Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
How a controversial bust of Winston Churchill made its way back to the Oval Office
President Donald Trump has returned the statue—one of an identical pair—to his office, but it has not been a simple journey
A newly discovered bath complex—thought to be the biggest in a Pompeiian home—is set to open to the public
The spa complex was thought to have been owned by a powerful politician
UK government flies flag for culture with new soft power advisory council
But art world commentators say focus should instead be on the “parlous state of the arts”
Artists at London's ICA stage mass walkout in support of pro-Palestine protesters
The institution has described the protests at the opening of its New Contemporaries exhibition as "misguided"
Union alleges London museum guards face ‘discrimination, victimisation and unlawful pay cuts’
Around 100 members of United Voices of the World, who are employed by the external contractor Wilson James, will take strike action later this week
As restitutions slow across Europe, UK may be poised for progress
Political turmoil across the continent is hampering plans for national structures to return colonial-era heritage. But the UK, once a laggard, appears to be preparing to review laws
Just Stop Oil protesters charged after Charles Darwin's grave spray-painted
The two women are set to appear in court next month
Damien Hirst selects $6.2m banana artwork for UK schools project
The British artist selected Maurizio Cattelan’s infamous conceptual piece to appear digitally in schools across the next two years
National Trust announces plans to address UK's mental health crisis
As part of its ten-year strategy, the heritage organisation will work with mental health charity Mind
All the new art to see on London's Underground in 2025
As part of the Art on the Underground 2025 programme, Ahmet Öğüt, Rudy Loewe and Rory Pilgrim will all unveil works around the city's transport hubs
AlUla festival features 'taster' James Turrell show and Manal AlDowayan
Both artists are working on new commissions in the Wadi AlFann area of AlUla
UK export bar placed on rare 17th-century Fairhaven Panels worth £1.6m
Museums must match the price of the pearl and shell piece which sold at Sotheby’s last year
London museum guards threaten further strike action
Workers employed by contractor Wilson James demand better wages and additional leave
‘The painter in me did not die’: novelist Orhan Pamuk turns his hand to art
Notebooks filled with the Turkish author's drawings reflect events spanning the past decade
UK New Year Honours for National Gallery director Gabriele Finaldi and artist Rebecca Salter
Charity chief Rose Aidin, designer Tom Dixon and artist Barbara Davis Rae also receive awards
Michelangelo Pistoletto unveils his own version of stolen Caravaggio masterpiece in Sicily
Theft from a Baroque oratory remains unsolved after 55 years, sparking countless conspiracy theories
In memoriam: remembering art world figures who died in 2024
Faith Ringgold, Frank Auerbach, Richard Serra, Barbara Gladstone and Lorraine O’Grady were among those who died this year
UK government seeks artists and architects for Queen Elizabeth II memorial
Monument in St James’s Park could cost up to £46m
Prison inmates and artist Marinella Senatore create light installation for Vatican Jubilee Year
The Holy See will launch a series of contemporary art projects at prisons next year
MFA Boston acquires 38 photographs by Robert Frank capturing life in 1940s Paris
The experimental images feature in a new exhibition centred on a personal family scrapbook
The art of the algorithm—new magazine launches dedicated to Artificial Intelligence works
Biannual publication spotlights 'visual experiments and conceptually refined pieces'
Unesco beefs up protection for cultural heritage in Ukraine
UN heritage body grants 'provisional enhanced protection' to the Odessa Literary Museum and the National Historical and Memorial Reserve Babyn Yar
Ancient Torlonia treasures head for the US and Canada
Discussions continue about reopening the Torlonia Museum in Rome, says foundation director
Uffizi’s secret Vasari Corridor reopens over Florence’s Ponte Vecchio
The private passageway built by the Medici dynasty cost €11m to restore
Santa Fe, Bukhara and Liverpool: the most interesting biennials to visit in 2025
Plus, full listings of the biennials, triennials and festivals taking place throughout the year
The must-see exhibitions in 2025: from Leigh Bowery in London to Michaelina Wautier in Vienna
We round-up the biggest shows opening each month
London-based Studio Weave wins competition to revamp British Museum entrance
New welcome pavilions and a landscaped forecourt are scheduled for completion early 2026
Naomi Beckwith named artistic director of Documenta in 2027
The deputy director and chief curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum says she is "humbled by the breadth of this responsibility"
Arts Council England to face scrutiny as government announces new review
Former minister of state for culture, creative Industries and tourism Margaret Hodge will lead the process
Saudi Arabia launches digital art institute as part of $62.2bn Diriyah complex
A vast new digital art institute, Diriyah Art Futures in Riyadh, opened earlier this month with "cutting-edge labs and immersive exhibition spaces"