
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Travel ban lifted on leading Iranian artist
Parviz Tanavoli gets his passport back, and leaves for Vancouver after officials drop charges against him
Seventeen Le Corbusier buildings named World Heritage Sites by Unesco
The stark Modernist structures are on the conservation list along with other sites in the Caribbean, India and Brazil
Damien Hirst’s formaldehyde works are not harmful after all
Author retracts report claiming works shown at Tate Modern were a risk
Agustín Arteaga appointed new director of the Dallas Museum of Art
The Mexican scholar, who replaces Maxwell Anderson, has worked closely with many major international institutions
Royal Academy to show avant-garde art Stalin suppressed
Malevich's pioneering abstracts among works reunited from landmark show of 1932
Fiac expands with a move into the historic Petit Palais opposite
The leading Paris fair is launching two new spaces after its satellite Officielle event is dropped
German collectors turn their Düsseldorf home into an art gallery
Rosi and Rudolf Dahmen have converted a squash centre into a complex with an exhibition space and artist studios
New triennial in Aarhus to include outdoor art along four kilometre-coastline
The Danish city—European Capital of Culture 2017—will host the two-part exhibition focusing on man and nature
Leading Iranian artist accused by authorities of disturbing the peace
Parviz Tanavoli faces allegations in Tehran court as part of government clampdown
Jeffrey Deitch makes SoHo comeback
Artists Eddie Peake and Walter Robinson will inaugurate the dealer’s Wooster Street space this autumn
London dealer Timothy Taylor to launch New York gallery
The gallerist’s new space, which opens this autumn, fills the ground floor of a Chelsea townhouse
New galleries at National Museum of Scotland present thousands of exhibits
Napoleon’s sister, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Dolly the Sheep feature in the art and science displays
Abbas Kiarostami: film-maker and photographer extraordinaire
The late Iranian artist considered “still pictures” the perfect, poetic counterpart to moving images
The Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, Islam’s second holiest site, attacked
Seventh-century complex in Saudi Arabia is one of three locations targeted by terrorists<br>
Leading Iranian artist banned from travelling to London
Parviz Tanavoli, Pop art pioneer, was stopped at Tehran airport this weekend
Silent soldiers across the UK mark Battle of the Somme in poignant live art piece
Jeremy Deller organised the countrywide performance made up of more than 1,400 volunteers
Manifesta gets down to business
Artists and locals join forces for nomadic biennial now open in Zurich
French antiques dealers up in arms over move to ban elephant ivory sales
Art market professionals send an open letter to the government warning that a complete tusk ban would foster a black market
Brexit vote triggers shock and dismay
Fears for London art market amid political and economic uncertainty after UK votes to leave EU
German collector Thomas Borgmann bolsters Stedelijk Museum's contemporary art collection with 600-strong donation
Dutch institution’s holdings have expanded to include works by Wolfgang Tillmans and Cosima von Bonin
King’s Cross Project brings in two new curators
Tamsin Dillon and Rebecca Heald will commission works for the regenerated London station and surrounding area
UK Parliament’s soot and secrets preserved in latex
Jorge Otero-Pailos’s mirror image of a wall in Westminster Hall resonates after the Brexit vote
Isil rampage continues with destruction of the Temple of Nabu in northern Iraq
Video footage shot by the militant group shows explosives detonated at the entrance arch
Old and new: ancient objects paired with contemporary commissions for Venice Biennale’s 2017 Iraqi pavilion
Presented by the Baghdad based Ruya Foundation, the project will span the history of artistic production in the region
Hermitage treasures come to Paris for the next Biennale des Antiquaires
The high-profile exhibition is a feature of the revamped fair which will now be held annually
Marie Lavandier appointed new director of Louvre-Lens
The former head of Nice museums will run the northern satellite branch on a five-year contract