Julie Mehretu
Whitney Museum to waive admission fees for 25s and under thanks to gift from Julie Mehretu
The artist, a member of the museum’s board of trustees, gave more than $2m to expand its free admission policy
Julie Mehretu creates towering glass mural for Obama Presidential Center in Chicago
The artist's 83ft-tall work, “Uprising of the Sun”, is the most prominent of many art commissions for the centre
Julie Mehretu’s BMW Art Car revealed at Centre Pompidou
The design is inspired by a painting currently on view in the artist’s exhibition in Venice
Julie Mehretu painting sets new auction record for an African-born artist
The work by the Ethiopian-American artist was sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong for $9.32m with fees
Julie Mehretu will create BMW’s next Art Car
The artist, known for her dynamic compositions in two dimensions, will bring that sense of movement to a car with a maximum speed of around 345km per hour
Venus Williams and Adam Pendleton team up for charity auction to fund restoration of Nina Simone’s childhood home
The legendary civil rights activist and musician was born in the North Carolina house and spent the first years of here life there
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Aline Motta’s meditation on colonial erasure at the New Museum to recent paintings by Markus Lüpertz at Michael Werner
Julie Mehretu donates major painting to Art for Justice Fund
The auction is estimated to raise $3m to $4m to support efforts to end mass incarceration
Top shows to see in New York during Frieze week
From Eva Hesse and Hannah Wilke at Acquavella Galleries to Deana Lawson at the Guggenheim
A brush with... Julie Mehretu
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Kara Walker to Chris Abani
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Julie Mehretu’s mid-career survey at the Whitney to the Frick Collection’s temporary encampment in the Breuer building
Collector wins $1.7 million in damages from New York Gallery over violation of lending contract
Jean-Pierre Lehmann was denied “the right of first refusal over everybody”
Collector settles suit with Project gallery over violation of first refusal agreement
The settlement terms remain confidential
Collector sues gallery over right to first choice of artists’ work
He was promised preferential treatment (and paid for it) but was then left out of almost all sales