Anny Shaw
Anny Shaw is a contributing art market editor at The Art Newspaper and author of Resist: Rebellion, Dissent & Protest in Art
‘Investment galleries’ that pitch art as a safe haven gain ground in the UK
But can the notoriously fickle art market ever be considered a sure bet?
Sotheby’s to lay off dozens of employees in UK with further cuts planned in other locations
Auction house is in “consultation period” ahead of redundancies, sources say
Harmony Korine: 'If life is a movie, every blink could be an edit'
As his paintings go on show at Hauser & Wirth in London, the film-maker, writer and artist tells us about his latest genre-bending output and his biggest influences
Damien Hirst backdated at least 1,000 paintings from his NFT project, investigation reveals
Discrepancies in the dates of Hirst's works are—once again—coming under scrutiny
Kehinde Wiley says he will take legal action to clear his name after fellow artist accuses him of sexual assault
The US artist has been accused of sexually assaulting British-Ghanaian Joseph Awuah-Darko in 2021
Picasso, Giacometti and Bruce Nauman, three artists who ‘redefined sculpture’, to be shown together for first time in London
Exhibition at Gagosian aims to show the “correspondence or unity of material among the three of them,” says its curator
A possibly record-breaking painting by Martin Wong and a woollen work by John Olsen: our pick of the May sales
Plus, a $20m-$30m Fontana and a painting from Basquiat’s most valuable year
‘There were lots of parties here’: exhibition of Rauschenberg’s photographs opens at his former New York residence
The show in this deeply personal setting offers an insight into the artist‘s relationship to the medium that interested him above all others
As Frieze New York opens, city's art market takes centre stage
The city's collectors were out in force during the fair's preview day at The Shed
'La Psyché': London's National Gallery acquires its first painting by the Impressionist Eva Gonzalès
Acquisition a month before museum's 200th anniversary makes Gonzalès just the 20th woman artist to be represented in the collection
Max Levai, former president of soon closing Marlborough Gallery, brings Frank Auerbach exhibition to Venice
The dealer will show 12 works by the German-British painter spanning 50 years of his career
Dallas collectors Howard and Cindy Rachofsky to auction Lucio Fontana canvas for between $20m to $30m
Punctured work is being offered at Sotheby’s New York after 20 years—and could fetch a record for the Italian post-war artist
Post-war art titan Marlborough Gallery to close after 80 years in business
The firm is winding down its operations globally and will sell off an estimated $250m of art
Richard Serra, creator of audacious steel sculptures, has died aged 85
The American sculptor received the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale
From museum to market in two years: Francis Bacon lover portrait to be auctioned in New York for $30m to $50m
A highlight of Sotheby's May evening sales, Bacon's first full-scale painting of George Dyer was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 2022
Israel in contravention of UN court ruling as it carries out ‘genocidal military campaign’ in Gaza, new Forensic Architecture report says
Report refutes Israel’s claims in The Hague that it has implemented "humanitarian measures" to prevent the loss of civilian life
Sotheby's weathers 'challenging market' with $7.9bn of sales in 2023
Luxury goods and Millennials are helping buoy the bottom line, though fine art remains at the core of the business
Van Gogh Museum dismisses four staff members over alleged misconduct during wildly popular Pokémon exhibition
One of the employees is accused of embezzling a box of specially produced Pokémon cards, according to local media reports
Giant Shepard Fairey work calling for ceasefire in Gaza unfurled at Reina Sofia museum in Madrid
Greenpeace and UnMute Gaza organised the action at the museum because it houses Pablo Picasso’s famous anti-war painting “Guernica”
Banksy’s shredded Girl with Balloon renamed and redated—again
Canvas that “self destructed” at Sotheby’s in 2018 was renamed Love is in the Bin by the artist’s studio—but last year it went on show in Korea with a new title and date
Former Victoria Miro senior director goes it alone with experimental London project
Matt Carey-Williams is looking to shake up the traditional gallery model by bringing “all the protagonists around the table in a slightly different way”
‘Competition replaced by culture of generosity’? Condo London makes post-pandemic return
This month, 50 international galleries are taking part in the gallery sharing model across the UK capital
Relocation, relocation, relocation: London galleries adapt to market turmoil by expanding
Castor and Niru Ratnam are moving to bigger spaces while Emalin is opening a second gallery
New app to sell works by UK's top art graduates
Works at the New Contemporaries exhibition at Camden Art Centre will be available to purchase on Gertrude
Velázquez’s $35m Spanish queen withdrawn from Sotheby’s over 'ongoing discussions' among the sellers
Portrait of Isabel de Borbón was due to go on sale on 1 February
Italian court sides with Getty Museum in export dispute over Bassano painting
The Council of State dismissed the Italian culture ministry’s belated attempt to repatriate “absolute masterpiece” from the Los Angeles museum
Banksy calls for an end to war
New mural appeared in south London of three military drones stuck to a red “stop” sign—but has already been removed by two unknown men
New online magazine ‘celebrates and salutes’ Palestinian artists
Union Magazine, launched by the Berlin- and West Bank-based organisation Artists and Allies of Hebron, hopes to resist a polarised political climate
Supreme court ruling concludes lengthy battle over Franz West estate
The Austrian sculptor's art will go to his private foundation overturning previous decision granting ownership to West's widow and children
Why are ever more artists ditching dealers?
From the emerging to the blue-chip, artists are trading gallery representation for agents or outright autonomy