Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
London's National Portrait Gallery to reopen its doors in June 2023 after three-year closure
The refurbishment is backed by a raft of sponsors including British-American billionaire Leonard Blavatnik and international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills
East London art space Raven Row makes a comeback
Launched in 2009, the gallery took a five-year hiatus in 2017, but will return early next year with a TV archive show
Adriano Pedrosa named curator of Venice Biennale 2024
The Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand artistic director is the first Latin American curator to take up the position
Immersive David Hockney show will launch new interactive art space in London
The Lightroom project, due to open next year, is backed by Tate Modern sponsor Leonard Blavatnik
England footballer Raheem Sterling launches art project with National Portrait Gallery
Works on self-identity will be shown at the revamped London gallery next year
'The ultimate artist residency': team chosen for space voyage includes photographers and performers
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's dearMoon trip is being developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company
Cindy Sherman, Kara Walker and others sign letter denouncing human rights abuses in Iran
Meanwhile, Shirin Neshat decries execution of protestor Mohsen Shekari on Instagram
And they’re off—France, Estonia and Lithuania first to announce artists for 2024 Venice Biennale
Caribbean-born Julien Creuzet and sculptor Edith Karlson will fly the flag at the 60th edition of the exhibition
Penske Media expands art publishing empire with acquisition of Artforum
New York journal joins ARTnews and Art in America under same corporate umbrella
The top art books of 2022—chosen by The Art Newspaper's books team
Struggling for Christmas gifts? Take a look at the publications we enjoyed over the past year—from an exploration of art and motherhood to an interrogation of the culture wars
December book bag: from the Tate’s latest series delving into its collection to a colourful biography of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Our roundup of the latest art publications
US campaign group sues Smithsonian over return of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
Restitution Study Group have lost their first legal battle but insist the case is still pending
Marlene Dumas donates Mouth painting about women's rights for Amnesty International sale
Ai Weiwei and Richard Serra have also given works to the auction taking place at Sotheby's Paris
Naples exhibition reveals how the city was the perfect foil for Artemisia Gentileschi
The painter, arguably Europe’s greatest female Old Master, had a flourishing workshop in the southern Italian city, interacting with key contemporaries there
National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh gets annual Freelands Award
Prize worth £110,000 enables Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art to host first UK museum show dedicated to Tanzanian-born artist Everlyn Nicodemus
Cheeky ATM installation that shows users' bank balances sells for $75,000 and will go on public display in Miami
Work that showed a public leaderboard of the richest people at Art Basel in Miami Beach will now stay in the city
Art Basel in Miami Beach sales report: dealers brace for gloomier times ahead
The fair saw healthy sales, particularly at the market’s top end, but many galleries are wary of a downturn
Tania Bruguera pays tribute to political prisoners in Miami performance
The artist and activist staged a performance at El Espacio 23 during Miami Art Week "to remind people what is happening in Cuba right now"
Sports stars spotted at Art Basel in Miami Beach VIP preview
Venus Williams and Amar’e Stoudemire among the big-hitters at the fair
Random International’s newest work combines an immersive experience with NFTs
The light work "Living Room" is one several interactive pieces on show for Miami Art Week
Who is the richest person at Art Basel Miami Beach? ATM reveals users' bank balances
Cheeky installation by art collective MSCHF, on show with Perrotin Gallery, will publicly display a leaderboard of customer’s funds
Losing the battle: Cuba’s dissident artists find ways around censorship despite government crackdown
Since the passage of the country’s repressive Decree 349, the state has gone to great lengths to silence critical voices—but artists refuse to be silenced
Andy Warhol exhibition to be staged in the Saudi Arabian desert
The show—described as an "introduction" for many in the region to the late gay artist—is being organised by the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh
Hear them roar: Peter Doig and Ai Weiwei make tiger rugs for charity initiative
The profits of the sale will go towards tiger conservation efforts in countries including Bangladesh and China
Arts group takes on Polish government over political interference in cultural institutions
US-based Artistic Freedom Initiative will challenge in EU court the Polish government, saying it is “suppressing free and open artistic expression”
'Everyone will be far poorer': England's art organisations respond to 'short-sighted and foolish' national funding cuts
Learning and community outreach programmes under threat as Arts Council England funding shift wreaks deep financial damage on institutions
Value for money? UK’s ‘Brexit’ festival organisers justify £120m cost of public funds with audience of 18 million
The National Audit Office will release detailed data on the eight-month "Unboxed" event next week
Climate activists target billionaire François Pinault's private collection in Paris
Demonstrators poured orange paint over the US artist Charles Ray's Horse and Rider
Artists protest against human rights abuses in Qatar as Fifa World Cup opens
Andrei Molodkin and Jens Galschiøt have created works highlighting the deaths of workers who helped build tournament stadiums in the gulf state
Historic London foundry that made Big Ben's bells could be saved from hotel development
The digital heritage preservation company Factum Foundation and conservation group Re-Form Heritage plan to buy the site and hold it in perpetuity as a working foundry