
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Influential Düsseldorf dealer Hans Mayer—the first to show Warhol in Germany—dies aged 82
The gallerist is credited with introducing European audiences to post-war US artists
From Sharjah to São Paulo: 2023's most interesting biennials
From Okwui Enwezor’s final project to an Indigenous-inspired Liverpool Biennial, here are some key dates for your exhibition calendars
Arts figures draw a line under Bolsonaro as Lula is sworn in as Brazil's new president
Leftist leader has appointed a culture minister but faces challenges from fundamentalism to funding
Tate Modern chief Frances Morris and artist John Akomfrah recognised in UK New Year Honours list
Grayson Perry is made a knight while Turner prize nominee Ingrid Pollard gets an MBE
Salamanders at Gloucester Road station and a new mural at Brixton tube—Art on the Underground 2023 programme revealed
Monster Chetwynd, Jem Perucchini and Zadie Xa will all unveil works around London’s transport hubs
The Louvre shot on a mobile phone—20 artists make three-minute films inspired by the Paris museum
‘Louvre Looks’ videos will be posted weekly on Instagram
Unesco World Heritage site Petra reopens to tourists after flash flooding
Regional authority takes steps to prevent further damage to the ancient desert city
The artist Dorothy Iannone, hailed as a ‘freedom fighter’, dies aged 89
She confronted censorship issues including a legal battle over Henry Miller novel
Take four—Naples exhibition curators attribute a new quartet of works to Artemisia Gentileschi
Organisers of Gallerie d’Italia show have given full attributions to four works on loan from public and private collections in the US and UK
It is 53 years since Caravaggio’s Nativity was stolen in Palermo—Vanessa Beecroft unveils her own version of the masterpiece in Sicily
Theft from a Baroque oratory in 1969 remains "an open wound", says commissioning body
Nativity scene by Renaissance master saved from leaving the UK
Rare work by Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi, valued at £277,990, will go on show at Ulster Museum
Germany kicks off major Benin bronze restitution with return of 20 artefacts to Nigeria
The agreement—signed by the two countries in July—involves the return of 1,100 objects in total
Artist Katharina Grosse calls on Iran to overturn death sentences of LGBTQ activists
Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani and Elham Choubda were sentenced in September for the crime of "corruption on earth through the promotion of homosexuality"
Cologne museum to transfer 92-strong Benin bronze collection back to Nigeria
The Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum is the latest Western institution to return its collection of artefacts looted from Nigeria in the late-19th century
Police recover bulk of objects stolen in audacious £100m art heist from Dresden museum
Announcement was made during the trial of six men which began in January and is due to resume this week
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