
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
UK government set to scrap English baccalaureate, which made arts education ‘the preserve of a privileged few’
Campaigners have welcomed the change, which they say represents a move away from inequality
Climate activists cleared following Stonehenge protest
The Just Stop Oil members have been found not guilty of criminal damage after daubing the ancient stones with dye
Miami collectors donate 36 works by African and diaspora artists to Tate
Jorge and Darlene Pérez have also funded a “multi-million dollar endowment” to support Tate’s curatorial research
‘The government understands what is at stake’: Italian art world weighs in on tax cut at Artissima
Dealers noted greater internationalism and strong sales at the Turin fair
British Council hopes to transfer art collection to UK government amid ‘real financial peril’
The organisation is “selling everything” in a bid to offset debts of almost £200m
Rarely seen Matthew Wong works to go on show in Venice
The show will take place at the Palazzo Tiepolo Passi and will include 35 works dating from 2015 to 2019
Turner winner Jasleen Kaur announces first permanent public work
An ambitious new sculpture will be unveiled in the town of Thamesmead in south east London next month
Hundreds at London’s British Library go on strike, as Tate workers consider action
A major exhibition could be delayed as a result of the library strikes, which are taking place due to a dispute over pay
British Council launches residency programme for artists from war-torn countries
Nine artists from regions impacted by conflict will undertake residencies across Britain
James Turrell to bring most ambitious ‘Skyspace’ installation yet to Denmark museum
After 10 years in development, the 40m-wide work will go on display next June at the ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
Paris Internationale announces plans to launch Milan edition in 2026
As the fair's eleventh edition opens in the French capital, dealers are bullish about their prospects
Stolen Louvre jewels worth €88m, prosecutor says
The museum has reopened today following the heist, although the gallery which housed the objects remains closed
KAWS to take centre stage at second edition of Manar Abu Dhabi
The exhibition will include 23 works across four locations, all under the theme of The Light Compass
British Museum ball disrupted by climate protestor demanding end to BP sponsorship
The protestor took to the stage in the midst of a speech by the museum's chair of trustees, George Osborne
Michelangelo Pistoletto: ‘AI will not destroy humanity, we are doing it ourselves’
Now in his 90s, the Arte Povera artist shows no signs of slowing down, with a new show that places his work in dialogue with Picasso—and a recent nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize
How British Museum artefacts are coming out of the cabinets and into the classroom
An ongoing initiative aims to inspire youngsters around England
U-Haul Gallery—briefly—brings art to the streets during Frieze London
The mobile gallery has been showing art from parking spots for over a year, but its stay at Regent's Park was short lived
London's Courtauld Gallery and Institute receives landmark £30m donation
The Reuben Foundation's financial gift is the largest in the institute's 93-year history
Louvre acquires first-ever video work
The work, ‘Les 4 temps’, by the Algeria-born artist Mohamed Bourouissa, will go on display later this month
What to expect from Fondation Cartier's new Parisian home
The gallery's launch exhibition, due to open later this month, will feature over 600 works by more than 100 artists
Two charged following theft of Bronze Age jewellery from Welsh museum
The objects were taken from a display case at St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff
October Book Bag: from a myth-busting Chaïm Soutine biography to an anthology of Palestinian artists and writers
Our round-up of the latest art publications
‘Ideas move through migration’: Charlotte Mullins tells us why she has taken a fresh look at art from the British Isles
The author's new publication charts the history of the UK and Ireland from the last Ice Age to today
Every buck you make: are endowment funds, with help from the likes of Sting, the future for museums?
In an era of stretched public coffers and cuts, endowments can offer financial resilience and independence. But they are likely to prove out of reach for smaller museums, which may find it hard to accrue donations for longer-term projects
Egyptian professor and former minister of antiquities tapped to be next Unesco chief
The recent nomination of Khaled el-Enany will be put to a vote on 6 November
Art of diplomacy: Scottish printmaker Anya Gallaccio explores soft power with commission for UK embassies
Gallaccio's series was commissioned by the UK Government Art Collection, as part of the Robson Orr Ten Ten Award
Victoria & Albert Museum to expand Gilbert Galleries to explore looting and provenance
Opening next March, the revamp will increase the number of galleries from four to seven as part of the museum's Future Plan development programme
Former MoMA chief voices concern for future of non-profit US museums
Speaking to ‘The Art World: What If…?!’ podcast, Glenn Lowry also discussed plans for a new museum directors leadership initiative, and delivered his verdict on his successor
Olafur Eliasson's latest climate-themed work receives a blessing from the Pope
The Danish-Icelandic artist, who also launched a permanent public art piece in the UK this week, took a block of ice from Greenland to Rome
Michael Landy's memorial to aid workers, in development for over a decade, unveiled in London
The work, which is located at Gunnersbury Park Museum, relays the stories of individuals involved with humanitarian assistance





























