Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Global mega-galleries are putting the squeeze on smaller operators
The empire builders are changing the rules
Collector Ingvild Goetz strikes a deal with Bavaria over video installation collection
A gift of 375 film works, with conditions
'Sexuality, Politics and Protest': The Frieze talk on activism after AIDS
Considering why artistic responses to the AIDS crisis are relevant today
Gay images censored after Vatican’s legal threat
Gonzalo Orquín received a letter from the Vicariate of Rome
French trade warns of VAT ‘disaster’
Warnings that the French government's proposed VAT hikes will undermine the country's standing in the global art market
Pinault collection gets Paris show
The upcoming exhibition will feature around 50 works by 22 artists
Ruling in Germany’s supreme court on the rights to images of performance art favours museum
Beuys show can go on
Folk art at the Tate Britain
Next Summer's exhibition focuses on the boundaries between the mainstream and the marginal
Art Basel veterans list their top four things to do in the city
Basel's best kept secrets, told by artists, curators, dealers and connoisseurs
V&A strengthens ties with Qatar by showing pearls exhibition from Doha, despite ethical concerns
Museum closes a cultural gulf
From muted to politically charged: upheaval in the Middle East on show at the Venice Biennale
Nations are taking contrasting approaches to the region’s continuing political and social chaos
Leonardo copy undergoes restoration at Musée National de la Renaissance
A little-known copy of Leonardo’s The Last Supper by Marco d’Oggiono will get a thorough clean
Connoisseur collectors: A story of ten approaches to acquiring art
From Liechtenstein to Lisbon, these collectors discuss their interests and methods
Stingel prettifies Pinault’s Venice palazzo
The Italian artist has selected his own works to fill the entire space
Statues remain with Rijksmuseum as heirs’ Nazi loot claim rejected
The Dutch advisory committee on the assessment of restitution applications has rejected a claim for two sculptures by the 15th-century German artist Tilman Riemenschneider
Californian collectors hit by tax rise
The rates for use tax and sales tax has increased to 7.5%
The Louvre aims to acquire art of the Mexican school in bid to widen its geographical remit
Paris museum is on a mission to collect Latin American art—and a show of colonial-era paintings is the overture
Romero Britto and his dealers sued over forgeries
The artist is implicated in scheme, allegedly allowing fakes to circulate
Iraq War remembered (but not the dodgy dossier) at Imperial War Museum North
Tony Blair will not feature heavily in this exhibition - rather, those whose lives were shaped and destroyed by the conflict
New galleries and keen collectors at Design Miami
The modern and contemporary design fair's profile is rising
Eisenhower's heirs attack Gehry’s plans for memorial to the late US president
The family is objecting to the "extravagant" scheme
Interview with Hilary Weston: Grimm in Florida
The importance of meditation, mirages and tuning out.
Collector Robbie Antonio sits for 12 portraits (so far)
Kenny Scharf, Marilyn Minter, David LaChapelle and Julian Opie have all painted Antonio, and Takashi Murakami is in his sights
Iraq War remembered
The show largely sidesteps Tony Blair’s controversial role in the conflict
Pompidou promotes Dalí as forerunner to performance art in new exhibition
The chaotic layout of the show is designed to embrace the theatricality and madness of the great artist
Tate to launch two new acquisitions committees
The globalisation of Tate's collection continues
Eliasson’s ‘sun’ brings energy to isolated Ukrainian city
The new commission is industrial magnate Victor Pinchuk’s gift to the steelworkers of his hometown
Would French tax hike hit Arnault’s Paris museum?
President Hollande plans to implement 75% tax rate on income above €1m a year
Pinault to open new space next to Palazzo Grassi
His third Venetian building will house films, debates and performances