
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Latest Fourth Plinth sculpture pays tribute to transgender communities
The work by Teresa Margolles is made up of casts of the faces of 726 trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people from the UK and Mexico
How the UK can be a cultural superpower: think tank puts forward arts policies for new Labour government
The Fabian Society has proposed actions including introducing a tourism charge and organising a review of Arts Council England
Shortlist announced for Artes Mundi 11, the UK’s biggest contemporary art prize
The 11th edition, which will be presented at venues across Wales, sees six artists nominated for the £40,000 prize
Fondation Cartier reveals plans for new Paris space designed by Jean Nouvel
The French architect will modernise the historic site, which is due to open next year near the Louvre
‘Will it cause reputational damage?’: British Museum director discusses controversial BP donation
In a recent interview with The Sunday Times, Nicholas Cullinan also mulls over the Parthenon Marbles and recent thefts scandal
A Banksy work has been stolen in London—again
Two men have appeared in court charged with burglary following the theft of a version of 'Girl with Balloon'
Co-owner of right-wing broadcaster GB News buys UK art magazine Apollo
Acquisition is part of £100m deal for The Spectator news magazine
September Book Bag: from the importance of colour in Mesoamerican cultures to a collection of famous artists’ sketchbooks
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Human rights groups call on Iran's government to end 'systematic persecution of artists'
On the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, Artistic Freedom Initiative’s new report uncovers human rights abuses following the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising
‘You must walk close to the edge’—the pioneering German artist Rebecca Horn dies, aged 80
Horn maintained a powerful drawing strand that supported her innovative conceptual sculpture practice around the human body in installations, performances and photographs
Sonia Boyce and John Akomfrah among 4,000 arts professionals urging UK government to stand up for culture
The Venice Biennale artists are backing a collective manifesto which calls for new policies to support the visual arts
Italy names new culture minister following appointments scandal
Alessandro Giuli, who heads up Rome's Maxxi museum, replaces Gennaro Sangiuliano in the right-wing government role
Constantine Arch and Colosseum hit by 'incredible water bomb'
Lightning strike breaks fragments off ancient military monument in Rome
Animal rights protestors stage die-in at London’s Courtauld Gallery
Members of the activist group Peta occupied the institution‘s LVMH Great Room
Tate shows works donated by Greek tycoon Dimitris Daskalopoulos
Philanthropic gift of over 110 works integrated into displays at Tate Modern, Britain and St Ives
New London Museum gets £50m cash boost in face of rising costs
The original budget for the museum has so far been surpassed by £100m
Let them eat cake: V&A to stage first UK show on Marie Antoinette
Other blockbuster exhibitions at the museum next year will focus on luxury brand Cartier, ancient Egypt and the pioneering work done by disabled people in the world of design
Deutsche Bank re-hangs massive collection at new London headquarters
German conglomerate also commissions works by four artists for UK base
Surreal Watteau painting owned by Britain's first prime minister gets export bar
The Rococo masterpiece is valued at over £6m
British Museum names architects shortlisted in controversial renovation competition
Environmental campaigners previously called on practices not to take part in the contest following a £50m funding pledge from BP
Former Frieze fair chief Victoria Siddall appointed director of London's National Portrait Gallery
Siddall will take up the role this autumn, becoming the first-ever woman to hold the position
V&A provenance expert heads to Art Institute of Chicago
Jacques Schuhmacher, who worked on several key restitution cases at the London museum, has taken up the role of executive director of provenance research
A smashing day out: boy accidentally breaks 3,500-year-old pitcher at Israeli museum
The Middle/late Bronze Age object was “pulled” by the “curious” four-year-old while visiting the Hecht Museum in northern Israel
Khaleb Brooks wins commission for London’s transatlantic slavery memorial
London Mayor backs new work, which will be unveiled in 2026, with £500,000 funding
Saatchi Collection sends major Ibrahim Mahama work to auction
Estimated at up to £50,000, a large-scale piece made of coal sacks will go on the block at Bonhams in October
Michelle Obama turns to art to inspire voter turnout at forthcoming US election
The American artist Shepard Fairey, meanwhile, has released a print of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris
Louvre visitor figures plummet during Paris Olympics disruption
Security measures and transport upheaval prompted 22% decrease in attendance at the world's most visited museum
Somerset House fire: Courtauld Gallery reopens with collection undamaged
Extent of damage to building is unclear and being investigated
Sonia Boyce, Maria Balshaw and Grayson Perry join campaign to advance the study of art history
The Art History Now project sees over 90 big names share new reflections on what art history means to them
Something (free) for everyone at the National Gallery
The London institution was founded in 1824 to be “free to anyone who applied at the door”. That principle, epitomised by the exhibition "Hockney and Piero: A Longer Look", sits at the heart of the bicentennial celebrations