NewsArt market
Unable to run in its usual format, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair moves into Christie’s for bijou showcase
Knotted Ties exhibition features textile works by female artists from Africa and the diaspora
NewsArt market
'It is like spring in the art world': A more civilised, 'humane' Frieze New York bodes well for the market
Exhibitors praised Frieze for seamlessness of install and timed entry gave galleries and guests more time than usual for art chat, making deals and catching up
PreviewFrieze New York
'It's on': Frieze New York gets ready to be the first fair to return to the city
Scaled-back event will relocate from far-flung Randall's Island to The Shed in Manhattan
NewsPublic art
David Hammons's monumental public sculpture Day's End is done
The steel frame structure, which recreates the outline of a former warehouse on the Hudson River, is now a permanent fixture on the shoreline
NewsClimate Change
Launch of Artists Commit intensifies the push to act on climate change
Organisation aims to put pressure on galleries to adopt sustainable practices
NewsArt market
Paula Cooper names four new partners in her New York gallery
The announcement bolsters Cooper’s legacy and sets up a possible line of succession
NewsArt market
Sotheby's to sell Robert Colescott's take on George Washington crossing the Delaware River
The painting's low estimate of $9m is ten times the artist's record at auction
NewsPublic art
New Dread Scott works critiquing power structures censored by Instagram as ‘hate speech’
The text-based pieces, installed on the façade of a New York theatre, probe American imperialism and white supremacy
BlogThe Insiders
A cement factory from Idaho lands in Manhattan for Dia Foundation’s reopening show
A three-part solo show of work by the artist Lucy Raven marks the foundation's reopening in Chelsea, New York, after a two-year renovation
PreviewExhibitions
Eco-themed art shows to fill New York’s empty storefronts
The programme Rebound-NYC opens a major group exhibition in Union Square on Earth Day
NewsNew York
‘Way too close to homeless already’: New York’s live models teeter on the brink
Henry William Oelkers, one of the most beloved artist’s models in the city, may be a dream subject, but the pandemic has exacted a heavy toll on everyone in a financially insecure profession
InterviewArt market
How three New York galleries are expanding against the odds
Despite the pandemic, Grimm Gallery, Salon 94 and PPOW are all taking on new spaces in Manhattan—here they tell us why
BlogDiary
Just dance: Park Avenue Armory announces 2021 season of socially distanced performances
ReviewArt market
'Renegade' Outsider Art Fair opens in multi-venue format in New York
Exhibitions are taking place across several galleries, although some workshops that support artists with disabilities have been unable to take part due to challenges of pandemic
NewsAuctions
Botticelli portrait sells for record $92.1m at Sotheby's in New York
A portrait of a Young man holding a roundel (around 1470-80) by the Renaissance master seemingly sold to a Russian buyer
NewsAuctions
Rare Rembrandt withdrawn from Sotheby's New York auction
The sale's other big ticket item, Young man holding a roundel (around 1470-80) by Sandro Botticelli, estimated to sell in excess of $80m, is still included
NewsColette
Underground New York artist Colette is reborn ‘victorious’ as crowdfunding saves her legendary Living Environment
The French Tunisian performer is hoping to find a permanent home for her immersive installation, hidden in storage for nearly 15 years
NewsPublic art
Locals in upstate New York defend Nick Cave installation at appeal hearing over its removal
A debate about art and censorship erupted in Kinderhook after village officials ordered a work to be taken down from Jack Shainman’s The School outpost
NewsBuilding projects
National Arts Club in New York opens new galleries renovated during the pandemic
Restoration work uncovered the original plaster from the building’s former occupant, New York governor and 1876 presidential candidate Samuel Tilden
NewsMuseums & Heritage
A year after fire, Museum of Chinese in America launches digital platform with Google to celebrate its historical treasures
Viewers can track the recovery after the blaze and view hundreds of images of the New York museum’s artefacts
FeatureBook Club
Read what Jenny Saville, George Condo and Victoria Beckham have to say about their favourite Old Master paintings
Exclusive extracts from a new book bringing together texts by 62 cultural figures describing their preferred works in the Frick Collection
NewsCoronavirus resources
Governors propose ambitious plans to bring the arts back to California and New York
Gavin Newsom and Andrew Cuomo have announced plans to support art institutions and artists hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic
NewsDesign
Heatherwick’s Vessel closed to the public after third suicide in less than a year
The community board has asked the developer to raise the height of platform barriers to prevent further deaths
NewsArt market
With new Chelsea space, Nara Roesler expands Brazilian presence in New York
Gallery moves from Upper East Side to larger Chelsea space and will launch residency program to promote Brazilian curators in the US
PreviewExhibitions
Can artists change the world? MoMA show explores political art from the early 20th-century
The works on paper from the Merrill C. Berman Collection include designs for Communist posters and salad oil advertisements
NewsArt market
Courtney Willis Blair becomes partner at Mitchell-Innes & Nash
She is one of a small few Black partners at white-owned galleries in the US
NewsAntiquities & Archaeology
New York authorities return ancient stele to Egypt
The object was seized on its way to an art fair last year and came from the same network that sold other looted antiquities to museums
NewsArt market
Billionaire art collector Sheldon Solow's tax-exempt art foundation was infamously inaccessible—now his widow says she will open it to the public
The real estate developer died on Tuesday aged 92. His collection in New York has been parodied for being almost impossible to visit despite receiving tax breaks
NewsCoronavirus resources
Artists combat New York’s Covid-19 hunger crisis, one plate at a time
As the city braces for a tough winter, the Coalition for the Homeless launches limited-edition Artist Plate Project
PreviewExhibitions
Garrett Bradley's America film installation goes on show at MoMA, exploring racism in black and white
The artist intersperses her work with footage from an unreleased 1914 film, believed to be the oldest surviving feature-length film with an all-Black cast
NewsDesign
Archives of Ivan Chermayeff, the designer behind Smithsonian sun and MoMA logo, donated to New York’s School of Visual Arts
The influential designer taught at the school and for years and students will now have access to his professional and personal work
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
NewsNew York
Artist designs Dias de los Muertos altar in Brooklyn for those who died during the pandemic
New Yorkers are invited to leave a remembrance of loved ones at Scherezade Garcia’s ofrenda at Green-Wood Cemetery
NewsOpenings
Company behind blockbuster immersive art experiences expands to New York former bank and Dubai shopping mall
French organisation Culturespaces plans fifth and sixth locations for shows of digitised paintings
NewsLabour
New York artist launches temp agency to employ creatives for a day
As US unemployment rates remain high, the project offers out-of-work artists $200 to "do whatever they need to do" while critiquing the expectations of capitalism
NewsArt market
Giacometti, De Chirico and Alfa Romeo cars lead Sotheby's $283m New York sales after major museum works abruptly pulled
Following weeks of controversy, the Baltimore Museum of Art withdrew two paintings just hours before the auction while many other works sold near low estimates
PreviewExhibitions
Inaugural Asia Society Triennial to finally open with new programming following the pandemic and BLM protests
New triennial in New York aims to highlight the contribution of the fastest-growing demographic in the US, with exhibitions, events and a little inspiration from Yoko Ono
NewsNew York
Art programme that keeps minor offenders out of court at risk of defunding
New York City might pull the budget for Project Reset, which has helped 4,500 people stay out of the criminal justice system and find a second chance through art
Newscoronavirus
New York lawmakers to discuss the economic impact of Covid-19 on cultural institutions
"The arts and cultural sector has been especially hard hit," says Senator José Serrano
NewsPublic art
#MeToo Medusa sculpture to be installed across from New York courthouse where Harvey Weinstein stood trial
But some have questioned whether the statue truly embodies the feminist movement
InterviewExhibitions
'I learned a lot from Goya': an interview with the poet and artist Lawrence Ferlinghetti
The influential 101-year-old founder of San Francisco’s City Lights Bookstore discusses his paintings and drawings, now on view in New York
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From a tribute to Breonna Taylor at Mitchell Innes & Nash to the Public Art Fund's portals placed through Central Park
NewsMonuments
Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be memorialised with statue in Brooklyn
Governor Andrew Cuomo has suggested a site for the monument of the Supreme Court justice, overlooking the Statue of Liberty
PreviewExhibitions
Incarceration is part of the American experience for many—its art is explored in a major new show at MoMA PS1
Exhibition in New York will include works made by those who are part of—or who have ties to—the largest prison population in the world
NewsAntiquities trafficking
French dealer sues over Egyptian stele seized on way to Tefaf New York
Legal case brought against antiquities expert who also sold an allegedly looted golden sarcophagus to the Metropolitan Museum last year, while an arrest is made in Germany
NewsArt market
Manhattan's first and only freeport to close
Arcis, a high-tech $50m art storage facility in Harlem, opened in 2018 and allows for tax-free transactions
NewsResidencies
New York-based residency for Russian artists goes ahead as 'East-West divide' intensifies
US-Russia tensions heightened in the run up to November's US presidential election
NewsPublic art
Central Park gets its first monument honouring women’s rights advocates on 100th anniversary of suffrage
Hillary Clinton attended the unveiling of the statue depicting Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth
BlogPublic art
When a Gorilla sculpture lands in Hudson Yards, does anyone care?
NewsExhibitions
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
NewsExhibitions
Frieze to open delayed sculpture show at New York's Rockefeller Center in September
Free-to-visit, open air exhibition includes site specific works by Ghada Amer, Beatriz Cortez and Andy Goldsworthy
NewsArt market
Gavin Brown to close his gallery and join Barbara Gladstone’s
The pioneering dealer is bringing ten big-name artists with him, including Arthur Jafa, Joan Jonas, Alex Katz, and Rirkrit Tiravanija
NewsMedia & broadcast
Our friend Keith Haring: in new BBC documentary buddies of the late artist draw back the curtain
Street Art Boy debuted recently on BBC2 and uses unheard interviews to document Haring's upbringing and work
NewsCommercial galleries
Pandemic pushes gallery districts to decentralise
Dealers are swiftly setting up new spaces in the Hamptons this summer and an increasing number of galleries are taking root in smaller cities
NewsArt schools
Hunter College art staff protest expected cuts for contract workers that would ‘hobble’ the programme
The school’s full and part-time faculty speak out in defence of college assistants who are at risk of losing their jobs and healthcare
NewsProtest
Art world workers join protests against injustice in New York—and aim to change racist systems in the culture sphere
Activists working at museums and galleries are bringing the fight for equality from the streets back into institutions
NewsArt market
Mary Boone released from prison early after the facility sees spike in coronavirus cases
Jailed for tax fraud, the incarcerated Manhattan dealer has been moved to a re-entry facility just under half way through her 30-month sentence
NewsStreet art
A 20,000-foot mural in Queens honours doctor who died on the frontline of Covid-19
The monumental street painting by Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada is meant to raise awareness of the pandemic’s disproportionate toll on communities of colour
NewsPublic art
'Victimised and rejected': new work explores the history of artists working in New York and the need for public art
Julia Weist's project embedded in the New York public records reveals the uneven relationship between the city and its creatives
NewsLawsuits
Former Paddle8 chief executive sued for $1m
Following the online auction house's bankruptcy filing, creditors claim Valentine Uhovski mismanaged funds from online sales and charity auctions
NewsNew York
Artists design messages of hope displayed across 1,800 digital billboards in New York
Starting today, nearly 1,800 digital billboards across New York City will display images from artists with coronavirus-related messages
Newscoronavirus
Brooklyn Academy of Music expects $7.4m shortfall due to coronavirus shutdown
Announcing it will cancel programming through June, the oldest interdisciplinary arts centre in the US must layoff and furlough staff
NewsAuction houses
Christie's settles $16.7m in tax claims with New York District Attorney
Manhattan prosecutors say the auction house failed to collect sales tax on $189m in private sales over five years
Newscoronavirus
Museums are chronicling the coronavirus pandemic for future generations
The New-York Historical Society and others are soliciting donations of objects and ephemera to document the "unprecedented times in which we are now living"
FeatureCoronavirus resources
New York artist launches platform to link people in need of help with others amid coronavirus lockdown
Social practice artist Jody Wood started her S.O.S. online aid network as part of her belief that "everyone is responsible for caring for one another"
BlogDiary
Artist draws to celebrate New York's restaurants—and donates his sales to save them
Newscoronavirus
Magazzino Italian Art Foundation commissions eight Italian artists to produce new work in response to coronavirus
The New York-based foundation says there is an "absolute need to support artists" as the Covid-19 pandemic shutters exhibitions around the world
NewsArt market
Sotheby's postpones New York May 'gigaweek' sales due to coronavirus
Move is in line with Christie's and Phillips which postponed their sales to late June, but Sotheby's is yet to announce when its auctions will actually happen
NewsArt market
New York galleries seek rent relief from state government in the wake of coronavirus shutdowns
Some dealers are "prepared for a rent strike" if Governor Cuomo does not address a new bill offering rent suspensions to small businesses before 1 April
NewsPhotography
Photographers are capturing the stark mood of major cities amid the coronavirus pandemic
As many self-employed photographers face work losses due to Covid-19, others document the "seriousness of what is happening on a personal and community level"
Analysiscoronavirus
New York galleries turn on the cameras as they turn off the lights during coronavirus lockdown
As programming and expansion plans are halted, innovation kicks in with virtual performances and tours
BlogThe Insiders
The Great Disruptors: two museum shows look back at 1970s New York
Newscoronavirus
'I'm gearing up for a conversation with my landlord': Small US galleries prepare for the first wave of coronavirus losses
Considering staff furloughs and calling for state and city governments to expand small business grants, dealers are bracing themselves for significant financial downturn amid Covid-19
NewsArt market
Christie's and Phillips move May 'giga-week' New York sales to end of June due to coronavirus
Expanded 20th century art week in US will swallow up London auctions. Sotheby's has yet to make a decision about its New York Spring sales
Newscoronavirus
Met anticipates a $100m shortfall and remaining closed until July—and smaller museums in the US could be hurt even more by pandemic
“Everyone is really whipsawed,” says the New York institution’s president Daniel Weiss, who expects staff reductions
Newscoronavirus
New York galleries start to close due to coronavirus concerns
Pace, Hauser & Wirth and some others have confirmed that they will temporarily shut down
NewsArt market
Citing coronavirus, New York auction houses reschedule Asia Week sales from March to June
But specialist galleries, who might expect up to 50% of their revenue to come from the annual event, still plan to host exhibitions this month
NewsArt market
Armory Show will move to New York's Javits Center in 2021 and switch from spring to autumn
The shift of venue and date follows ongoing issues with the city's west side piers and marks a significant change to the art world calendar
NewsStorm King Art Center
A behind-the-scenes look at Storm King in the off-season
Curators shelter some sculptures and let winter work its magic on others
PreviewExhibitions
'Strikingly experimental': major Donald Judd survey to open this week in New York
The exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, including 70 works made between 1960 and 1992, will trace the artist's development by focusing on key turning points in his career
PreviewExhibitions
Neri Oxman harnesses the powers of 17,000 silkworms for New York show
The designer has employed natural processes and used materials from plants and shellfish for her exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art
NewsArt market
Donald B. Marron's $450m collection to be sold by Acquavella, Gagosian and Pace galleries in New York
The unprecedented three-way exhibition of more than 300 works will open in May, coinciding with the city's auction week
BlogDiary
Fashion Institute of Technology issues apology for 'racist' accessories featured in its inaugural Master of Fine Arts runway show
The show, held at Manhattan's Pier 59 Studios on 7 February during New York Fashion Week, was designed to showcase the work of ten fashion and design graduates
NewsPublic art
As debate rages around controversial US monuments, New York park invites artists to make their own
The year-long programme Monuments Now at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens aims to evaluate ideas around public art
NewsAntony Gormley
Antony Gormley's monumental work in New York looks for human connection during 'an absolute fucking disaster'
The project in Brooklyn Bridge Park is a commission of BTS Connect, an international public arts initiative funded by the Korean boyband
NewsExhibitions
New York’s Asia Society announces participants in its inaugural triennial
Works by 40 artists and collectives will go on view in June
NewsTurkey
Scribbled with a prison pen: detained Turkish designer's drawings go on show in New York
Washington Post design director tweets support for Fevzi Yazici who made the works in solitary confinement at Silivri Prison
NewsLaw
Artist pleads guilty to assault and harassment charges in domestic violence case
As part of plea agreement, Tobias Madison must attend a 26-week batterers’ programme and attend weekly therapy sessions to have his criminal record cleared in a year’s time
PreviewExhibitions
Convention-defying legacy of playwright Alfred Jarry goes on show at New York's Morgan Library
The 300-work exhibition showcases Jarry’s experimentation with book and magazine design, including his rough woodcuts and collages
NewsPublic art
Living refugees of civil war honoured in New York public art project by Krzysztof Wodiczko
The artist hopes to transform an existing monument with contemporary experiences so there will be “no more need for new war memorials”
CommentArt market
‘I’ve always been wary of big business’: Paula Cooper on weathering adversity and building better social systems
The veteran New York dealer shares her concerns about the current coronavirus crisis—and what the art world needs to stay focused on
Paula Cooper