
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Sculpture of Edward Colston was pulled down by activists last summer and will now be placed in a museum
Trompe l’oeil image called La Ferita (The Wound) reflects on the difficulties of accessing culture during Covid-19 and reveals Botticelli’s Primavera and The Birth of Venus
The announcement was met with public outrage prompting more than 10,000 people to sign a petition against the cuts
Artist continues efforts to bring performance art to the masses as she collaborates with file-sharing platform and its editorial arm, WePresent
New York-based advocacy group Don’t Delete Art's comprehensive tips on how to comply with social media platforms' rules on art include advice from Facebook and Instagram staff
“The viewer might be shocked. It is life today,” says the artist who created the Covid-19 works in isolation in his studio in Dijon
Patron Maja Hoffmann is driving the ambitious cultural project in southern France
As a biography on the US painter is republished, its author Phoebe Hoban tells us why Neel’s work is more relevant than ever
A roundup of the latest art publications
Actéon auctioneers expect the 17th-century study of a male nude, authenticated by Ann Sutherland Harris and Louis de Bayser, to sell for €30,000 to €50,000
Broadcaster Robin Ince joins George Monbiot and Mark Lynas in withdrawing from the Climate Talks event over the UK institution's funding from oil companies BP and Equinor
London institution is advertising two new job roles to help deliver a radical curatorial initiative known as 'Reimagining the British Museum'
Winning sculptures will go on show in central London in 2022 and 2024
The actor first stated that the Ancient Greek sculptures should be returned to their site of origin in 2014 after filming The Monuments Men
Deprived of visitors, the world’s most popular museum is striking deals with brands such as Uniqlo to reach international audiences online
Eight mega warehouses announced in the budget will 'unlock billions' in investment, says the government, but they have a tarnished reputation, market analysts warn
More than 60 works will be included in the US artist’s first Middle Eastern exhibition
The near-life-size contemporary work will join 300 historic depictions of saints and kings
If the sale goes ahead, La Casa dei Tre Oci will be the Berggruen Institute's space for its European programming with plans to partner with major museums such as Tate and MoMA
‘Oxford Street Art House’ would house studios and galleries across seven floors, say councillors
Chancellor Rishi Sunak digs deep, adding £300m to the £1.57bn Cultural Recovery Fund, £90m more for museums, and £18m for cultural community projects
Seventeen artists were killed, 82 imprisoned and 133 detained over the past year in 26 countries, according to new Freemuse study
Independence of museums and heritage bodies is at risk, say Ed Vaizey and Chris Smith, as Johnson’s government pushes ‘anti-woke’ agenda
New exhibition, organised by MACBA, aims to situate Gonzalez-Torres in relation to postcolonial discourse between Spain and the Americas
Printed Matter's online venture offers new, rare and out of print publications alongside panels, trailers and prints
Dealer Helga de Alvear has donated her entire collection of 3,000 works, which include pieces by Tacita Dean, Louise Bourgeois, Olafur Eliasson and Wassily Kandinsky
Commercial galleries, non-essential retail, and even gyms have been given the green light to open before museums under the UK government's "roadmap" to lift coronavirus restrictions
“Retain and explain” or restrain and refrain? Culture chiefs raise the alarm on government’s policy to keep problematic statues ahead of crucial meeting
Commercial galleries will be permitted to open from 12 April under the new plan to gradually lift Covid-19 safety measures
Infrared scans indicate that the phrase, "Can only have been painted by a madman", matches the artist’s handwriting