The artist, a member of the museum’s board of trustees, gave more than $2m to expand its free admission policy

The artist's 83ft-tall work, “Uprising of the Sun”, is the most prominent of many art commissions for the centre

Elena Filipovic recently became director of the city’s Kunstmuseum after nine years at the Kunsthalle, while Mohamed Almusibli has taken the reins at the latter institution

The California institution’s new Q+ Art initiative is the first of its kind in the US and includes exhibitions, public programming, acquisitions and awards

The design is inspired by a painting currently on view in the artist’s exhibition in Venice

The work by the Ethiopian-American artist was sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong for $9.32m with fees

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

The legendary civil rights activist and musician was born in the North Carolina house and spent the first years of here life there

From Aline Motta’s meditation on colonial erasure at the New Museum to recent paintings by Markus Lüpertz at Michael Werner

The auction is estimated to raise $3m to $4m to support efforts to end mass incarceration

From Eva Hesse and Hannah Wilke at Acquavella Galleries to Deana Lawson at the Guggenheim

An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Kara Walker to Chris Abani

From Julie Mehretu’s mid-career survey at the Whitney to the Frick Collection’s temporary encampment in the Breuer building