Gareth Harris

Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper

Anger over Louvre’s plan to clean Leonardo's Virgin and Child with Saint Anne

Specialists fear artist’s “smoky finish” effect may be harmed

Paris foundation loses battle to cast bronzes from original Giacometti plasters

The decision, backed by the Zurich's Giacometti Stiftung and the Berthoud family, has been appealed

Interview with George Condo: Finding a theatre for the absurd

Velázquez meets Bugs Bunny in George Condo’s first major retrospective on the South Bank

Beuys returns to Schloss Moyland after refurbishment

Some works will not be on display, lest the museum incur a €250,000 copyright fine

Art Baselarchive

How the Art Basel brand was built

Tracing the Swiss fair's ascent from discreet elite beginnings in the 1970s to its current prestige as the international art world's hot ticket

Pinault sends his collection across the globe

Modern and contemporary works are on the way to Korea and Brazil

Art marketarchive

Chinese auction data lacks credibility

Leading British university research questions saleroom reporting

Jean Pigozzi's expansive collections in Congolese and Japanese art come together in new show

Jean Pigozzi convinces artist Carsten Höller to mix and match the French collector’s art in 'JapanCongo'

Mexicoarchive

Murdered Mexican women remembered in portrait show

Artists such as Tracey Emin, Paula Rego and Maggi Hambling have produced campaigning images

Prada to present Turner Prize at Tate Britain

Dexter Dalwood, Angela de la Cruz, Susan Philipsz and the Otolith Group are shortlisted for the prize

Marion True case set for final hearing?

After more than 5 years of hearings, the case is finally closing

François Pinault poaches leading Paris fair director

Martin Bethenod to head collector’s Venice venues as disquiet grows over stalled exhibition programme

Collectorsarchive

Ziba Ardalan de Weck on five years of London’s Parasol Unit

“It’s much more satisfying than buying paintings”

Interview with Angela Bulloch: Shining a light on the city

The artist has installed her latest work in the Basel cathedral, as part of the fair’s new Art Parcours project

Basquiat: his market and his legacy

Beyeler exhibition aims to place the artist, who died at 27, high in the canon

Baselarchive

Basel's tunnel vision: Basel Kunstmuseum receives funding from Laurez Foundation for new extension

Local architects are responsible for plans to construct a tunnel that passes from the original site to the newly built annex

French institutions have lost their integrity by relying on private sponsors, leading fundraiser says

Longtime arts and heritage patron Olivier de Rohan denounces the increasing influence of external bodies on museums' creative decisions

British Museum and Tate expand focus on Middle East

Both have set up acquisition committees concentrating on the region

How did the financial downturn impact the market for brand-name artists like Hirst and Murakami?

Both have adopted marketing strategies more typical of luxury goods firms than artists. In 2009 we looked at their market history

Modigliani museum closes amid owners’ dispute

Brothers fall out over future of artist’s childhood home in Livorno

Frieze week schedule speaks of Iranian art surge in the West

Does a crop of major presentations coinciding with the art fair indicate a proportionate energy in the market?

Why paintings succeed where words fail: Interview with Luc Tymans

The Belgian artist talked to us about the messages art can convey on the eve of exhibitions in Europe, Russia and the United States

Fate of historic Scottish houses under severe threat

Concerns over collections as National Trust for Scotland closes three properties

Art Baselarchive

Art Basel celebrates its fortieth birthday

The milestone is marked with nod to all the dealers who have contributed to the event since 1970