Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Are NFTs dead? Not at Art Dubai
The boom in digital art tokens may have turned to bust, but the Dubai fair is putting them front and centre as the NFT market in the city flourishes
Michelangelo’s last decades: British Museum show throws light on works made during Renaissance master’s final years
Exhibition to include huge ‘cartoon’ work and Royal Collection loans
'Like a miniature city': Swiss architects reveal design for Qatar's new Lusail Museum
New institution is next phase in state’s mega museum masterplan
Do museums still matter? New show at Mudam Luxembourg examines why and how institutions operate
Exhibition taps into contemporary debates about social and geopolitical changes
Jeff Koons sculptures complete long-awaited journey to moon
The project, first announced in 2022, has seen 125 miniature works inscribed with the names of famous cultural figures blasted into space
Tacita Dean and Cornelia Parker make works from Amazonian ash to raise money for Indigenous communities
The initiative will support people affected by deforestation
‘Cease funding for cultural projects’: arts institutions in Birmingham, UK, face 100% cuts
Ikon contemporary art gallery among organisations at risk
UK Science Museum Group announces move into Saudi Arabia
Organisation announces plans for a “museums hub” in Riyadh
‘Anti-monumental’ works shortlisted for next Fourth Plinth commission in London's Trafalgar Square
Proposals by Veronica Ryan and Thomas J. Price include a sweet potato and woman’s head
Over the Koons: US artist’s plan to send 125 sculptures to the moon set to finally take off
Works inspired by Leonardo and Cleopatra will blast into orbit on Elon Musk’s rocket as part of a project first announced two years ago
Westminster Abbey decides ‘in principle’ to return Ethiopian tabot
Discussions are ongoing between the Dean at Westminster and the Ethiopian Church over the possible restitution of the sacred object
Tania Bruguera’s reading at Hamburger Bahnhof shut down after heated pro-Palestine protests
A statement from the museum says the incident involved activists using “hate speech” towards one of the readers and a museum director
New York governor seeks removal of problematic images of Native Americans
Kathy Hochul has proposed removing certain imagery from the state capitol in Albany
Preserving Banksy: public art database to document the UK’s murals
The project, backed by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will also capture many of Northern Ireland's politically charged street art works
February Book Bag: from to a graphic novel of Ruth Asawa’s life to a tome of Glenn Brown’s works
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Missing Mona Lisa: the story behind the 1911 theft of Leonardo’s masterpiece
The author of a new book tells us why it was stolen and how Picasso got embroiled in the scandal
Ai Weiwei criticises ‘fragile’ state of Western democracy following Sky News interview
The dissident artist argues that restrictions manifest more subtly in Europe and the US
Painting made by The Beatles in a Tokyo hotel sells for $1.7m at auction
The Fab Four all painted a corner each of the psychedelic composition
‘Effeminate’ image of Jesus sparks culture war in Spain
Image of semi-naked Christ by Salustiano García prompts petition while LGBTQ groups defend the work
British Museum interim director backs Parthenon Marbles loan plan with Greece
Mark Jones also says BP deal is the ‘right one’ and announces recovered items show
'A call to action': 2024 Venice Biennale to feature more than 300 artists with focus on Indigenous and queer figures
Historic works from 20th-century artists from Latin America, Africa, the Arab world, and Asia will also be included
When Sister Rosetta met Marsha P. Johnson: public art piece in London reimagines Leonardo’s Last Supper
Tavares Strachan’s monument is included in major colonialism survey at the Royal Academy
New campaign group to monitor Istanbul Biennial developments following curator row
Turkish artists and curators have organised two forums and raised concerns about participants who pulled out
Artist Taloi Havini wins £40,000 Artes Mundi prize
Her work explores impact of colonialism and mining on island of Bougainville
British Museum’s planned Cyrus Cylinder loan to Jerusalem sparks protests from Iran
The London institution says ancient clay drum is in the US but future venues are unconfirmed
Why the artist Tacita Dean is rooting for Oppenheimer at the Oscars
Advocate for photochemical film says director Christopher Nolan is saving cinema
Antony Gormley’s memorial to Enigma code-breaker Alan Turing erected in Cambridge
Polarising steel sculpture stands in grounds of King’s College
South Korean architect Minsuk Cho to design 2024 Serpentine summer pavilion
It will be the 23rd iteration of the London-based project
Iwona Blazwick stands down as Istanbul Biennial curator—event postponed until 2025
A row erupted last summer over transparency issues concerning her appointment