
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
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
New book tells the story of a century of Middle Eastern art
Arab art expert Saeb Eigner explores the work of more than 250 Modern and contemporary artists spanning diverse art movements across 22 countries in the Middle East
UAE launches fund to help local artists participate in global art fairs
The new scheme, managed by Art Dubai, will provide up to half the stand costs for galleries to exhibit at major fairs
Banksy treads the boards: new play explores fallout following Port Talbot garage mural
Dealer who bought “Season’s Greetings”, which first appeared in south Wales in December 2018, says local council rejected plans for urban art museum
British Museum to loan ‘some of the rarest surviving examples’ of Ice Age art to UK's City of Culture
The objects, including what the museum describes as England's oldest known figurative art work, will head to Bradford for a major exhibition opening this summer
Venice Biennale 2026: The Netherlands and Lithuania reveal artists
Dries Verhoeven will show a performance piece in the Dutch pavilion while Eglė Budvytytė looks to Lithuanian archaeologist Marija Gimbutas
‘The violence hasn’t stopped, it has just learned to behave’: Maurizio Cattelan on why his new works chime with the times
The art world provocateur's latest works have been unveiled at Gagosian gallery, London
BBC unveils restored sculpture by artist and sexual abuser Eric Gill
The statue, which has twice been vandalised in recent years, is now displayed in a glass case
Tatiana Trouvé and Thomas Schütte have taken over Pinault’s Venetian galleries: here are the works not to miss
From subversions of the “reclining woman“ motif to an urban cosmos, the works in these sprawling shows offer an insight into the diversity of the two artists’ practices
Former Tate chief appointed inaugural chair of Gallery Climate Coalition
Frances Morris says she will be regaining a climate advocacy role at a crucial moment