Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Photographer Steve McCurry speaks out against arrest of Sharbat Gula, the 'Afghan girl with green eyes'
Subject of famous National Geographic cover has been detained in Pakistan for allegedly using fraudulent ID documents<br>
British Museum marks 50th anniversary of Sexual Offences Act with LGBTQ show
Exhibition will shine a light on same-sex relationships using objects dating from antiquity to today<br>
New York’s ICP reopens with survey of surveillance
Curator Charlotte Cotton reveals the ideas behind the radical show
Ed Ruscha, the occasional photographer
Five decades after he documented every gas station from Los Angeles to Oklahoma City, US artist reveals that today he rarely takes photographs
Pompidou Brussels gets lacklustre greeting from locals
Some question the need for French franchise deal
Fight to save art history exam
More than 200 British academics express “grave concerns”
Centre Pompidou to stage show on the celebrated 20th-century dealer Paul Rosenberg
But another exhibition backed by Anne Sinclair, Rosenberg’s granddaughter, will tour instead to the Musée Maillol in Paris
French film star Alain Delon puts 12 Rembrandt Bugatti pieces up for auction
Christie's sale includes artist's signature animal bronzes, along with a marble sculpture shown at the Venice Biennale 100 years ago
US collectors Marlene and Spencer Hays donate major collection to Musée d’Orsay
Gift of turn-of-the-century masterpieces is the largest received from a foreign donor since 1945<br>
Fiac keeps calm and carries on despite low US turnout
European collectors are unfazed by economic uncertainty and are spending at the Grand Palais
Qataris take a spin on Dia Al-Azzawi’s carousel in Doha
Qatar Museums’ burgeoning public art programme also includes commissions by Richard Serra and Bill Viola<br>
UK professors condemn axing of art history A-level
More than 200 academics have written an open letter expressing their “grave concerns"<br>
Fiac spills over into Petit Palais
Fair grows bigger with new performance art section and sculpture park
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>