
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
The Belgian artist’s works will hang in place of “The Last Supper” and “The People of Israel in the Desert” while the masterpieces undergo restoration
The incident raises questions about security in open-storage museums
Judges including comedian Phil Wang and artist Rana Begum selected the Beamish Museum to join four other spaces on the Art Fund Museum of the Year shortlist
In a new blog post, a scholar in Anglo-Saxon nudity doubles down on his belief that the mystery appendage is a phallus, not a scabbard
The new San Marco Art Centre will be based in St Mark’s Square from next month, while the Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation will take over the Dorsoduro building
Backed by MPs and artists including Tracey Emin and Larry Achiampong, the report calls for a £5m grassroots visual arts fund and a reversal of funding cuts
The exhibition, entitled Pairs Skating, is due to open later today at the Yermilov Centre
Conservators at The Mauritshuis gallery say famous paintings may have been made by the Dutch Old Master’s students or studio assistants
The four nominated artists will take part in an exhibition in Bradford later this year as part of the UK City of Culture festival
The event, planned to take place in London's Trafalgar Square on 26 July, will draw folklore and traditions from across the UK
The work will travel across Ukraine, emblazoned across a passenger train
The New York- and Geneva-based gallery says it will appeal the ruling in the case brought by Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah al-Thani
Contemporary and performance art, plus a sprawling survey of sub-Saharan art are all on offer during the fair
Arab art expert Saeb Eigner explores the work of more than 250 Modern and contemporary artists spanning diverse art movements across 22 countries in the Middle East
The new scheme, managed by Art Dubai, will provide up to half the stand costs for galleries to exhibit at major fairs
Dealer who bought “Season’s Greetings”, which first appeared in south Wales in December 2018, says local council rejected plans for urban art museum
The objects, including what the museum describes as England's oldest known figurative art work, will head to Bradford for a major exhibition opening this summer
Dries Verhoeven will show a performance piece in the Dutch pavilion while Eglė Budvytytė looks to Lithuanian archaeologist Marija Gimbutas
The art world provocateur's latest works have been unveiled at Gagosian gallery, London
The statue, which has twice been vandalised in recent years, is now displayed in a glass case
From subversions of the “reclining woman“ motif to an urban cosmos, the works in these sprawling shows offer an insight into the diversity of the two artists’ practices
Frances Morris says she will be regaining a climate advocacy role at a crucial moment
Jorge and Darlene Pérez will also fund curatorial endowment and have pledged to make a donation of African art
The Swedish artist has explored ‘Westernised’ Chinese restaurants through a magical realist lens
Our round-up of the latest art publications
The Arab art specialist Saeb Eigner talks about his comprehensive new biography spanning from 1900 to today
Ahead of the opening of his largest UK exhibition to date, the Italian artist discusses what will make this show unique
The UK's Spoliation Advisory Panel says the work was taken by the Nazis as “an act of racial persecution”
The exhibition, featuring loans from the Palace of Versailles and The Palace Museum in Beijing, celebrates the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations
The Taiwanese artist encourages the audience to make their mark on his vast installation, an evocation of Picasso’s 1930s masterpiece, at M+ in Hong Kong