The President of Spelman College reflects on the role that historically black colleges and universities in the US have played in supporting the work of emerging artists and scholars 

Artists and writers reflect on domestic exhibition spaces in Los Angeles, from 1940 to the present

In the latest episode of frieze’s Autumn Sessions, the two play and discuss records that embody their friendship 

COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter were two of the major events that signalled the changes that may – and in many cases must – come next year

What key artworks can tell us about the museum’s historical biases and what’s next for the New York institution

The artist discusses her use of mirrors and their ‘destabilizing’ effects

Luca Guadagnino’s new HBO series treats identity like an Instagram filter

The dealer and founder of Black Art Sessions envisions a ‘low and slow’ programme of exhibitions

The founders of Guatemala City’s NuMu, Stefan Benchoam and Jessica Kairé, discuss how their program extends far beyond its shell

A new Netflix documentary and an online exhibition at Fierman Gallery, New York, celebrate the legacy of a shuttered gay bookstore, and the world disappearing along with it 

At Museo Jumex, Mexico City, a retrospective of the pioneering architect’s key projects shows how she worked to tear down class and racial barriers in Brazilian society

The art world is not the world, but what the world needs, artists need, too

From Jana Euler’s slugs to Kelly Akashi’s glass sponges, these are the must-see spring exhibitions 

At the Morgan Library and Museum, New York, the artist’s photographs of words and light receive their due

Founded in 2009, the app sparked a revolution in sex, dating and the social dynamics of the LGBTQ community

The artists, collectives, movements and tendencies that shaped art in the 2010s

Pain and Glory, the director’s best film in 15 years, is a moving meditation on mortality, heartbreak and cinema 

The artist’s physically gruelling performances reflect on the black body and the possibilities of resurrection

At MCA Chicago, the designer’s first museum survey is a crass and corporate affair

As galleries return from summer break with a full slate of programming, here are the best shows in town