Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara named an ‘icon’ of 2021 by Time magazine
The Cuban artist and activist is joined on the publication’s list of 100 Most Influential People by Barbara Kruger and Mark Bradford
Timothée Chalamet kicks off the Met Gala with a flag-inspired collaboration with street artist JR
The actor debuted a new performance and installation in the Breuer building, before protestors crashed the party at the Costume Institute’s annual celebrity fundraiser
Prospect New Orleans to stagger openings and delay gala after Hurricane Ida
The event, launched in response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, has been impacted by another major climate disaster
What do the bells of Notre Dame 'hear'? Artist Bill Fontana listens to the soul of Paris
The Bay Area sound artist is working on a contemporary sound installation in the fire-ravaged cathedral's bell tower
Afghanistan: the threat of the Taliban to artists and heritage
Plus, artist Bill Fontana records Notre Dame's bells
New and noteworthy: see what the Armory Show's younger galleries are bringing to the fair
In the Presents section, galleries founded within the past ten years present solo or dual-artist shows. Here are some works to look out for this year
From Atari to the No Fly List, artist Yucef Merhi uncovers the pervasive power of technology
The Venezuela-born artist’s pioneering work exploring information systems is on view in two shows in Miami
Louis Armstrong’s ‘second home’ in New Orleans destroyed by Hurricane Ida
The Karnofsky Store, a Jewish family’s former tailor shop where the young jazz legend found early encouragement for his musical talent, has been reduced to rubble
Chuck Close, Photo Realist painter of large-scale portraits, has died, aged 81
The outsize artist retreated from public attention in his later years, following a diagnosis of dementia in 2015 and accusations of sexual harassment in 2017
Pornhub removes videos and online tours based on works in Louvre, Uffizi and Prado collections
The site’s “Classic Nudes” series still includes erotic explorations of masterpieces at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, National Gallery in London, and Musée d’Orsay in Paris, as well as several other international institutions
In Pictures: an early look inside the Frick Madison
Before the public opening on 18 March, see the startling installation of the museum's Old Masters collection in the Brutalist Breuer building
Christo, who wrapped the Reichstag and installed The Gates in Central Park, has died, aged 84
With his late wife and partner Jeanne-Claude, the artist created monumental interventions on architecture and landscape
Hammer Time: Sotheby's picks up the pace during a sluggish art week with $270.7m contemporary art sale
Record prices were set for Charles White, Brice Marden, and Wayne Thiebaud, while a Clyfford Still painting prompted a prolonged bidding war
Hammer Time: records set but reserves remain low at Christie's post-war and contemporary art sale
Ed Ruscha's visual pun Hurting the Word Radio #2 rose to $46m, a new world record for the artist, but most lots barely reached their estimate in a slow sales season
Hammer Time: consistency and caution are key at Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern evening sale
The newly private auction house led the night's lots with its known money-maker Claude Monet, and set a world record for the Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka
Hammer Time: Christie's Impressionist and Modern evening sale November 2019
In our new video series, deputy art market editor Margaret Carrigan recaps the highlights of New York's billion-dollar auction week
In pictures: inside the new MoMA
Before the public opening, we sought out some highlights from the rehang
New York to LA: Klaus Biesenbach to take over MoCA
The board of the West Coast “artists’ museum” welcomes the MoMA PS1 director with open arms
Helen Molesworth is out as LA MoCA's chief curator
The director Philippe Vergne reportedly fired her as the two clashed over the museum's programming
Charlottesville riot hastens removal of Confederate monuments throughout the US
City and state governments around the country are looking at what to do with the controversial statues