KAWS, the pseudonym of the American artist Brian Donnelly, is best known for his distorted cartoon characters and embracing of popular culture, even being compared to Andy Warhol. Now, a lesser-known side is revealed as works from his vast art collection go on show in New York

Dealer Larry Gagosian said "colllectors are taking their time" on the fair's first day

The 1964 painting was a prominent feature in the artist’s recent travelling retrospective

The museum expanded its exhibition space and reorganised its permanent collection for the first time in almost 100 years—with a special focus on Native American art

As stipulated in the award's new rules, the Los Angeles-based abstract artist will donate the money to a non-profit of his choosing

Plus, an expressive Fragonard and an Ed Ruscha text work from the Emily Fisher Landau collection

Westermann’s hand-carved wooden sculptures pop off cinema screens in Los Angeles and Chicago this month

The past, playfulness and power of words are threaded throughout the Pop artist’s retrospective of more than 200 works

From large-scale surveys of Judy Chicago and Ed Ruscha, to showcases of Barkley L. Hendricks’s portraits, Ruth Asawa’s works on paper, Shary Boyle’s surreal ceramics, Korean experimental art and more

A group of paintings and works on paper from the collection of Alan and Dorothy Press is estimated to fetch more than $50m across multiple sales in New York this spring

Works by the American artist are among the most iconic pieces in MoMA’s collection, yet he has never been the focus of a solo show there

The campaign, launched by the advocacy group People for the American Way, aims to motivate people to vote in November

We look back at the biggest art sales of the year, which reveal a concentration on New York over London and a continued dominance of 20th century male artists

Overall sales were down by around 30% but beyond the disappointing headline figures, women and minority artists shone

From a Charles White retrospective to raw canvases inspired by the occult and queer sex magic