
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Greece in talks with Louvre to borrow Parthenon frieze as part of 'temporary exchange'
Move reignites debate over British Museum’s position on sculptures brought to Britain by Lord Elgin
British Council condemns Iran court upholding ten-year sentence for UK-based curator
Aras Amiri loses final appeal over spying charges
Eleven artists withdraw or modify their works at Aichi Triennale in ongoing censorship row
Cuban activist Tania Bruguera closes down her exhibit while other artists reconfigure works to reflect the controversy
Inaugural Rabat Biennale to be made up (mainly) of female artists
Curator Abdelkader Damani explains the reasons behind launching Moroccan show in already saturated biennial landscape
Louvre curators condemn “collections for rent” schemes ahead of plans to open a branch of the Paris museum in Abu Dhabi
Deal “is about petrodollars and military relations”, says senior member of museum staff
Liverpool World Museum used facial recognition technology on visitors to Terracotta Warriors show
Privacy group condemns move but the museum says people were made aware of the surveillance measures
Istanbul Biennial shifts to waterside warehouse after asbestos scare
New Antrepo 5 venue announced after curator says visitors could have been at risk
Puccini gets political: Ai Weiwei to direct opera in Rome about Hong Kong crisis
The Chinese artist will also design the sets and costumes for the production at the Teatro dell'Opera next year
As crisis deepens, activists stage pro-democracy exhibition in Hong Kong
Show at WMA Space tells the “story of HongKongers” through protest ephemera
London mayor Sadiq Khan supports proposal for new slavery museum in the capital
Liverpool slavery museum keen to collaborate on project highlighting UK’s involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade
Victor Willing's life, work and tumultuous relationship with Paula Rego explored in first UK retrospective
New documentary by Willing’s son will also form part of Hastings Contemporary's reassessment of the forgotten artist
Growing pressure on the British Museum as Jamaica is latest government seeking return of objects
Spokeswoman for the London museum says it has not been officially approached by the country over the return of the two objects made by the Taíno people in its collection
Artists wade into row over Japanese triennial dedicated to freedom of speech
More than 70 participants including Candice Breitz and Tania Bruguera have signed a statement demanding reopening of Aichi Triennale's exhibition
Long-running Facebook battle over censored Courbet painting gets happy ending
Social media giant pays out after closing French teacher's account for posting photo of the Origin of the World
Huge photos of school children to appear on London billboards as part of Steve McQueen’s Tate initiative
The outdoor exhibition across the capital is a forerunner to the filmmaker’s Year Three Project at Tate Britain
Berardo museum stays open in Lisbon despite uncertainty over future of ‘Portuguese Saatchi’s’ collection
Portuguese government has stepped in and seized art assets following protracted legal battle, press reports say
Freeport debate rages on after UK government commits to establishing ten vast storage facilities
Labour MP Owen Smith calls the tax-free zones “self-storage for art thieves”
Lars Vilks: “Censorship is based on fear, not sensitivities towards ethnic minorities”
The Swedish artist is currently writing a musical about Islam
Dealer Karsten Schubert—champion of YBAs including Rachel Whiteread and Gary Hume—has died, aged 57
The German-born gallerist and publisher was a key figure in the London art world for more than 30 years
Anti-Trump seesaw by architect duo unites children on US-Mexico border
“Actions that take place on one side have a direct consequence on the other side,” say project founders
Carlos Cruz-Diez, kinetic art trailblazer who was obsessed with colour, dies aged 95
Venezuelan artist was an important figure in the history of abstraction
Three to see: Edinburgh Art Festival
Trisha Brown, Samson Young and James Richards are among the highlights of this year's cultural offering in the Scottish capital
In pictures: Escape the heat with this Joana Vasconcelos-designed pool
Public can take a dip in the intricate Gateway pool at Jupiter Artland park in Edinburgh
What next? Nicky Morgan appointed UK's new culture secretary
Remain campaigner has said that schoolchildren who focus on arts and humanities are limiting their career choices
Europe's largest public sculpture to be unveiled on Belgian motorway in October
The 60m roadside steel sculpture by French artist Bernar Venet was rejected by the French government 35 years ago
Artists fearful about the future under new UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
No deal prospect and track record as London Mayor scrutinised
Emma Lavigne lined up as new president of the Palais de Tokyo in Paris
Director of the Centre Pompidou-Metz would be first woman to hold the position
The Ullens Centre for the Arts will be the first private museum for Chinese and contemporary art in Beijing
...and this is where a Belgian collector will put his art on show
V&A to mount major Iran exhibition in face of US sanctions
Museum’s director Tristram Hunt says securing loans and sponsorship is “more of a challenge” as tension grows between Trump and Tehran
Olafur Eliasson: the art world is 'trying to find its feet' on climate change
Artist's Tate Modern retrospective features works drawn largely from European collections in an effort to reduce carbon footprint


























