
Anny Shaw
Anny Shaw is a contributing art market editor at The Art Newspaper and author of Resist: Rebellion, Dissent & Protest in Art
Native American leaders and US officials protest against Paris auction of artefacts
Chair of Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian calls on owners of disputed objects to return them
Berlin street art museum gets under way
Culture minister pronounces ‘insane’ Urban Nation project perfect for Berlin
Member of Ai Weiwei’s studio questioned by police during evacuation of Idomeni camp
Lu Hengzhong has been filming at the refugee camp in Greece for past 12 weeks
Non-profits and unconventional displays shine at Art16
Streamlined fair offers collectors art priced between £20 and £1m
Ai Weiwei unveils new works highlighting plight of refugees
Chinese artist's show at Cycladic Museum of Art in Athens includes a flag depicting drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi
Helsinki embraces museum building ‘boom’
City Museum is the latest institution to get an upgrade in the Finnish capital, but will the Guggenheim follow?
Cheyenne Westphal to take up new role as chairman of Phillips
Auction specialist left her position as head of contemporary art at Sotheby’s last month
Members of Egyptian performance group arrested for mocking president
Performers face charges of inciting protests and insulting state institutions
Stefan Simchowitz settles bitter legal case with Ibrahim Mahama
Los Angeles agent and Dublin dealer Jonathan Ellis King sued artist for declaring jute sack works were not authentic
Martin Creed brings ‘peace memorial’ to the shores of New York this week
British artist installs huge rotating neon—and his next plan is to turn the Armory inside out
Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel makes last-ditch effort to save George Lucas museum
Star Wars creator could see plans thwarted by case brought by local non-profit Friends of the Parks
Iranian artist Atena Farghadani freed after more than a year in prison
Cartoonist had originally been sentenced to 12 years and nine months for criticising Iranian government
Barbara Hepworth’s former school to auction two of her sculptures at Sotheby's
Insurance and security costs of keeping works are partly to blame for sale
Ai Weiwei's first feature-length film to focus on refugees
Chinese artist documents humanitarian crisis from Lesbos to Lebanon
Rich list 2016: fortunes drop for several British-based art collectors
Lakshmi Mittal and Roman Abramovich have slipped down the Sunday Times ranking
Graffiti artist to settle legal case against Moschino
Joseph Tierney had accused Italian fashion house and its creative director of using his work in clothing designs, including a dress worn by Katy Perry to Met gala
Brussels stakes its claim as European hotspot for contemporary art
Four art fairs opened in the Belgian city this week, including newcomer Independent Brussels and longstanding Art Brussels
Online art market defies global slowdown with 24% growth last year
Auction houses continue to expand web platforms but dealers are slower to adapt, according to annual Hiscox report
Roger Hiorns hopes to see lots of planes buried around the world
UK artist says jetliners could be interred in the US, South Africa and the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea
Baghdad-based Ruya Foundation launches first online database for Iraqi artists
Website will provide a platform for contemporary artists to show—and possibly sell—works
Performa teams up with contemporary African art fair in New York
1:54 NY features new performance section organised by curator Adrienne Edwards
Theaster Gates wins Germany’s Kurt Schwitters Prize
The award includes an exhibition for the Chicago artist at the Sprengel Museum in Hannover in late 2017
Swiss authorities reportedly seize Modigliani painting after Panama Papers revelation
Leaked documents have sparked Geneva probe into $25m canvas stolen by Nazis
Prestigious Vincent Award suspended after legal row between artist Danh Vo and collector Bert Kreuk
Two artists had pulled out of the prize, with one citing the dispute as a reason
Ai Weiwei’s first show in Greece will aid refugees
Charities will receive percentage of exhibition takings at Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens
Wikimedia Sweden found guilty of violating copyright with database of images of public art
Decision by Supreme Court could have implications for other jurisdictions, legal experts say
Ibrahim Mahama countersues art dealers Stefan Simchowitz and Jonathan Ellis King
In response to lawsuit filed because he would not authenticate 300-piece series, Ghanaian artist argues they “mutilated” his jute sack work and sold parts without authorisation
Ghana gains first commercial gallery for contemporary art
Institutional boost for country’s rising art scene, but still only a handful of local collectors
Exodus continues at Sotheby’s with worldwide head of contemporary art Cheyenne Westphal set to leave
Departure follows that of co-head Alex Rotter last month





























