
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Phillips launches annual David Hockney auction in London
The standalone sales come off the back of numerous high-profile projects involving the British artist
New exhibition in Tbilisi shines light on Georgian artist shunned by Soviet Union
Levan Chogoshvili's first large-scale solo show in the country will take place at the Atinati Cultural Center
Public art display in Liverpool hospital marks 75th anniversary of UK's National Health Service
Historic England is also funding two projects in Bristol and London
July book bag: from conversations with collectors to a Ruth Baumgarte catalogue raisonné
Our roundup of the latest art publications
The co-founder of luxury art publisher Assouline on why its books ‘are really haute couture’ and how they will ‘never’ go digital
Prosper Assouline also tells us about doing everything in-house and how 80% of a book is what is on the outside
Nine artists recommend their favourite books for summer
From dystopian biography and intelligent plants to “monstrous mothers” and the underwater world, avid readers share their top tips
From self-portraits and smiles to screams: creating a compendium of art ‘firsts’
The writer and art historian Nick Trend tells us how he chose the art for his new book and why such choices can often be subjective
UK and Greece should share Parthenon Marbles says London mayor Sadiq Khan
The Labour party politician encourages the British Museum and the UK government to advance talks with the government of Greece and Athens's Acropolis Museum
Not safe for work: Beeple donates 'censored NFT' to Italian museum
The image of an orgy in an office setting—a satire of the downfall of banking entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried—was allegedly blocked by YouTube due to nudity
Victoria and Albert Museum lends a trove of medieval treasures to Qatari collection space in Paris
More than 70 items have been loaned to the Al Thani Collection space, which displays works belonging to Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah
Pompeii fresco may show pizza's 2,000-year-old ancestor, archaeologist says
The painting was found close to Naples, home of the famous margherita pizza
UK's University of East Anglia to cut more than two dozen arts and humanities jobs
As part of its £30m cost-cutting initiative, the university is proposing to reduce staff numbers by a total of 113, a spokesperson says
Italy condemns tourist who vandalised Colosseum with love note
Italian authorities have identified an English suspect who they believe is the man filmed carving the words “Ivan + Hayley 23” into the 2,000-year old structure
Sculpture of whistleblowers Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden makes appearance in UK's Parliament Square
The work invites audience participation and is about defending "freedom of speech", says its creator Davide Dormino
Venice Biennale curator unveils vision for next year's exhibition
The focus of the show will be foreign artists—including refugees, émigrés and members of a diaspora
Windrush 75th anniversary marked by series of royal art commissions including portraits by Sonia Boyce and Amy Sherald
Also commemorating the arrival of the vessel from the Caribbean is a new exhibition at London's V&A and a display in London's Piccadilly Circus
Barbican exhibition cancelled in wake of 'anti-Palestinian censorship' row
Resolve Collective has accused staff at the London arts centre of censoring a talk and for showing “hostility towards close family and friends at the exhibition opening”
Louvre interrupts sale of €2.6m record-breaking terracotta sculpture
Under patrimony laws the museum cannot intervene during the auction but can buy up works at the final price
Never-before-seen South Asian miniature paintings from British Royal Collection to go on view in Milton Keynes
The exhibition at MK gallery will track the development of the art form from the 16th century to the present day and will explore how the works ended up in the UK to begin with
Fashion designer Paul Smith to sell his Banksy at Bonhams
The 2004 work Congestion Charge has a high estimate of £1.8m in the 29 June auction
Elena Filipovic announced as the new director of the Kunstmuseum Basel
Filipovic joins from the Kunsthalle Basel and will replace Josef Helfenstein
Basel auction house prepares for first sale after being acquired by Artcurial
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer will offer a selection of works from the estate of Florence and Antoine Poncet
Artist Refik Anadol brings climate crisis to a scorching Basel with AI-generated glacier installation
Glacier Dreams is being projected on the façade of Theater Basel this week
Previously free, some UK museums are starting to charge as cost of living crisis bites
The principle of free admission to museums is being eroded, as entry fees are introduced to balance budgets
Best shows to see in Basel: from sound sculptures to a Basquiat bonanza
An interactive show of multimedia works has opened at Museum Tinguely while the Fondation Beyeler has reunited a series of Basquiat paintings
Can biennials really be sustainable? Helsinki Biennial looks at issues around the climate crisis
Artists and curators grapple with creating works that draw attention to the problem while also relying on travel and shipping to share them
Interview magazine editor and Warhol confidant Bob Colacello opens new show on Pop art heyday
The photographer speaks with us about his intimate images of the famed artist, how he got the coveted New York media job and his "diehard" Republicanism
June book bag: from a record of Richard Wright’s ephemeral paintings to a monograph of Manal AlDowayan's participatory works
Our roundup of the latest art publications
Reina Sofía Museum and Whitworth Gallery appoint new directors
The art historian Manuel Segade will join the Madrid institution while Tate international art curator Sook-Kyung Lee takes the reins in Manchester
Vermeer blockbuster officially breaks record at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum
The recently-closed exhibition drew 650,000 visitors in its four month run