Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Drag queen event at Tate Britain sparks protests between trans-rights activists and right-wing groups
Aida H Dee’s storytelling event disrupted by fighting outside London museum
A 200-year-old family collection of largely unseen Théodore Géricault paintings heads to auction
The sale at Sotheby’s Paris will include seven works by the artist with Portrait of Zoé Elmore carrying the highest estimate of €1.2m
France makes art inroads in Saudi Arabia with Centre Pompidou project allegedly on the horizon
The outpost would be the gallery's latest international satellite and the latest of many France-driven arts initiative in the Middle Eastern country
UK exhibition uncovers holy link between Henry VIII’s rival wives Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon
Both British queens owned the same prayerbook, curators at Hever Castle in England have found
More than 1,000 people help artist JR hold up giant images of refugee children for Turin performance
The vast works shown in Northern Italy were made last year at camps in locations including Greece and Rwanda
February book bag: from overlooked female Abstract Expressionists to a tome of new and old Black American portraits
Our roundup of the latest art publications
Artefacts in Swiss museums were looted from the Kingdom of Benin, new report says
Many of the works investigated show a direct link to the violent 1897 raid by British forces, and may lead to the transfer of objects to Nigeria
Previously declared at risk, the UK's ‘Stonehenge of the North’ is now open to the public
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomes the project which tells ‘the story of ancient Britain’
Rijksmuseum's groundbreaking slavery exhibition heads to United Nations headquarters in New York
Speakers from around the world have been invited to a two-day talks programme centred around the display
Musée d’Orsay acquires Caillebotte masterpiece thanks to €43m donation from LVMH
“Boating Party” painting will tour France next year to mark Impressionism milestone
From a marble toilet roll to a giant Lego structure: Ai Weiwei's new London show looks at the value of objects
Exhibition at the Design Museum will include the artist's works drawing on the Covid-19 pandemic
Swiss dealers and collectors make their mark at artgenève—with optimistic advice for Brexit Britain
Local galleries at the Geneva fair welcome strong showing from Swiss-French and German buyers
Historic statues of Black Brits go back on show at Brixton Station—with a familiar new friend
After 36 years, artist Kevin Atherton unveils a new work modelled on one of his original muses, local resident Joy Battick
Canada chooses Kapwani Kiwanga for its 2024 Venice Biennale pavilion
The Paris-based multi-disciplinary artist received the Frieze Artist Award in 2018 and the Prix Marcel Duchamp 2020
Tate may acquire Michael Rakowitz’s Lamassu sculpture—will it convince the British Museum to return the original to Iraq?
The artist says he will share custody of his replicas with an Iraqi institution
John Akomfrah to represent Britain at 2024 Venice Biennale
The British-Ghanaian artist is well known for searing video installations examining issues ranging from climate change to colonialism
Iranian artists submit work anonymously for online exhibition on death of Mahsa Amini
More than 500 works were submitted last year after protests swept the country
Photofairs New York will be 'cutting edge' new director Helen Toomer says
Newly appointed head of fair shares her plans ahead of inaugural edition in 2023
Art Davos 2023: culture programme includes works focused on the patriarchy and climate change
New data sculpture by Refik Anadol and a vast mural designed by refugees to be unveiled at the annual World Economic Forum in Switzerland this week
Mixed reviews for Hank Willis Thomas's new Boston memorial honouring Martin Luther King Jr
The public sculpture is based on a photograph of the assassinated civil rights leader hugging his wife Coretta Scott King—but some say it looks offensive from certain angles
‘It’s not about wokeness, it’s about doing the right thing’: MoMA director Glenn Lowry on the new political landscape
Culture figurehead says that in the post-pandemic climate, museums should not be places that provide answers
Art Night contemporary art festival moves out of London to the Scottish city of Dundee
The Turner Prize-winning artist Tai Shani has been confirmed for a new commission
Vast Pompeii residence unveiled with panel depicting a giant penis
Newly-refurbished home belonged to former slaves who made their wealth in the wine business
January book bag: from Californian counterculture to intimate artist portraits by the likes of Tacita Dean
Our roundup of the latest art publications
Cy Twombly's ties to the past: exhibition explores how US artist drew on ancient cultures of Greece, Rome and Egypt
Travelling show debuted at the Getty and now opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Former Musée Guimet chief Sophie Makariou to oversee cultural development of AlUla in Saudi Arabia
French government signed multi-billion dollar deal with Saudi regime in 2018
Tracey Emin, Frank Bowling and NFT artists create works in aid of Parkinson's research
Fourth edition of Cure3 selling exhibition trials "a new format of charitable giving in the crypto world"
Discovery of 60 mummies in Egyptian city of Luxor points to elaborate burial ground
A Spanish archaeological mission found the tombs late last year
Influential Düsseldorf dealer Hans Mayer—the first to show Warhol in Germany—dies aged 82
The gallerist is credited with introducing European audiences to post-war US artists
From Sharjah to São Paulo: 2023's most interesting biennials
From Okwui Enwezor’s final project to an Indigenous-inspired Liverpool Biennial, here are some key dates for your exhibition calendars