Gareth Harris

Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper

Beirut bets big on museums

As Lebanon’s political situation improves, the city develops plans for a museum mile—but will it pay off?

Contemporary art venue springs up at waterside Warsaw site

The temporary structure on the banks of the Vistula River—loaned for free by TBA21—was first erected in Berlin

Another Tate Modern? Former power station to be converted by Herzog & de Meuron into art hub

New York building known as the Batcave has been occupied by graffiti artists and squatters

Studio Swine joins stable of high-tech art organisation Future\Pace

Husband-and-wife design duo will join roster that already includes Random International and teamLab

New professorial position at UK university dedicated to contemporary art and culture of the Middle East

Editor and academic Anthony Downey will establish a postgraduate programme in partnership with organisations in the region

BMW Art Journey shortlist announced

The artists Lin Ke, Julian Charrière and Astha Butail will submit proposals for the Art Basel-backed project

What post-internet art looks like in China

New York’s MoMA PS1 is collaborating with the K11 Art Foundation for a show on the regional differences in the digital world and their effect on art

Collector's Eye: Alan Lau

Art lovers talk about the best and worst works they’ve bought

Globetrotting artist Do Ho Suh brings sights of London to Hong Kong

New video at Lehmann Maupin—filmed from a pushchair—evokes family life on the move

My Hong Kong: a local's guide to the art scene in the city

Insiders reveal what to see in the city—and where to wind down—during a hectic week

Dubai attracts auction players

Sotheby's advances, Christie's consolidates

Fair opening sales

Sales signal healthy interest in Modern market and some contemporary booths clean up

Best shows during Art Basel in Hong Kong

Prowl around with Adrian Wong's tiger before singing in a choir at Spring Workshop

Why galleries and collectors keep coming back to Art Dubai

Continued dealer participation shows great loyalty to the fair

Major acquisitions announced for Louvre Abu Dhabi

New pieces bolster museum’s collection of more than 600 works

Art Dubai pays tribute to the late Hassan Sharif

The original provocateur revolutionised the UAE’s art scene.

London's National Gallery gets first new display space in 26 years

Gallery B's opening show will be dedicated to works by Rubens and Rembrandt

Collectors take up residencies—alongside artists—at London’s Delfina Foundation

Six participants from Asia, Europe and South America will ponder how and why they buy art

Billionaire Bernard Arnault expands his Parisian museum empire

Luxury goods magnate plans to transform the Musée des Arts et Traditions Populaires into a cultural centre

Jenny Holzer to use augmented reality in Blenheim Palace show

US artist will transform the English stately home with hi-tech pieces and outdoor installations

Arab cultural institute to open in New York

Qatari founder seeks to challenge stereotypes as anti-Muslim sentiment grows in the US

Loris Gréaud to resurrect defunct Murano glass factory during the Venice Biennale

Production line of glass blowers will help create more than 1,000 unique works

Seaside town to be turned into art school for Folkestone Triennial

Bob and Roberta Smith commission among 20 announced for UK event

Gustav Metzger, auto-destructive art trailblazer, has died aged 90

Lifelong activist was “one of the truly radical artists of the 20th century”, says Hans Ulrich Obrist

Scholar accuses Musée d’Orsay of attack on freedom of expression

Van Gogh expert upset after essays dropped from French catalogue amid ongoing dispute over newly discovered sketchbook

Laurence des Cars named new director of Musée d’Orsay

Head of Musée de l’Orangerie replaces Guy Cogeval who will run an affiliated research centre

Danh Vo takes on US independence with Mexican brands and gruesome tools

Permanent installation revealed at the Aishti Foundation in Beirut