Gareth Harris

Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper

The pick of the 2015 Biennale — by 15 top art-world insiders

Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Franklin Sirmans, Michael Elmgreen, Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo and others on the artists, exhibitions and events to put on your to-do list

Art hewn from horror and despair

Matching the main exhibition’s political outlook, a host of pavilions across Venice are addressing their countries’ troubled past and present

Art Brussels relocation sparks debate among local dealers

The move to the Tour & Taxis site next year coincides with the launch of the Independent fair in the burgeoning contemporary art hub

Centenary of Armenian massacre to be marked at Venice Biennale

The Armenian pavilion will include four works by Sarkis, who is also representing Turkey at the event

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Facebook now likes nudity—but only in art

Ruling in France over work by Courbet may have influenced change in “community standards”

New Cities Summit heads to Jakarta this summer

The international conference on cultural developments comes to Asia

UK museum visitor numbers ‘not comparable’

Culture department says changes in data methodology stymie comparisons between latest figures and previous years<br>

Oxford's Weston Library to dust for hyperspectral fingerprints

Researchers to use imaging technology to identify invisible-to-the-eye artefacts

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Turkish president appeals ruling that he must pay damages to artist

Mehmet Aksoy's Monument to Humanity was razed by local council after Recep Tayyip Erdogan called it a "monstrosity"

Ashmolean to return silver salt cellar to Jewish collector’s heirs

The UK Spoliation Advisory Panel concluded that the piece was the subject of a forced sale in the 1930s

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Pinault buys 37 works at FIAC

41st edition of the fair sees continued growth

Art marketarchive

Frieze launches charm offensive to tempt China, with Fiac not far behind

Frieze welcomes UK’s new visa rules for visitors as event’s co-founder prepares to “increase the dialogue” with Chinese artists and galleries

Friezearchive

Despite the war of words, UK-Russia shows go ahead

But some exhibitions have been cancelled as political stand-off continues

What we know about the mysterious Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, brainchild of Bernard Arnault

Luxury goods billionaire opens long-awaited private museum designed by Frank Gehry

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The South African art market is warming up as Joburg Art Fair takes off

Numbers swell at Africa’s biggest art event as its contemporary market matures

Book Review: A largely visual tour of Anselm Kiefer’s enormous studios and working methods

More than 300 illustrations explain how the German artist’s studio spaces have played a fundamental role in shaping his vision, work and philosophy

Art marketarchive

The diffusion of the global art market away from landmark Western art fairs

As art events crop up all over the world, A-list events are no longer an imperative for dealers

Newsarchive

Unesco warns of fraud as unsanctioned authentication documents circulate

The warning states that certificates of authentication allowing imports of African cultural heritage are being forged

Iranarchive

"Unedited History: Iran 1960-2014" at Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville will emphasise the survival of modernity in Iranian history

The exhibition will contain works by 24 artists, from three pivotal historical moments: 1960-70, the revolutionary era, and the post-war period

Latin American art collector Gary Nader plans Miami museum

The naming rights for the institution are still up for grabs

Modigliani archive ruling against granddaughter

Nechtschein-Modigliani does retain moral rights over the artist's work, however

Victoria and Albert Museum, Jameel Prize 3

The Jameel Prize show at the Victoria and Albert Museum looks for the best in Islamic or Islamic-inspired art

Basquiat in love and in the nude: Newly revealed photographs of the artist art to go on display

A former girlfriend of Jean-Michel Basquiat is to exhibit works from her personal archive, including a series of black-and-white nude portraits of the artist, who died in 1988

The digital age meets design classics at Design Miami

Galleries test the market for innovation, but there is also a wealth of Modernism on show