Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
State of the nations: our pick of the Venice Biennale pavilions
Highlights from the Giardini and Arsenale as the art world's biggest event gets underway
Russian billionaire’s V-A-C Foundation opens space in Venice
New gallery in historic palazzo will host exhibitions and residencies—and be free to visit
Vatican gives Venice Biennale a miss this year
The Holy See participated in the 2013 and 2015 editions of the biennial
National anthems, national myths, national crises: pick of the Venice Biennale pavilions
Official pavilions in the Giardini and the Arsenale that are already talking points, plus national presentations across Venice that are part of the collateral programme
Memories from the director’s chair: five curators look back on their Venice Biennale shows
Selecting dozens of artists, dealing with a quirky organisation and navigating an idiosyncratic city—all under the gaze of a rapt art world—make curating the greatest art show on earth a test. Here, the five most recent artistic directors recall their experiences
Protest art pervades Frieze: works confront Aids, poverty—and, yes, Trump
As New Yorkers protest against President Trump during his first visit to the city since he was elected, politically engaged art is more prevalent than ever at the fair. Here is our pick of the most topical works
Works not to miss at Frieze New York
From Cornelia Parker's ode to Jimi Hendrix to Donald Judd's minimalist furniture
Sophie Calle's secrets, Kapoor's take on Trump and other New York gossip
Elmgreen & Dragset determined Istanbul Biennial will go ahead
Show of international support for country's artists as Turkish president's power grows
Vito Acconci, Body Art trailblazer, poet and architect, has died, aged 77
“Once someone said conceptual art I thought, maybe I can do that, I have ideas, there’s a place for me,” the artist said in an interview
Tate Modern, Hepworth Wakefield and John Soane's museum shortlisted for Art Fund’s Museum of the Year award
Winner of UK’s premier museum prize will receive £100,000
New book lifts lid on Mohammed Afkhami’s Iranian contemporary art collection
Financier says that an exhibition of his holdings in Toronto could travel to Houston
Venture capitalist Jean Pigozzi plans foundation to house huge contemporary African art collection
Works from his 10,000-strong holdings are on show in extensive survey at Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris
Major exhibition on the Hajj planned for Abu Dhabi this autumn
Show exploring annual pilgrimage to Mecca due to be held at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
President Erdoğan plans new museum dedicated to Turkey’s failed coup
Propaganda project will focus on the “martyrs and warriors” who fought last summer’s rebellion
Doyenne of feminist art Carolee Schneemann awarded Venice Biennale’s Golden Lion
Lifetime achievement accolade recognises her work in performance and body art over six decades
Exhibition featuring four female artists to launch Arab cultural institute in New York
Saudi artist Dana Awartani and Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian of Iran will show works on paper at the new cultural space in lower Manhattan
Removal of a rare Roman mosaic in southern France enflames local conservation groups
The 2,000-year-old work will be restored in Nimes and go back on display in Uzès, local authorities insist
Facelift for the Henry Moore Foundation on its 40th anniversary
Sculptor’s studio and gardens to get a revamp including new archive and visitor centre
Bruce Nauman's sound piece returns to Tate Modern's Turbine Hall
Veteran conceptual artist will also be subject of Artist Rooms show in Tate’s Switch House extension
Victoria and Albert Museum plans new centre and touring shows for expanded photography collection
London institution’s new holdings include controversial transfer of 270,000 photographs from Bradford
Damien Hirst launches shipwreck spectacle in Venice
British artist's monumental sculptures fill François Pinault’s museums
Richard Parry appointed new director of Glasgow International
He takes the reins of the contemporary art festival's eighth edition next year, replacing Sarah McCrory
Tunisian pavilion to issue travel documents at Venice Biennale
Migration will be the focus of the country’s first Biennale project in more than 50 years
Tate chairman Lord Browne writes impassioned personal account for Queer British Art show
Exhibition opens this week with catalogue foreword by former chief executive of BP who kept his sexuality a secret until 2007
Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art will shine a light on Baltic and Nordic artists
Katerina Gregos is the curator of the new biennial due to open in 2018
Modernism gives Art Dubai sales a boost
Rediscovered work from the 20th century has new relevance today
Beirut bets big on museums
As Lebanon’s political situation improves, the city develops plans for a museum mile—but will it pay off?