Mariana Ramirez, a senior at Morton West High School in Berwyn, says two of her artworks were removed from the school's annual spring art show because they were too political and too violent. She removed the rest of her artwork from the exhibition. Berwyn 5th Ward Alderman Robert Pabon is calling for transparency from school leadership.

Mitchell P. Rales has given $116 million to the National Gallery of Art to be spent on loaning its works to museums around the country. The gift is the largest endowment ever made to the Washington, DC-based institution. It will cover the costs of its "Across the Nation" initiative, which allows small and midsize US institutions to borrow works from the permanent collection for two-year stints.

It's National Library Week. Eric Klinenberg, Wilfrid Lupano, Markus Zusak, Wayne A. Wiegand, Ray Oldenburg, Virginia Hamilton and Jay-Z are some of the books that reflect on the role of libraries in society.

Shadow AI is the new shadow IT. It's when content creators bypassed governed systems to use AI tools on their own. Without a central governance layer, more content means more risk, not more impact. The connector layer is the missing link. Bridging DAM systems with creative tools ensures brand-approved assets reach creators where they work.

Wolfram Weimer withdrew the German Bookstore Prize from three bookstores after consultation with the Office for the Protection of the Constitution. Weimer wants the economic importance of the industry to be more accentuated and visible. The committee is in the final stages of the departmental vote.

EXPO Art Week kicked off with the Renaissance Society’s RenBen. Over 400 guests attended Maurizio Cattelan's Silent Party at the Chicago Athletic Association. New director Kate Sierzputowski has been instrumental in building partnerships with nonprofits like Independent Curators International.

The 45th edition of the Photography Show opens today (22 April) at the Park Avenue Armory in New York. The main section features 65 exhibitors, most of whom hail from the US and Europe. A new sector called Focal Point features 13 exhibitors offering solo presentations by artists who have pushed at the boundaries of photography. Returning participants include Bruce Silverstein, Clamp, Danziger Gallery, Higher Pictures, Robert Mann Gallery, Yancey Richardson and Howard Greenberg Gallery. First-time exhibitors include Sophie Scheidecker from Paris and New York’s Leica Gallery.

Florian Meisenberg and Anna K.E. organized a group show in an industrial loft called "WeWork (oralmoral) in Crown Heights. Alice Peach’s "Still Curly" is on display at Iowa Projects. Iowa Projects has staged regular programming since 2023.