
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries signs arts agreement with Saudi Arabia
Ceremony signing a memorandum of understanding took place at the Diriyah Biennale in Riyadh
Lebanese patron donates €2.8m—and two Gormleys—to prestigious art history college École du Louvre
Majid Boustany founded the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation in Monaco
New report recommends Bristol’s controversial slaver statue—torn down by BLM protestors—be permanently installed in museum
After four people who toppled Edward Colston statue are acquitted, the debate over problematic public art deepens
A cathedral of art: Theaster Gates’s Serpentine pavilion will be a Black Chapel for ‘reflection and communion’
Chicago activist’s structure will incorporate a church bell and oculus
Time capsules, more women and a room for Paula Rego: curator Cecilia Alemani reveals her plans for this year’s Venice Biennale
The exhibition will include “gender non-conforming artists who are challenging the figure of man as centre of the universe”
Aliph global protection fund raises $90m for next round of heritage projects
Donors include Saudi Arabia, which gave $30m, and private bodies
Badiucao launches NFT collection to protest against China's human rights record on eve of Beijing Winter Olympics
Collectors can write their own message about China’s regime onto the blockchain
Picasso NFT family feud: artist's estate blocks sale of digital works but DJ great-grandson presses on
Descendants planned to sell a 1958 Picasso ceramic at an in-real-life auction, mint the piece as an NFT and also release an accompanying song with John Legend
Phillips taps into demand for contemporary Ghanaian art with selling exhibition
Birds of a Feather, held in collaboration with the Ghanaian company Artemartis, will run next month at the auction house's Berkeley Square headquarters in London
Want to look like Mona Lisa? A new website turns your selfies into Leonardo da Vinci-style portraits
The Da Vinci Face platform uses using artificial intelligence and sophisticated algorithms to transform you into an Old Master
French National Assembly approves return of 15 Nazi-looted works—including paintings by Chagall and Klimt—to Jewish heirs
The mass restitution is expected to be endorsed by the French Senate on 15 February
Lisson Gallery and digital platform Circa will fund scholarships at London university
The bursaries support Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students on postgraduate courses in the arts at Goldsmiths
'Business is good and I need more space': Ben Brown opens pop-up gallery in London with Vik Muniz show
The Mayfair-based dealer has taken the space on Grosvenor Street until the end of May, but might extend
Louvre teams up with Sotheby’s to investigate provenance of works bought during the Second World War
The auction house will help the Parisian institution research the history of items purchased between 1933 and 1945, which "may lead to restitutions"
UK’s first LGBTQ museum to open in London this spring
Queer Britain charity pledges new institution will be free of charge
Manicure at the Mauritshuis? Dutch museums turn into beauty parlours in protest over Covid restrictions
Initiative questions why gyms, hair salons and brothels have reopened but culture venues remain closed in the Netherlands
Clare Lilley is named Yorkshire Sculpture Park's director—only the second in its 45-year history
Curator is overseeing a major Robert Indiana show due to launch this spring
Art critics hit back at UK government plans to reform the BBC
The national broadcasting company’s funding model will be reviewed by 2027 sparking concerns about its future
Tate Liverpool plans £30m gallery overhaul—with help from UK government’s ‘level up’ fund
The £10m public grant is part of a new initiative aimed at equalising quality of living between the north and south
Another UK museum will return a Benin bronze to Nigeria
Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle seeks "proactive repatriation" after "forceful removal" by British troops in 1897
Boris Johnson becomes an NFT: artists react to scandal of leader attending parties during Covid lockdowns
Cold War Steve depicts UK prime minister hiding in a fridge in his interpretation of "Partygate" while David Shrigley labels him an "arsehole"
Mona Lisa to go digital as boom for immersive art shows grows
Officials at the Grand Palais hope a new strand of multimedia exhibitions will tap into a growing global market
Extract | Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing and painting tips
The Old Master’s advice is among the fascinating facts and illuminating anecdotes gathered in a new compendium called Artifacts
January Book Bag: from Marina Abramović’s instructions for rebooting your life to Paul Nash’s little-known design work
Our roundup of the latest art publications
British Museum banks on Turner NFTs after Hokusai initiative
Prices for Ultra Rare editions start at €4,999 but museum sales percentage remains under wraps
Plans to close pottery museum in Stoke for five months a year and cut full-time positions spark backlash
Gladstone Pottery Museum to be used as a film location under controversial council proposals
Tracey Emin is setting up an artist studio space in Margate—but she has strict rules for artists hoping to apply
Artist also plans sculpture park and mini museum in English seaside hometown
Boris Johnson accused of corruption after backing exhibition proposed by a Conservative party donor
Former Tory Vice Chairman David Brownlow provided funds for a controversial makeover of Johnson's flat at 11 Downing Street
Your move, British Museum: Sicily sends back Parthenon fragment to Athens
Acropolis Museum director says the move could pave the way for reunification of works held in London
After two decades as director, Iwona Blazwick leaves London's Whitechapel Gallery
The esteemed East End art gallery doubled in size under her leadership