Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Newly attributed Raphael drawing heads to auction at Dorotheum
Rediscovered work is a preparatory study for the Battle of the Milvian Bridge fresco displayed in the Vatican’s papal apartments
Francesco Manacorda appointed director of Castello di Rivoli in Turin
The Italian curator replaces Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, who steps down at the end of this year
Insurance giant Lloyd’s unveils portraits of first Black broker and trans woman manager
The works by artist Franklyn Rodgers will go on view in the historic firm's Old Library
‘Breakthrough’ attribution for Artemisia Gentileschi painting stored at England's Hampton Court
Royal Collection curators checked provenance records and pigments, tracing the work to Queen Henrietta Maria
Oligarch Files investigation reveals $963m art collection of Roman Abramovich and Dasha Zhukova
Mondrian, Magritte and Freud are among the masterpieces acquired by the sanctioned Russian billionaire, according to a report by The Guardian
World's oldest wooden structure discovered in Zambia
A new report reveals that humans were building with wood 476,000 years ago, upending previous beliefs about our ancestors
Turner Contemporary should stay free, says Tracey Emin as councillor calls for entry charge
The UK county faces pressure to find £86m in savings
Unesco reiterates plea for UK government ‘not to proceed’ with Stonehenge redevelopment
The UN cultural body is requesting modifications to the controversial scheme, which will see a dual-carriageway tunnel running close to the ancient heritage site by next year
Nominees announced for annual Freelands Award dedicated to overlooked UK women artists
The top prize of £110,000 will go to an exhibition that will take place in the next three years, with £30,000 awarded directly to the winning artist
New plaques on controversial City of London sculptures highlight links to slavery
Artists, poets and writers will also respond to statues of William Beckford and Sir John Cass following the introduction of the UK's "retain and explain" policy
One year on from Mahsa Amini's death, protest art marks the streets
Public works by four artists go on show in Edinburgh, Paris and Dublin focusing on the "battle for basic human rights"
‘Retain and explain’: still no sign of guidelines on contentious UK heritage
Art world figures, meanwhile, have continued to question the relevance of the approach
Vija Celmins and Olafur Eliasson win £90,000 Praemium Imperiale prizes
The annual award, under the patronage of Japan’s Imperial Family, spans five categories including painting, sculpture and architecture
'Fighting for culture, not culture wars': new Labour culture secretary Thangam Debbonaire addresses the art world
Creative arts will be at the core of school curriculums, she pledged
Constable sketch discovered in a suitcase heads for auction (again)
The drawing, which was first sold by the Yorkshire auction house in 2021, depicts Dover harbour from an East India company ship
Chris Ofili’s mural on Grenfell Tower tragedy unveiled at Tate Britain
The work honours the artist and activist Khadija Saye who died in the fire in 2017
A question of attribution: just how useful can AI tools be?
Connoisseurs and app makers agree on one thing: artificial intelligence-driven apps may supplement but do not replace the human eye and expertise in assessing a picture’s authorship
Photo ban lifted on Picasso’s Guernica after 30 years
New museum director hopes to appeal to younger audiences though selfie sticks are still off limits
Unesco beefs up protection for 20 cultural heritage sites in Ukraine
Damaging any of the sites inscribed in the agency's new list qualifies as a ‘serious violation’ to the 1954 Hague Convention
Newly attributed Guercino work previously carrying €6,000 high estimate goes on sale for €2m
The Biblical painting will be shown at Moretti Fine Art gallery in Paris
UK Art Fund announces £1m grant bonanza to boost diversity and inclusion
The funds will benefit organisations including Glasgow Women’s Library and Studio Voltaire
Day-trippers to Venice to be charged €5 admission fee in bid to save lagoon city
Residents, students and visitors in Airbnb properties will be exempt from the scheme, which will be implemented next spring
Hauser & Wirth announces representation of Venice Golden Lion winner Sonia Boyce
The move comes after the UK artist split from Simon Lee Gallery in London
Manchester Museum returns 174 items to Indigenous Australians in major restitution move
Objects handed over as part of the extensive repatriation project include shell dolls, bark baskets and spear throwers
September book bag: from a queer Claude Cahun graphic novel to veteran critic Richard Cork’s encounters with artists
Our roundup of the latest art publications
Coco Fusco on her new monograph, her activism and why she remains sceptical of the art world
The artist also discusses her “meditation on death”, a film shot around and above Hart Island in the US
Thangam Debbonaire appointed UK shadow culture secretary
The Labour MP, who has held the position before, campaigned for the removal of Bristol's Edward Colston statue
V&A Dundee becomes latest museum to drop the Sackler name but retain donations
The Scottish museum confirmed it will not be returning the £500,000 it received before opening in 2018
British Museum thefts: Mark Jones named interim director of the British Museum
The former V&A director was keeper of coins and medal at the embattled London institution
How almost meeting Alberto Giacometti the week he died inspired a new biography
A 60-year “obsession” began when Michael Peppiatt set out for Paris with a letter of introduction from Francis Bacon