
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Jenny Holzer creates Walt Whitman poetry piece for New York Aids memorial
The long-awaited monument stands in the West Village near St Vincent’s hospital—but is not yet open to the public
Team led by US artist Leo Villareal wins design competition to light up London’s Thames
The ambitious Illuminated River initiative will be interactive and eco-friendly <br>
Show of Syrian artists to inaugurate Rem Koolhaas’s first UAE building
Multi-purpose space, called Concrete, is at the heart of burgeoning Alserkal Avenue art district<br> <br>
Francis Alÿs to create new work inspired by his frontline experiences in Mosul
Belgian artist’s wartime commission will go on show in the Iraq Pavilion at the Venice Biennale<br> <br>
Three to see: London
Contemplate Elton John’s radical eye and pet Rauschenberg’s goat before sailing upstream into Rachel Maclean’s bubble-gum universe
Louvre’s global role expands under Jean-Luc Martinez
Director is determined to see the French museum’s expertise and collections shared around the world—and safeguarded at home
Paris museum agrees to strict terms to secure Post-Impressionist trove
Nashville-based couple's decision to send their 600-strong collection abroad raises eyebrows at home
Testing times for Turkey’s international art market
Attendance and sales at Contemporary Istanbul were promising, but political uncertainty deterred some foreign dealers and collectors
Takin' it to the streets
Inside the over-the-top parade that launched the new Faena District
Argentina’s art scene comes to the fore in Miami
Conditions are ripe for the country’s rich but isolated cultural landscape to have its moment in the sun
Major Picasso-Giacometti exhibition bound for Qatar
The show, running at the Musée National Picasso in Paris, will fill the Fire Station artist-in-residence space in Doha
La Biennale des Antiquaires gets a new director—and a new name
Prestigious fair, now held annually, will be known as Biennale Paris under new chief Mathias Ary Jan
Billionaire Victor Pinchuk unveils shortlist for $100,000 Future Generation Art Prize
Works by 21 international artists will go on show at the Venice Biennale next year
Tate Modern launches ten-day live art exhibition in the Tanks
Fog sculptures and multisensory "occasions" are on the programme next spring
Jeff Koons unveils plans for a memorial to the victims of the Paris terror attacks
But funding still needs to be found for Bouquet of Tulips, which is modelled on the Statue of Liberty
The next Berlin? Kuala Lumpur launches gallery weekend
Dealers and museums join forces to put the Malaysian capital on the art map
Prada Foundation moves into photography with new gallery in Milan’s oldest shopping arcade
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is where fashion brand opened its first store in 1913
New fine art and antiques fair to launch in Paris next November
Move draws criticism from organisers of Biennale des Antiquaires who are not keen on a competing fair
Tate St Ives announces Anne Barlow as new artistic director
Director of New York’s Art in General gallery will join the museum next spring when it opens after an 18-month closure<br>
Louvre Abu Dhabi announces Jenny Holzer and Giuseppe Penone commissions as institution edges closer to opening date
Huge installations will be dotted around the museum dome which will be flooded with light <br>
Top social-media jobs in the art world come with six-figure salary
Brush up on your Instagram skills and you could be earning over $100,000
Three to see: Paris
From Mexican Modernism to iPhones made of stone, via a Picasso and Giacometti duet
‘Afghan girl with green eyes' Sharbat Gula deported from Pakistan
Subject of famous National Geographic cover convicted of having fake ID papers<br> <br>
Poetry to honour victims on anniversary of Paris terrorist attacks
Institut du Monde Arabe will host a night of readings this weekend
Ewan McGregor, Douglas Gordon and Guggenheim director call for Edinburgh’s Inverleith House to be saved
More than 200 international artists, curators and culture figures protest closure of leading gallery<br> <br>
Tate makes up for lost time with the help of Elton John
Singer and other collectors are helping photography come in from the cold
Shortlist announced to light up river Thames and 17 London bridges
Illuminated River design teams include artists such as Glenn Ligon, Angela Bulloch, Philippe Parreno and Leo Villareal<br>
Protestors storm stand at Contemporary Istanbul over sculpture depicting last Sultan
Censorship row at Turkish art fair as work by Ali Elmaci inflames local religious group<br> <br>
Chile’s first state-run contemporary art museum opens at former airport
National Centre for Contemporary Art Chile includes spaces for exhibitions, archives and conservation<br>
Louvre may safeguard artefacts from war-torn areas
French president François Hollande made proposal at opening of Louvre-Lens show on Mesopotamia





























