Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
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
British Museum thefts: Welsh politicians join the queue in calling for objects to be repatriated
The treasures singled out so far include the Mold Gold Cape and Moel Hebog shield
Tate hires new curators dedicated to Indigenous art and the climate
Both posts are part of an initative to redefine the institution's “existing collection of art and offer new perspectives on global art histories”
Collector David Walsh's subterranean Mona museum expanding to house 'dream library'
The new space at the Tasmanian institution will also include other “treasures” according to Walsh's wife, curator and artist Kirsha Kaechele
Cuban artists call for boycotts in light of government's 'persistent human rights violations'
Open letter also says that the regime is ‘using art to salvage its public image’
Suspects in Maurizio Cattelan’s gold toilet theft may soon be charged
Loo worth £5m was removed from Blenheim Palace in 2019
British Museum thefts: Chinese state newspaper calls for the return of cultural relics
Article in The Global Times also criticises the UK’s ‘bloody, ugly, and shameful colonial history’
Parthenon Marbles deal still on the table despite British Museum theft scandal
Other Greek treasures would come to London in exchange for a loan of the contested sculptures
Nigeria doubles down on restitution demands following British Museum thefts
Government official says new claim will be made for Benin Bronzes housed in London
Paris’s Grand Palais gets a new director
New Rmn-GP chief Didier Fusillier will need to oversee the restoration of the historic venue and work with the Centre Pompidou
British Museum theft: underfunding of UK sector has weakened safeguarding of collections, museums body says
The UK Museums Association also stresses that insider theft is rare—though others disagree
British Museum thefts ‘reinforce’ Parthenon restitution claims, according to Greek minister
Meanwhile, Tory MP accuses Greece of "blatant opportunism" over missing items
Tulip mania, Brexit and AI: Mat Collishaw takes on Kew Gardens this autumn
The artist marries nature and technology in the ambitious new exhibition
Thefts at the British Museum prompted director’s resignation, say media reports
But Hartwig Fischer stepping down is not linked to the alleged thefts, say fresh sources
Media reports identify objects allegedly stolen from British Museum and posted on eBay
The items include a piece of Roman jewellery—reportedly worth between £25,000 and £50,000—being offered with a minimum price of £40
London's National Gallery releases details of 200th anniversary Jeremy Deller project
His work will be made in collaboration with four institutions across the UK—from Northern Ireland to Scotland—before travelling to the capital
Europe's 'first museum dedicated to art by women artists' to open in southern France
Former trader Christian Levett's rebranded institution will present works by Joan Mitchell, Howardena Pindell and Cecily Brown among others
Trespassing tourist wades into Rome's Trevi Fountain
The woman was caught on video filling up her water bottle in the late Baroque masterpiece
More stolen archaeological treasures return to Italy from the US
The Menil Collection denies claims in an Italian police statement that 60 of the disputed artefacts were housed at the Texas museum
Angela Flowers, dealer at the heart of British art for 50 years, has died aged 90
Flowers built a global empire from Hong Kong to Hackney and always championed artists
Metal detectorists make first discovery of Iron Age gold coins in Wales
The haul has now been officially classed as treasure and may be acquired by an Anglesey museum
Artists set sail for Marshall Islands on climate crisis expedition
Lisa Reihana is among the artists embarking on the odyssey, which will be followed by a film, book and exhibition
Leonardo's $450m Salvator Mundi returns as an NFT
The Mona Lisa and Van Gogh’s Starry Night have also been released as digital assets