displays informed by the local Asian Pacific Islander community
NewsMiami
Welcome to Allapattah: two spaces open this week in Miami’s new arts district
Local collectors Jorge Pérez and the Rubells head west of Wynwood in search of more space to show their art
NewsBuilding projects
Oakland’s ‘museum of the people’ launches $85m capital campaign
Renovation aims to reflect the demographic diversity of the birthplace of the Black Panthers
InterviewPublic art
Fluxus in the air: Doug Aitken's hot air balloon sails above Massachusetts
The project aims to evoke the mythology of the American road trip
NewsPoland
'Life in the shadow of a death world': new Holocaust installation shines a light on Auschwitz survivors' stories
The open-air exhibition structure has been designed by the architect Daniel Libeskind
PreviewMinneapolis Institute of Art
Native American women artists finally get their due in new Minneapolis exhibition
Show at Minneapolis Institute of Art includes previously unknown triptychs by the Dakota Sioux artist Mary Sully
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Harold Ancart's handball court to Hank Willis Thomas's Afro pick
InterviewFrieze New York 2019
Harold Ancart on the art of handball
The Belgian artist's Brooklyn project is all play —and lots of work
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Shapeshifting $475m arts space The Shed opens in New York's Hudson Yards
Gerhard Richter, Trisha Donnelly and Steve McQueen will show new commissions
NewsOpenings
Norton Museum of Art opens grand expansion
$100m project highlights museum's growing commitment to contemporary art
FeatureArtists
Jordan Casteel comes home with a show at the Denver Art Museum
The New York-based painter, whose work is now owned by private collectors like Alicia Keys and Swizz Beats as well as institutions, never envisioned herself becoming an artist
NewsBuilding projects
Houston's museum building boom continues with opening of Menil Drawing Institute
Campus expansions at three museums in Texas's biggest city focus on creating civic spaces as well as on showing art
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High Museum of Art’s new galleries honour their public
Non-white visitors have jumped from 15% to half of the museum’s attendance in just three years
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
Be dazzled by Mary Corse's light at the Whitney or catch the Met's Heavenly Bodies before it closes
InterviewMary Corse
Quantum leap for Mary Corse as clutch of shows brings overdue recognition
Light and Space artist has exhibitions in London and Beacon, followed by New York retrospective
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Why this Indianapolis museum wants you to go down to the woods today
Rebranding of Indianapolis Museum of Art gives nature and art equal billing in bid to broaden visitor base
NewsArt market
P.P.O.W defies tough odds for mid-sized galleries
With the spotlight on issues of race and gender, one gallery that grew out of 1980s New York has again found its moment in the market
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Post-Harvey, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston moves Glassell School of Art opening to May 2018
The first phase of the campus expansion master plan has been delayed and there will be an estimated $1m to $2m in hurricane-related expenses, but storm preparations saved the museum from more costly damage
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'Warehouse' of Italian art comes to Hudson Valley
Magazzino's opening displays pay tribute to the dealer who championed Arte Povera
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Why US universities are investing in their art museums
Student demand, educational trends and a steady supply of cash spur expansions on campus<br>
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Pressure mounts for US museums to increase diversity at the top
Stark findings from two high-profile studies are pushing the sector to act on ethnic diversity—but not everyone agrees on what to do<br>
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It’s not just SFMoMA: the University of California at Davis gets a new museum
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Yale restores Louis Kahn’s vision for his Modernist landmark
Decade of research underpins groundbreaking conservation plan at US university’s centre for British art