Painting by Black artist was chosen under Jill Biden’s guidance for a gift-giving ceremony

The 22-year-old Los Angeles poet was the youngest ever to deliver a recitation on Inauguration Day. Listen to and read her words here

As Trump leaves office, we look back at the legacy of his four years leading the US and how artists captured it

Donald Trump's trade war and 'cold war mentality' led to uncertainty and a fractured relationship

The joyful project became a counterpoint to the division and violence sown by the Trump administration

Federal authorities have ordered Andrew Wrigley to turn over his passport and avoid travel to Washington, DC after posting selfies from the insurrection

An anonymous left-wing art group known in the 1990s as Luther Blissett are wondering what they have unwittingly helped create

A public art installation of 200,000 flags opens on the National Mall, as coronavirus and heightened security forces most events online

Creators of inflatable effigy hope work serves as a "reminder of the fight against the politics of hate" that took place during Trump's presidency

Oval Office replica is a popular element of New-York Historical Society exhibition about the presidency

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

Plus, a $2.2m Batman comic and the artists inspired by political theorist Hannah Arendt

Artists Dread Scott and Glenn Ligon among cultural figures pointing out stark contrast in how law enforcement handled the mob compared with Black Lives Matter protestors

Utah Republican says that such museums would “divide an already divided nation”

The newly elected US legislator and transgender activist credits her early education in the performing arts for opening her world view

The art world cheered at Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election. But, with a formidable to-do list—not least dealing with the coronavirus pandemic—where will the arts feature on his agenda?

Plus, artist Chantal Joffe on a poignant painting by Paula Modersohn-Becker

The National Portrait Gallery has organised a historic show on the women in the White House

Cassandra Zampini's short film Media Warfare compresses four years of fake news into a harrowing 25-minute survey of America's shattered psyche

From Jules de Balincourt's painting of Kamala Harris to Rania Matar's photograph of Boston celebrations, we look at artists' reactions to Joe Biden's win

Artists, collectors, policy makers and gallery owners share their reactions after the tightly fought election

The replacement banner was approved by a 71% majority, and was created by a local graphic designer

Plus, artist Pedro Reyes on his New York project; cartoonist Martin Rowson on Hogarth

A show at the Corning Museum reveals how corruption and intimidation have historically suppressed the votes of non-white, non-male demographics as US presidential election results remain in flux

The Trump-Biden race is turning into a protracted nail-biter, so we’re finding some solace in art

With US polls closing on Tuesday night, The Art Newspaper looks at the cultural issues at stake in this election

From new works by the emerging artist Collins Obijiaku in Accra to a pre-election tribute to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Los Angeles

With a second federal aid package stalled until after the election, our study reveals the financial straits some galleries are finding themselves in—and how they are responding