The historical association of textiles with gender, sexuality and identity norms make them ripe for subversion and reimagining
Objects ranging from the 1st century to the 15th century were handed over at the Mexican consulate in Los Angeles earlier this month
Plus, Olmec statuette becomes Kimbell Art Museum’s “most significant work of ancient American art” and Madrid’s Museo del Romanticismo buys an early Goya
Christie’s and the Andy Warhol Museum are staging a pop-up show of the artist’s “Screen Tests” during Frieze Los Angeles
Gallery expansions, international attendance and a celebratory mood define the contemporary African art expo’s return to Morocco
A climate activist with the group Declare Emergency has been taken into custody over a paint-smearing incident at the museum last year
Firm formed by auction house pairing announces a New York saleroom and expansion plans abroad
Collectors’ enthusiastic response to ‘New Terrains’ exhibition is latest signal that the market is finally catching up
Cuban American artist Edel Rodriguez, labelled a “worm” for fleeing Cold War Cuba in 1980, tells story of his progress from impoverished boyhood to creating alarming covers for Time magazine
Plus, Frank Auerbach at the Courtauld and an Indian painting from Howard Hodgkin’s collection