Anny Shaw
Anny Shaw is a contributing art market editor at The Art Newspaper and author of Resist: Rebellion, Dissent & Protest in Art
El Anatsui wins Golden Lion for lifetime achievement
Ghanaian artist will receive award at the Venice Biennale in May
Three quarters of new collectors buy art online for investment, study finds
But buyers are not risking large sums, with the majority of works still priced below £10,000
Florida archaeologists launch legal fight against US Department of Transportation
<p> High-speed rail line threatens prehistoric sites of cultural importance, according to group </p>
Change in governance at Luxembourg Freeport after Swiss investor’s arrest
Yves Bouvier is reportedly to be replaced by a group of independent directors
May is craft time in London
More than 50 venues around the city are organising events and exhibitions that focus on decorative arts and artisans
Victoria and Albert’s etchings to go on show at print fair
London Original Print Fair opens in April
Marina Abramovic will be done with dying after "Seven Deaths"
She will be stepping into her hero Maria Callas' shoes for the project
Women artists dominate Art Basel Miami Beach’s new “Survey” section
The new section explores art from the 60s and 70s
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender artists warn against the appropriation of queer imagery by straight artists
As the "gay aesthetic" goes mainstream who should owns queer culture?
African collectors share the wealth as private museums proliferate
Theo Danjuma proposes a non-profit gallery in one of his father's hotels in Lagos. In South Africa, a $45m contemporary art museum is underway
Hadid’s sculpture visits V&A en route to Dubai
It will eventually be installed in the Burj Khalifa district
Parr and Badger's photobook trilogy completed with The Photobook: a History
Martin Parr and Gerry Badger explore propaganda, conflict, sex, and death
India’s first Pop artist Bhupen Khakhar coming to Tate Modern
Not yet publicly announced, it is scheduled for 2016
Emin slams Russia over gay rights
Moscow’s Ekaterina Cultural Foundation is set to host a retrospective of the Young British Artists
Dubious Degas bronzes continue to cause friction as New York dealer sues businessman Yank Barry for contract breaches and missed payments
Walter Maibaum claims to have not seen proper payment for the sculptures, accusing Barry of neglecting various agreements
Post-war and contemporary results
A big week for Phillips, Sotheby's, and Christie's
Women artists are doing it for themselves at Frieze Masters
The London fair features a raft of women, including Judy Chicago, who are eschewing assembly-line art
Online database Larryslist.com ranks private collectors
Rankings take into account the collector's participation and responsibilities within the art world
It’s a man’s (art) world—or is it?
Only around 25% of the dealers at Art Basel are female, but women are giving no quarter as the playing field begins to level out
“The Philippines: Archipelago of Exchange” stages the largest exhibition of indigenous Filipino art ever seen in Europe
The exhibition of pre-colonial art aims to convey an underlying notion of exchange, in all senses of the word
Investigating under Ernst’s surfaces at the Fondation Beyeler
Technical analysis could reveal secrets of rare Ernst plaster sculpture
Tribal art attracts Modern collectors
A new breed of buyer is crossing over from modern and contemporary art and acquiring the top pieces in every field
Collector Rudy Kurniawan charged over pledged art for loan on top of previous wine scandal
Bank sells several works to recoup $3m loan
Arab protesters put their art on the streets
Artists have used the walls of Cairo, Damascus and Tripoli to document the uprisings
Language-based works are much in evidence at Art Basel Miami Beach 2011
Selling them can still be a challenge
Williamsburg street art is Phil Frost, not Basquiat
As the appreciation of street art rises (as do its prices), attribution becomes critical
Beth Katleman re-conceives of the manufactured in carefully crafted ornaments at Art Basel 2011
Their outward naïveté conceal a network of historical influences
Fast forward video art
Artists love it as a medium, but are collectors and dealers too busy for time-based work at an art fair?
Pulse gets collectors’ hearts as they snap up new works
Sales very close to pre-recession totals