
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
A statue of Rhodes at Oriel College in Oxford has previously sparked protests and calls for it to be removed
Scientists used artificial intelligence and X-ray imaging to decipher the Roman object's contents
The artist’s work—dedicated to the victims of the tragic fire—will be screened in cities including Cardiff and Glasgow
Roberto Bilotti has removed the piece from Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome, claiming it was being exhibited in “a dark corner” and was “not valued at all”
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The masterpiece will leave the National Portrait Gallery and head to Bradford and Cambridge
The respected organisation for cultural relations wants the Foreign Office to boost funding
251 Scottish arts organisations will receive funding over the next three years
The London institution dedicates an exhibition to the boundary-breaking artist and performer whose body was his canvas
Both permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions were closed at the weekend following the suspected sabotage
Security guards at the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Natural History Museum are urging the public not to visit during the action
The structure will have a kinetic element and look to the architecture of Bangladesh
Shelomo Selinger, who endured nine concentration camps, has donated the works ‘Desire for freedom’ and ‘Shoah (Holocaust)’
An exhibition of works by photographer Zoë Law, mounted after a donation towards the gallery’s £40m makeover, has raised questions about how matters relating to donors are handled and assessed
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has criticised an executive order signed by the new president, claiming his plans could harm local communities
The French image maker will show new works from ‘Children of Ouranos’ series
President Donald Trump has returned the statue—one of an identical pair—to his office, but it has not been a simple journey
The spa complex was thought to have been owned by a powerful politician
But art world commentators say focus should instead be on the “parlous state of the arts”
The institution has described the protests at the opening of its New Contemporaries exhibition as "misguided"
Around 100 members of United Voices of the World, who are employed by the external contractor Wilson James, will take strike action later this week
Political turmoil across the continent is hampering plans for national structures to return colonial-era heritage. But the UK, once a laggard, appears to be preparing to review laws
The two women are set to appear in court next month
The British artist selected Maurizio Cattelan’s infamous conceptual piece to appear digitally in schools across the next two years
As part of its ten-year strategy, the heritage organisation will work with mental health charity Mind
As part of the Art on the Underground 2025 programme, Ahmet Öğüt, Rudy Loewe and Rory Pilgrim will all unveil works around the city's transport hubs
Both artists are working on new commissions in the Wadi AlFann area of AlUla
Museums must match the price of the pearl and shell piece which sold at Sotheby’s last year
Workers employed by contractor Wilson James demand better wages and additional leave
Notebooks filled with the Turkish author's drawings reflect events spanning the past decade