Gareth Harris

Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper

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Daniel Libeskind in war of words with Berlusconi

The architect has described the Italian Prime Minister as a xenophobe who “hates foreigners” and compares his government to the Fascist regime

Ceausescu’s son wins restitution claim

The dictator's works will be returned to his family

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Private equity millionaire Adu Advaney to open a London gallery

Indian collectors are starting to buy contemporary art by their compatriots

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Burri estate war is over

Eleven-year dispute has been settled out of court

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France finally gets to see Pinault’s art in new exhibition

The owner of Christie's to show works from his personal collection for the first time

Rothko comes to Rome for the first time since 1970

The 70 painting strong exhibition will be in the newly reopened Palazzo delle Esposizioni

One rule for the Getty, another for Italy? Italian group appeals restitution verdict

When it comes to returning antiquities from its own collections, Italy drags its feet

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Nazi bunker transformed as private collectors put their art on display

German advertising guru to show over 500 works from his private collection on a rotating basis

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Elton John granted permission to build gallery at his Windsor home

Curator explains they are in desperate need of additional space

For sale: £8m De Chirico from private museum

A collector in the US is buying the painting from the Estorick Collection

Pinault trounces Guggenheim in battle to control Customs House

The French billionaire has been awarded a 30-year lease on the historic site

Pinault refuses to collaborate with Guggenheim in Venice

City authorities insist on joint lease for the Customs House

MoMA's deaccessioned Picasso on show in France

Bequeathed to the museum by Nelson Rockefeller, the painting was controversially sold in 2013

Marion True trial delayed by lawyers’ strike

This is in response to Italy's new liberalisation measures

Artist Interview: Matthew Monahan

Matthew Monahan’s work will be shown in upcoming exhibitions at the Saatchi Gallery and the Rubell Collection

Damien Hirst in talks to replace rotting shark

The 1991 work, bought by Steve Cohen from Charles Saatchi for £6.5m, has deteriorated because of the way it was made

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Opening report on Art Basel shows a strong start and an increase in jet-set collectors

Trends from the fair's first day indicate the importance of the European market

Despite controversy, France’s colonial art finally gets a new home at Quai Branly

President Chirac’s “grand projet” finally opens after a series of setbacks, including staff strike at Musée de l’Homme - the original home of the art

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British artists inaugurate new Roman museum

A US-based private collector is putting his art on public display

Pinault brings new life to Palazzo Grassi

French billionaire François Pinault finally reveals his art

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José Berardo is on the verge of signing an agreement to show his art in Lisbon

The billionaire's collection features Frida Kahlo, Francis Bacon and Dan Flavin, among others

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Rome embraces another Florida-based collector, Bilotti

Loans to Palazzo Venezia and talks for new contemporary arts centre