
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Venice Biennale strike sees more than 15 pavilions temporarily or partially close
The action, organised by the campaign group Art Not Genocide Alliance, will culminate in a rally in the city
Banksy’s Venice mural has been restored and will now tour city
The work known as ‘Migrant Child’ was extensively conserved in a project funded by the banking group Banca Ifis
Sound-based Holy See pavilion opens at Venice Biennale as Vatican’s contemporary art ambitions grow
The Vatican meanwhile recently opened a contemporary art space, which next year will feature work by artists including Yan Pei-Ming
Our pick of the best pavilions at the 61st Venice Biennale
From splashing sewage to moments of zen, here is our selection of top national presentations in the Giardini, Arsenale and across town
Cultural workers at Venice Biennale to strike over Israel’s participation
A rally is also planned to take place in the city on the same day, 8 May
May Book Bag: from a guide on entering the art world to a publication about artists influenced by Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Our round-up of the latest art publications
‘A remarkably tenacious motif’: the many faces of Marilyn Monroe revealed in new book and show
Different artists’ takes on the film star are explored ahead of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London
The Venice Biennale has long been a sales platform—now no one is pretending otherwise
From a Christie's exhibition to a posthumous display of Mel Ramos, this year numerous explicitly commercial shows signal a shift in attitude
Botticelli under UK export ban purchased by Klesch Collection
The Quattrocento Renaissance painting will be on loan to the Ashmolean Museum for three years
UK’s Brighton & Hove Museums to return 45 artefacts to Botswana
The objects, acquired by English reverend William Charles Willoughby in the 19th century, will now form part of a permanent display in Serowe
Major Greek contemporary art non-profit Neon to close after 14 years
After sponsoring many exhibitions and commissions across his native Greece, Neon founder Dimitris Daskalopoulos will continue to fund individual projects in Athens and several curatorial posts
Titian's ‘Bacchus and Ariadne’ to get a refresh with bank conservation grant
Major conservation funding, sponsored by Bank of America, has been granted to London's National Gallery as well as 17 additional projects at other international institutions
Stockholm's Market Art Fair wants to prove the 'periphery is now essential'
Proudly regional, but with global ambitions, the 20th edition of Sweden's largest commercial art event sees 54 dealers gather in a new venue
Sonic investigations non-profit to be artist-in-residence at London's Gasworks
Led by Turner Prize winner Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Earshot utilises audio as a tool for research and advocacy
Antony Gormley sculpture quietly removed and sold off by UK council
The Reform-run council sold the public work back to the artist for an undisclosed sum
Recently restored castle in Norwich among five institutions shortlisted for UK's top museum prize
Spaces in Norwich, Plymouth and Cambridge will be considered alongside London heavyweights for the £120,000 award
British Art Show—exhibiting UK's 'most exciting' art in past five years—announces line up for tenth edition
Organised by curator Ekow Eshun, "A Chorus of Strangers" includes artists such as Alex Margo Arden, Alvaro Barrington, Lubna Chowdhary and Jesse Darling
English museums should only charge tourists if digital ID checks in place, UK politician says
The Labour peer Margaret Hodge has gone into more detail on proposals put forward in a report about the funding body Arts Council England
London's Southbank Centre to receive £10m government funding boost
The investment, part of a £128m support package for culture venues across the UK, follows a period in which the centre has struggled financially
‘A fresh look at contemporary culture’: Gus Casely-Hayford, director of V&A East, takes us inside the new London museum
The Stratford-based museum, opening this month, aims to build on the success of V&A East Storehouse, which has attracted 500,000 visitors since it opened in May last year
Staff at Goldsmiths art college plan industrial action ahead of redundancies
'Future Goldsmiths' marks the third restructure programme at the south London-based university in five years
FKA Twigs and Brian Eno among artists included in the Vatican's sound-based 2026 Venice Biennale pavilion
The Holy See pavilion will honour the the life and legacy of the Benedictine nun, Saint Hildegard of Bingen
Spanish culture ministry denies loan of Picasso's Guernica to Bilbao
A Guggenheim Bilbao display of the monumental painting would have marked the 90th anniversary of the bombing that inspired it
London’s V&A launches webpage exploring provenance of its objects
The new collections hub page speaks to an “institutional commitment to accountability and transparency”, the museum’s director Tristram Hunt said
April Book Bag: from a Matthew Wong catalogue to a history of dogs in art
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Pressing issues: the vital role of printmaking in the history of art
We speak to the author of a new book that looks at how making prints has been vital for many famous artists
Artist Michelangelo Pistoletto sends message of ‘preventive peace’ on digital billboards around the world
New public art project entitled "Three Mirrors"—commissioned by digital art platform Circa—will be shown in nine cities
Arts and heritage organisations largely exempted from new UK regulations on memberships
Representatives for the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Trust and the Tate had warned that the legislation could have severely impacted their funding
Keep it in the family: how Johannes Vermeer’s paintings remained out of view for so long
In an exclusive extract from Andrew Graham-Dixon’s new biography, we learn how many of the Dutch Old Master's works stayed in one family for years
‘Maurizio will offer the chance of a miracle’: artist-provocateur Cattelan opens hotline for confessions and reimagines pope-themed work
The conceptual artist revives his sculptural portrait of John Paul II in a confessional-raffle this Easter





























