
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Washington, DC Jewish Museum ‘heartbroken’ by deadly shooting
The museum's directors have issued their first statement since two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead outside the building yesterday evening
Artist couple open north London not-for-profit in former Zabludowicz gallery
Husband-and-wife artist duo Philip and Charlotte Colbert have opened Camden Arts Projects, which kicks off its programme with a show of works by Martin Creed
Celebrating its bicentenary, London's National Gallery makes three major acquisitions
Works by Edgar Degas, Carl Gustav Carus and Floris van Dijck have entered the gallery's collection
Middle man in Cattelan gold toilet theft given suspended sentence
Frederick Doe was convicted in March of conspiring to transfer criminal property and was accused of trying to broker the sale of around 10 kilograms of the stolen gold
Sunday Times Rich List 2025 reveals changing art world fortunes
Leonard Blavatnik moves down and Denise Coates up amid tax changes that could affect the philanthropic landscape
Magna Carta ‘copy’ once sold at Sotheby's is an original, say UK professors
The document was consigned to the auction house in 1946 then, later the same year, purchased by Harvard Law School for just $27.50
More than 160 Tutankhamun treasures have arrived at the Grand Egyptian Museum
Conservation work will be carried out on on key objects ahead of the museum's long awaited launch on 3 July
‘There is not enough money for education’: French philanthropist to fund museum visits for 100,000 UK children
Frédéric Jousset will provide £1m over four years to send school children to cultural venues, including the British Museum
UK government bans export of £10m Botticelli painting
The work was previously held in a private collection for 120 years
1-54 makes the most of its new home in New York
The 11th edition sees the fair relocate to Halo in the Financial District
Tate Modern, the ‘cathedral to contemporary art’, celebrates 25 years
Artists and curators look at the London museum’s achievements, and the challenges ahead
Artists and architects shortlisted in Queen Elizabeth II memorial design competition
Designs by five teams have been shortlisted to create the proposed memorial in St James’s Park, with the winning entry due to be announced this summer
What would abolishing the UK government's department for culture mean for the arts?
Following recent reports that Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to dismantle the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, experts and politicians weigh up the pros and cons of such a move
‘It’s a dream vessel for me’: Defne Ayas appointed new director of the Van Abbemuseum
Ayas replaces Charles Esche, who has been in post for two decades, taking the reins ahead of the museum’s 90th anniversary in 2026
May Book Bag: from a comic compendium inspired by MoMA to a turning point in the history of photography
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Could artwork donations provide stability for cash-strapped UK art schools? London's Goldsmiths College thinks so
The college has launched a new model, backed by a £4m art donation, encouraging donors to give money and art, or entire collections, to support its teaching and finances
‘Often overlooked or misunderstood’: photographer who highlights migrant experiences wins inaugural Annie Leibovitz prize
Zélie Hallosserie, who documents the stories of migrants in Calais, receives $10,000
Left at the altar: Luc Tuymans's paintings to replace Tintoretto works at Venetian church
The Belgian artist’s works will hang in place of “The Last Supper” and “The People of Israel in the Desert” while the masterpieces undergo restoration
Child damages Rothko work at Rotterdam museum
The incident raises questions about security in open-storage museums
Immersive experience featuring ‘costumed folk’ shortlisted for world's biggest museum prize
Judges including comedian Phil Wang and artist Rana Begum selected the Beamish Museum to join four other spaces on the Art Fund Museum of the Year shortlist
Head to head: medieval experts clash over exact number of penises in Bayeux Tapestry
In a new blog post, a scholar in Anglo-Saxon nudity doubles down on his belief that the mystery appendage is a phallus, not a scabbard
Two new art centres set to open in Venice
The new San Marco Art Centre will be based in St Mark’s Square from next month, while the Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation will take over the Dorsoduro building
‘The arts are vanishing from education’: new report urges UK government to invest in arts sector
Backed by MPs and artists including Tracey Emin and Larry Achiampong, the report calls for a £5m grassroots visual arts fund and a reversal of funding cuts
Fragility, resilience and humour: Wolfgang Tillmans and Boris Mikhailov to open photography show in war-torn Kharkiv
The exhibition, entitled Pairs Skating, is due to open later today at the Yermilov Centre
Rembrandt works called into question by experts in the Netherlands
Conservators at The Mauritshuis gallery say famous paintings may have been made by the Dutch Old Master’s students or studio assistants
Tate announces 2025 Turner Prize shortlist
The four nominated artists will take part in an exhibition in Bradford later this year as part of the UK City of Culture festival
Jeremy Deller to close National Gallery's bicentenary celebrations with ‘first of its kind’ parade and party
The event, planned to take place in London's Trafalgar Square on 26 July, will draw folklore and traditions from across the UK
‘Message of solidarity’: Barbara Kruger to unveil new text work on Ukrainian train
The work will travel across Ukraine, emblazoned across a passenger train
Qatari sheikh wins case against Phoenix Ancient Art over allegedly forged antiquity
The New York- and Geneva-based gallery says it will appeal the ruling in the case brought by Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah al-Thani
What’s on: Our pick of some of the best exhibitions to see during Art Dubai
Contemporary and performance art, plus a sprawling survey of sub-Saharan art are all on offer during the fair