Gareth Harris

Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper

New York's Museum of Modern Art plans big Broodthaers show

Belgian Conceptual artist subject of exhibitions in Paris and Eindhoven

Theaster Gates to open cultural space in former bank in Chicago

Stony Island Arts Bank will launch during the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial

With $1.45 billion already spent at auctions, it could be a record-breaking week in New York

Sotheby’s totalled $379.7m for its contemporary art auction on Tuesday evening, while Christie's raised $705.9m the night before

Who's bankrolling the Venice Biennale?

Putting on an event of this size is an expensive business—and increasingly it is dealers, collectors and foundations that are stumping up

Five of the best exhibitions around Venice

Shows worth checking out beyond the Arsenale and Giardini<br>

Iraq War and rise of Islamic State under scrutiny in the Iraq Pavilion

Curator says the show is made in response to the “manifest impossibility of making art in the country”

India and Pakistan’s historic Biennale collaboration

The historically-conflicting nations come together for the first time in this highly-anticipated exhibition

Row over Old Masters flares up in Madrid

National heritage office says the Prado should hand over four paintings for new Royal Collections museum

Minister hails revamped Egyptian Museum as shining example

Turin-style reforms could take place across Italy as soon as a dozen new directors are appointed

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 &amp; 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

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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

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

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