
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Latest Fourth Plinth sculpture—a giant swirl of whipped cream topped with a drone and fly—delayed by coronavirus
Heather Phillipson’s subversive work was to replace Michael Rakowitz’s recreation of a protective deity destroyed by Islamic State
New guidelines for UK museums will kickstart nation's long-overdue restitution debate
Arts Council England will release a document that addresses the ethical and practical issues around restituting cultural objects, planned for autumn 2020
Ex-presidential press director who led billionaire François Pinault’s art empire quits after six months
Sylvain Fort steps down ahead of Paris gallery launch at the historic Bourse de Commerce, which has been delayed due to coronavirus
Online auction house Paddle8 files for bankruptcy
But firm says move allows it "to protect the company and its assets... we are not shuttering the business"
Eight emerging Arab artists are chosen to show 'ambitious' works across the world
The commissioning project Consortium Commissions provides artists with up to $20,000 to realise their projects
Notre Dame reconstruction halted because of stringent coronavirus measures
Plans to remove the scaffolding around the fire-damaged cathedral have been put on hold
Tate to close all four locations until 1 May due to coronavirus
Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Tate St Ives and Tate Liverpool will shut their doors from 18 March
Use £120m Brexit festival money to help UK institutions in coronavirus crisis, Museums Association demands
Advocacy group has warned UK government that museums risk permanent closure due to the pandemic's effect on funding streams
Arts Council England announces coronavirus crisis plan to compensate out-of-pocket artists and institutions
The national arts-funding body will refocus some grant programmes to help individual artists and freelancers withstand lost earnings
Three paintings—including valuable Van Dyck portrait—stolen from Oxford University gallery
London-based Old Masters dealer says that the works are “an unusual group to steal—neither priceless nor small fry”
Anicka Yi—who uses bacteria and animatronic insects in her work—to make 'unforgettable' installation for Tate Modern's Turbine Hall
Korean-born artist’s multisensory work draws on scientific concepts to explore gender and race
Coronavirus in Spain: Madrid museums including Prado shut but Guggenheim Bilbao remains open
There are currently more than 2,770 coronavirus cases reported in Spain with 64 deaths
UK budget: freeports, money for patching up national museums and new £250m culture fund confirmed
Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivers first post-Brexit spending pledges
Paris fairs scramble dates in light of coronavirus outbreak
Salon du dessin contemporain has rescheduled its dates while Salon du Dessin organisers are in discussion about whether to still open later this month
Fossil-fuel giant Shell ends its support of London's Southbank Centre
Decision comes amidst pressure from activist groups for UK museums to end their oil sponsorship deals
Rare Andy Warhol drag queen portraits go on show in Tate Modern exhibition
Near-forgotten series of striking portraits are part of a 100-strong show of works opening at the London museum this week
Hundreds of art organisations outraged as UK withdraws from €1.46bn Creative Europe fund
More than 680 cultural figures and institutions sign open letter over decision they believe "threatens an impoverished future for British creativity"
Coronavirus in Italy: Ai Weiwei criticised for 'insensitive' pasta meme and Raphael blockbuster closes
An emergency decree means that all museums in the country are on lock down until 3 April
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From the Hayward Gallery's expansive group show about trees to the erotic underbelly of the Victorian era at Tate Britain
Anonymous €20m donation kickstarts Musée d’Orsay transformation
Radical revelopment of former train station building will make way for more Impressionist works and visitors
Relatives of victims who died in the Grenfell Tower fire look for input into Steve McQueen's film of tragedy
Support group, comprising family members of 33 people who died in the 2017 London blaze, say they feel “totally disenfranchised” by the artist's latest project
Coronavirus travel restrictions force Venice Architecture Biennale to postpone opening until August
The biennial's 17th edition will now only run for three months rather than six
Louvre reopens after closing because of coronavirus
The Paris museum held talks with union officials yesterday
Kurdish artist Fatos Irwen released from Turkish jail after more than three years
Irwen was sentenced in 2016 on charges that included resisting the police at a protest she attended in 2013
Top five museum acquisitions of the month
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections—from a pot by an African-American slave to the earliest depiction of Highland dress
Collector Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza invests in Madrid after leaving Vienna
Austrian patron donates work to Reina Sofia and commissions new piece by Ragnar Kjartansson to be shown at Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Coronavirus: Louvre closes while Italian museums reopen following government green light
Italian officials say cultural institutions can open to the public so long as they ensure “visitors respect a distance of at least a metre between each other”
'Stolen' ancient sculpture returned to Nigeria is 'the kind of fake you could buy on eBay', African art expert says
Countries' rush to restitute objects is part of the problem, says Belgian lawyer
Collector Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo drops plans for new Madrid space in former slaughterhouse
Italian patron is looking for an alternative site in the Spanish capital after encountering "structural problems" with Matadero's Nave 9 building
Leading French auctioneer François Tajan dies, aged 57
The deputy chairman of the Paris-based auction house Artcurial was suffering from food poisoning





























