
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Umberto Eco, explorer of beauty, dies aged 84
Italian writer and philosopher, best known for the thriller The Name of the Rose, also wrote about aesthetics
Gillian Wearing asks for a peek through people’s windows
The UK artist will unveil her new film project, including submissions from the public, at the House festival in Brighton
Cairo’s Townhouse Gallery remains shut contrary to reports
Gallery’s director says contemporary art space awaiting official permission to reopen
Aloha Kusama, artist’s polka dot sculpture heads to Hawaii
The bright pink installation heralds the first Honolulu Biennial, which launches next year
Turkey’s answer to Burning Man takes shape in remote Cappadocia region
Cappadox contemporary art festival to include site-specific works by 15 artists, focusing on tourism in the country’s centre
Grand Palais revamp could leave Paris’s biggest shows without a roof
What will happen to key culture events held at the site, including Monumenta artist commission and Fiac fair?
Scratch videos, film and sound works to explode across Sheffield this spring
Art festival takes place in electricity substations, defunct pubs and a former funeral parlour
Turner’s house to be restored—but only if crowdfunding cash comes in
Artist designed and built the 203-year-old villa in Twickenham as a retreat from London art world
Art—coming soon to a cinema near you
Short films by major artists will be screened unannounced before regular features in the UK
Rotterdam museum to rent out public space to wealthy collectors
Visitors to the new open storage facility can tour private collections—and there could even be a freeport
Destination Bangladesh: art world decamps to third Dhaka Art Summit
Four-day event is billed as “the world’s largest non-commercial platform for South Asian art”
Historic agreement puts V&A in pole position for photography
Move draws criticism as Bradford's National Media Museum transfers 400,000 photographic items to London
Saudi court overturns death sentence for Ashraf Fayadh
Poet and artist now faces 800 lashes and eight years in prison
Trove of antiquities found in secret Swiss store—and they are linked to a disgraced British art dealer
Objects widely thought to be connected to Robin Symes will be unveiled in Rome this week
Artistic freedom comes under attack
Pressure to self-censor grows in the West as authorities clamp down across the Middle East
Reina Sofía to mark 80th anniversary of Picasso’s Guernica
Show in 2017 will shed new light on the great anti-war mural
Contemporary art space springs up on the Caribbean isle of Martinique
Inaugural exhibition dedicated to Hervé Télémaque is organised by Centre Pompidou curators
Is Norway gearing up for a new biennial?
Oslo Pilot is testing the water for a permanent contemporary art festival, with citywide exhibitions and events
Lebanese authorities backtrack over high-profile curator's passport renewal
Christine Tohmé says her application was suspended because of ties to culture sector
Christine Macel named director of the 2017 Venice Biennale
The chief curator at the Centre Pompidou will organise the 57th International Art Exhibition next year
V&A curators unveil 3D-printed portrait of Chelsea Manning in Davos
Model was created using DNA of the transgender whistleblower
Elmgreen & Dragset create a fictional art fair in Beijing
The Well Fair sees artist duo create a “reversed power relationship”
Palestinian Museum to open in May
Inaugural show will focus on the objects that individual Palestinians would never part with
Watts couple’s revamped ‘his and hers’ studios to open in Compton
Visitors can watch conservators at work in the renovated space
Dubai turns to photography in bid to become UAE’s premier arts hub
Dubai Photo Exhibition to launch in March with works from 23 countries
Art world hero: artists and curators pay tribute to David Bowie
British musician, artist and actor inspired a generation of artists including Tracey Emin and Dexter Dalwood
Louvre-Lens director Xavier Dectot steps down after five years, and heads for Edinburgh
Medieval expert will head the department of art and design at the National Museum of Scotland
Art among the cacti: recurring exhibition to launch in the Southern Californian desert
Site-specific works will be dotted around Coachella Valley for the new Desert X show
Designers needed for travelling pavilion dedicated to Charlie Hebdo
Project on free speech launches on the first anniversary of terrorist attacks at Paris satirical magazine
Three Tunisian artists freed on appeal, but two others remain in prison
Human Rights Watch organisation is concerned about the plight of Adnen Meddeb and Amine Mabrouk, who were charged under anti-drugs legislation