Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
The biggest museum shows to see around London during Frieze week
From Old Master portraits and grainy photographs to sculptures on chairs and naked performances
Trigger warning! Museum of Censored Art in Barcelona to display banned works by Ai Weiwei and Goya
Museu de l’Art Prohibit is founded by the Catalan businessman Tatxo Benet
Artists Kader Attia and Elizabeth Peyton to have studios on site at the Louvre
The 18-month residencies mark the 230th anniversary of the Parisian museum
Retain and explain guidance on contentious UK heritage is published—at last
Government strategy underscores controversial monuments should stay in place, a move criticised by some culture professionals
Istanbul Biennial's governing body draws up new selection guidelines following curator row
İKSV will bar advisory board members from taking up curatorial posts although the 2024 edition will go ahead as planned
Archaeologists discover 24,000 year-old Palaeolithic art site in eastern Spain
Researchers have now revealed details about the trove of ancient paintings and engravings found in 2021
‘Who is the decision maker’? Artists and curators push for transparency in wake of Istanbul Biennial curator row
Hito Steyerl and ruangrupa are among the signatories of the open letter
The publisher that promised ‘art for all’: a potted history of Phaidon as it celebrates its centenary
The vice-president Deborah Aaronson tells us how the company got some help from Albert Einstein and why eBooks are not necessarily the future of art publishing
October book bag: from the ‘earthly delights’ of the Renaissance to a compendium of Latin American art
Our roundup of the latest art publications
Postponed Philip Guston survey finally opens at Tate Modern
The delay allowed the show's curators to travel and conduct further research about the Ku Klux Klan works, organisers say
Lynda Benglis presents sculptures and jewellery in Paris catwalk show
The US artist, known for her 1970s dildo image, teamed up with Loewe for the event attended by the likes of Anna Wintour and Kris Jenner
Artist recreates historical war painting using a crowd of Ukrainian soldiers
Emeric Lhuisset presents a contemporary version of a 19th-century work by Ilya Repin that frames it in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Newly attributed Raphael drawing heads to auction at Dorotheum
Rediscovered work is a preparatory study for the Battle of the Milvian Bridge fresco displayed in the Vatican’s papal apartments
Francesco Manacorda appointed director of Castello di Rivoli in Turin
The Italian curator replaces Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, who steps down at the end of this year
Insurance giant Lloyd’s unveils portraits of first Black broker and trans woman manager
The works by artist Franklyn Rodgers will go on view in the historic firm's Old Library
‘Breakthrough’ attribution for Artemisia Gentileschi painting stored at England's Hampton Court
Royal Collection curators checked provenance records and pigments, tracing the work to Queen Henrietta Maria
Oligarch Files investigation reveals $963m art collection of Roman Abramovich and Dasha Zhukova
Mondrian, Magritte and Freud are among the masterpieces acquired by the sanctioned Russian billionaire, according to a report by The Guardian
World's oldest wooden structure discovered in Zambia
A new report reveals that humans were building with wood 476,000 years ago, upending previous beliefs about our ancestors
Turner Contemporary should stay free, says Tracey Emin as councillor calls for entry charge
The UK county faces pressure to find £86m in savings
Unesco reiterates plea for UK government ‘not to proceed’ with Stonehenge redevelopment
The UN cultural body is requesting modifications to the controversial scheme, which will see a dual-carriageway tunnel running close to the ancient heritage site by next year
Nominees announced for annual Freelands Award dedicated to overlooked UK women artists
The top prize of £110,000 will go to an exhibition that will take place in the next three years, with £30,000 awarded directly to the winning artist
New plaques on controversial City of London sculptures highlight links to slavery
Artists, poets and writers will also respond to statues of William Beckford and Sir John Cass following the introduction of the UK's "retain and explain" policy
One year on from Mahsa Amini's death, protest art marks the streets
Public works by four artists go on show in Edinburgh, Paris and Dublin focusing on the "battle for basic human rights"
‘Retain and explain’: still no sign of guidelines on contentious UK heritage
Art world figures, meanwhile, have continued to question the relevance of the approach
Vija Celmins and Olafur Eliasson win £90,000 Praemium Imperiale prizes
The annual award, under the patronage of Japan’s Imperial Family, spans five categories including painting, sculpture and architecture
'Fighting for culture, not culture wars': new Labour culture secretary Thangam Debbonaire addresses the art world
Creative arts will be at the core of school curriculums, she pledged
Constable sketch discovered in a suitcase heads for auction (again)
The drawing, which was first sold by the Yorkshire auction house in 2021, depicts Dover harbour from an East India company ship
Chris Ofili’s mural on Grenfell Tower tragedy unveiled at Tate Britain
The work honours the artist and activist Khadija Saye who died in the fire in 2017
A question of attribution: just how useful can AI tools be?
Connoisseurs and app makers agree on one thing: artificial intelligence-driven apps may supplement but do not replace the human eye and expertise in assessing a picture’s authorship
Photo ban lifted on Picasso’s Guernica after 30 years
New museum director hopes to appeal to younger audiences though selfie sticks are still off limits