Anny Shaw
Anny Shaw is a contributing art market editor at The Art Newspaper and author of Resist: Rebellion, Dissent & Protest in Art
Middle market shines through during week of uncertainty at London auctions
Cautious estimates at Bonhams and Christie’s produce solid results in cooling market
London auctions signal the end of boom years for post-war and contemporary art
Phillips and Sotheby’s sales come in short of estimates—but those in the trade call it a healthy correction
Scratch videos, film and sound works to explode across Sheffield this spring
Art festival takes place in electricity substations, defunct pubs and a former funeral parlour
El Anatsui unveils new bottle-top works in London
Ghanaian artist is also creating an installation for the Marrakesh Biennale this month
Greek island donates 14,000 refugee lifejackets to Ai Weiwei
Chinese artist and activist to create work to draw attention to people smuggling
Trove of antiquities found in secret Swiss store—and they are linked to a disgraced British art dealer
Objects widely thought to be connected to Robin Symes will be unveiled in Rome this week
ARCHIVE Mapplethorpe’s images retain power to disturb
Los Angeles shows will include provocative portraits but not images of children
Tania Bruguera to take up residence at South London Gallery?
Project is organised with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York
Artistic freedom comes under attack
Pressure to self-censor grows in the West as authorities clamp down across the Middle East
A trifecta of shows on Felix Gonzalez-Torres to open in London, New York and Milan
Hauser & Wirth, Andrea Rosen and Massimo de Carlo collaborate to host simultaneous exhibitions
Ai Weiwei cancels two shows in Denmark in protest over new asylum seeker law
Danish parliament has approved plans to allow police to seize cash and valuables from refugees entering the country
Art world heads back to school as Frieze Academy launches
Lectures and courses are designed to further careers of arts professionals
Contemporary art market cools, but Modern sector heats up at Christie’s in 2015
Middle market helps deliver auction house’s second highest results in 250-year history
Bonhams sale aims to redress gender inequality in the art world
Auction is latest in a raft of exhibitions and sales to promote women artists
Lords put pressure on UK government to sign Hague Convention this year
Move could allow cultural heritage experts to set up Blue Shield headquarters in London
More than a third of dealers in London Art Fair survey say rising rents pose biggest threat to UK market
But 85% say market for Modern British and contemporary art will remain as strong or fare better in 2016
Gerhard Richter painting being auctioned by Malekis could topple record
Abstract work is top lot in Sotheby’s London evening sale next month
British construction boss to open new gallery in Ghana
Marwan Zakhem hopes to create a buzz around the burgeoning scene in the West African country with Gallery 1957
Art world commemorates 50th anniversary of Alberto Giacometti’s death
Raft of exhibitions and projects are due to launch this year
Art world hero: artists and curators pay tribute to David Bowie
British musician, artist and actor inspired a generation of artists including Tracey Emin and Dexter Dalwood
Turkey’s crackdown on freedom of expression intensifies
Two leading Turkish artists arrested during peace march, but released days later
Israeli high court says antiquities dealers must document all artefacts online
Antiquities authority hails December ruling as revolutionary
Wildenstein tax evasion and money laundering trial begins
Case could shine spotlight on how some in the art world use trusts and tax havens
New Lithuanian art space to open in 2019
The first museum dedicated to Lithuanian Modern and contemporary art will open in the country’s capital
Artists help refugees build shelters in Calais camp
Anglo-French co-operation to alleviate misery in the Jungle