Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Leading Iranian artist banned from travelling to London
Parviz Tanavoli, Pop art pioneer, was stopped at Tehran airport this weekend
Silent soldiers across the UK mark Battle of the Somme in poignant live art piece
Jeremy Deller organised the countrywide performance made up of more than 1,400 volunteers
Manifesta gets down to business
Artists and locals join forces for nomadic biennial now open in Zurich
French antiques dealers up in arms over move to ban elephant ivory sales
Art market professionals send an open letter to the government warning that a complete tusk ban would foster a black market
Brexit vote triggers shock and dismay
Fears for London art market amid political and economic uncertainty after UK votes to leave EU
German collector Thomas Borgmann bolsters Stedelijk Museum's contemporary art collection with 600-strong donation
Dutch institution’s holdings have expanded to include works by Wolfgang Tillmans and Cosima von Bonin
King’s Cross Project brings in two new curators
Tamsin Dillon and Rebecca Heald will commission works for the regenerated London station and surrounding area
UK Parliament’s soot and secrets preserved in latex
Jorge Otero-Pailos’s mirror image of a wall in Westminster Hall resonates after the Brexit vote
Isil rampage continues with destruction of the Temple of Nabu in northern Iraq
Video footage shot by the militant group shows explosives detonated at the entrance arch
Old and new: ancient objects paired with contemporary commissions for Venice Biennale’s 2017 Iraqi pavilion
Presented by the Baghdad based Ruya Foundation, the project will span the history of artistic production in the region
Hermitage treasures come to Paris for the next Biennale des Antiquaires
The high-profile exhibition is a feature of the revamped fair which will now be held annually
Marie Lavandier appointed new director of Louvre-Lens
The former head of Nice museums will run the northern satellite branch on a five-year contract
Houellebecq lights up Paris with photography show—and a smoking room
Controversial author caters for fellow smokers at Palais de Tokyo show
Soweto uprising remembered in work created at Art Basel
South African artist Robin Rhode used his handprints to create a mural to mark 40th anniversary of the deadly protest
Andres Serrano’s scenes of cruel and unusual punishment
Volunteers in France and former political prisoners from Northern Ireland pose for US photographer's Torture images
The networks that buy the Tate’s art
The acquisition of works for the museum’s collection is supported by a wealth of global patrons
Anthony d'Offay on why it’s good to give
The dealer-turned-philanthropist tells us about his decision to offer his collection to Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland
Manifesta 11 works hard, plays hard
Artist-cum-curator Christian Jankowski makes the most of the Swiss work ethic in Zurich
Need a biennial curator? Call an artist
Manifesta’s curator Christian Jankowski is among a growing number of artists organising biennials
With sanctions in the rear-view mirror, European museums look to Iranian art
V&A plans show on Iranian heritage and history while Berlin seals deal with Tehran museum
And now for something completely different: artists take over former BBC TV headquarters
Residencies will be held in the East Tower of the West London site, once home to children’s programmes
Centre Pompidou’s chief US fundraiser awarded France’s top honour for boosting acquisitions of American art
The Beaubourg gallery also appoints a new curator tasked with discovering young Chinese artists
Sun king Olafur Eliasson takes over the Palace of Versailles
Artist follows Anish Kapoor and Jeff Koons in transforming the royal chateau near Paris
Indian artist heads up new biennial in northwest China
Bose Krishnamachari has invited 80 international artists including Anish Kapoor and Santiago Sierra to take part
Kunstkammer museum to open in Adelaide, filled with classic porcelain, clocks, textiles and paintings
The late collector David Roche amassed more than 3,000 objects, now on view to the public in Australia