Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Former Cognac bottling factory is home to new French culture foundation
Inaugural installation by Vincent Lamouroux fills entire first floor with white sand and palms<br> <br>
Artist Kader Attia opens new art hub in Paris
Multidisciplinary space will focus on provocative political and cultural issues<br> <br>
Donation from collector Hallam Chow shores up M+ museum
Five works will enter the collection of Hong Kong institution due to open in 2019<br>
Newcastle and Gateshead to host UK’s Great Exhibition of the North
The £5m cultural event in 2018 is a key part of plan to boost the north of England’s economy <br> <br>
Open School East decamps from London to seaside resort Margate
Free art school’s move follows growing number of artists relocating to more affordable Kent coast <br> <br>
Ed Ruscha: ‘All artists want to open the gates to heaven’
US artist recalls Dutch road trip, the basis of his latest works on show in London—and says retirement is not an option
Fears grow that hard Brexit will damage UK trade
As short-term worries fade, attention shifts to the future of import VAT, freedom of movement and artists’ royalties
Royal Academy's Ab Ex show is about more than just men and pigeonholes
Survey seeks to challenge long-held notions about the movement
Fiac gets its very own sculpture park
The mayor of Paris is backing the project on the Avenue Winston Churchil
Catherine Pégard to continue as the president of Versailles for another three years
Contract renewed for the ex-government advisor who has driven the chateau’s controversial contemporary art programme
David Shrigley’s big thumb unveiled in Trafalgar Square
Fourth Plinth commission, Really Good, brightens up a rainy morning in London<br>
Sharjah Biennial looks beyond UAE with a year-long programme across five cities
Off-site events in Beirut, Dakar, Istanbul and Ramallah and a new digital platform will explore environmental themes
Farideh Lashai’s Goya-inspired digital epic to go on show at the British Museum
Late Iranian artist’s piece will first go on show at the Prado alongside the Spanish artist's work
Palestine biennial to focus on themes of return and refuge
Richard Bell’s Tent Embassy protest piece will go on show in a refugee camp as part of Qalandiya International <br>
Three to see: Vienna
From dog bites at Viennacontemporary to Pop portraits at the Albertina
Centre Pompidou launches exhibitions and events across 40 French towns for its 40th anniversary
Paris institution is involved in projects from Lille to Lyon<br> <br>
Manuel Rabaté appointed director of Louvre Abu Dhabi
Jean Nouvel-designed $1bn museum is due to open next year
Hassan Sharif, the godfather of conceptual art in the Gulf, has died
Emirati who created constructivist drawings and performance pieces in the desert was “probably the greatest artist from the UAE”<br>
Iranian artist Iran Darroudi funds major new museum in Tehran—to show her works
City authorities are backing the venue which will house almost 200 works by the veteran painter<br>
Show of Lebanon-based Syrian artists to open underneath London train station
Films and paintings have been created with refugees who have crossed the border<br>
Leading Istanbul galleries join forces for new Gallery Weekend
Fourteen dealers aim to bring “positive energy” to the city in wake of failed coup <br> <br>
La Biennale des Antiquaires, the grande dame of art fairs, gets a facelift
Reactions to Paris fair revamp have been positive but US collectors stay away due to Tefaf and terrorism
Three to see: London Design Biennale
From an experimental snowmobile to toe chopsticks and Proustian sweets<br>
Nicholas Serota to leave Tate after three decades in charge
Director to remain in public service as chair of Arts Council England
Lucy and Jorge Orta give us a flavour of how much food we consume and waste in new show
Exhibition in Peterborough is dedicated to the couple’s initiatives on the “politics of food”<br> <br>
Tehran’s Modern art collection to make first stop among Berlin’s Old Masters
Gemäldegalerie to show works by Pollock and Rothko bought before Iranian Revolution
Simon Fujiwara teams up with former Harrow teacher who became tabloid news
Artist’s film on Joanne Salley will be shown at the Photographers' Gallery in London<br> <br>