Gareth Harris

Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper

Looted Safavid bowl returned to National Museum of Afghanistan

Kabul director calls for restitution of other treasures taken during 1990s civil war

Louvre and Cairo museum strike antiquities co-operation deal

Joint exhibitions and sharing of conservation expertise planned

When Glenn met Vincent: Arles exhibition compares ‘obsessive’ artists

Bice Curiger, the artistic director of the Fondation Vincent van Gogh, explains how a contemporary painter stacks up against a Modern master

Greenpeace protest shuts down British Museum for four hours

The institution was closed for safety reasons after demonstrators scaled the front pillars

Adel Abdessemed’s new bird sculpture nests in a Peckham car park

Bold Tendencies in south London unveils small-scale commission by the Algerian artist known for his provocative pieces

Palestinian Museum opens—with no exhibition or collection

The inaugural show is postponed, but a satellite exhibition will go ahead this month in Beirut

Zaha Hadid’s designs to be celebrated in Venice show

Exhibition during Architecture Biennale will focus on the late architect’s innovations—and why drawing was key to her practice

Paddle8 and Auctionata merge to create ‘dominant’ online auction platform

The internet auction houses have united to target the middle market and Millennial collectors

The Brit pack rolls into New York during Frieze week

Opportunity knocks for UK artists and galleries at the fair and beyond

Elmgreen & Dragset sculpture heads from New York to China

The work will travel to the K11 Art Foundation in Wuhan next year

New project will honour Fukushima victims

Tatsuo Miyajima plans to involve the families of victims in his installation

Mahmoud Hawari appointed new director of long-awaited Palestinian Museum

Archaeologist and cultural heritage expert will take charge of programming and building a collection

Frieze New York jury awards stand-out booths

Prizes go to the established Cologne-based dealer Galerie Gisela Capitain, the three-year-old Instituto de Visión of Bogotá, and young Geneva gallery Truth and Consequences

Istanbul’s Moving Image fair is called off

Move is another setback for the beleaguered city after the postponement of Art International

Fairsnews

Art Basel fair surprises amid Hong Kong’s economic gloom

Asian galleries sold well at this year’s event

Manchester arts ‘factory’ will house Turbine Hall of the north

Planned Rem Koolhaas-designed, £110m home of the city’s international festival seeks project director on top salary

What does a female artist have to do to get a major solo show?

Statistics show that less than a third of the biggest exhibitions in the US go to women <br>

Liverpool Biennial will put Ancient Greece into contemporary art show

Port city's collection of antiquities and neoclassical architecture inspires international artists <br>

Tino Sehgal to bring live art to Marrakech

Artist’s choreographed sequences are inspired by activities in city’s historic Jemaa el-Fna square

Reviewnews

What drove Robert Mapplethorpe?

New HBO film shines light on photographer’s ruthless drive and ambition

Fairsnews

Fourth edition of Art International in Istanbul is postponed

Co-founder Sandy Angus says that the event will reconvene next year

After years of delays, M+ to open first permanent space

New pavilion due to launch with exhibitions this autumn

Damien Hirst and Tate reject speculation that formaldehyde fumes were risky

Italian scientists who monitored artist's 2012 show at Tate Modern found levels in excess of EU regulations

Biennale des Antiquaires moves ahead despite rumours of a rift between the co-organisers

The prestigious antiques and jewellery fair at the Grand Palais launches its first annual edition this September

François Morellet, 90-year-old mischief-maker, celebrated in joint London gallery shows

Annely Juda Fine Art and the Mayor Gallery team up to pay tribute to the French artist

New contemporary art museum takes shape in Beirut

Shortlist of 13 architects announced for the planned institution near the city’s National Museum

New name for the Musée du quai Branly in Paris?

Director wants to re-name the Parisian ethnographic art museum in honour of its founder, Jacques Chirac