Anny Shaw

Anny Shaw is a contributing art market editor at The Art Newspaper and author of Resist: Rebellion, Dissent & Protest in Art

Theaster Gates plans ‘sound sanctuary’ in disused church

Exhibition will be Chicago artist's first public project in the UK

Private museums band together at London's Art15 fair

International collectors plan to share exhibitions and co-commission works of art

African art fair crosses the Atlantic

US edition of 1:54 features work by several artists who are also showing in the Venice Biennale

Mexican collector plans to build university and museum in Miami

Gina Diez Barroso opened Centro university for design and media in Mexico City in 2004

Christie's breaks the record again

Picasso’s Les Femmes d’Alger is priciest work ever sold at auction, fetching almost $180m in New York <br>

Who's bankrolling the Venice Biennale?

Putting on an event of this size is an expensive business—and increasingly it is dealers, collectors and foundations that are stumping up

The Venice Biennale's Landmarks and Flashpoints

Political and cultural intrigue has flourished in the 120 years since the festival was founded

Lawnews

French minister shakes up auction regulation

New law would dilute powers of the “commissaires-priseurs” system and give responsibility to non-experts

Mayor commissions new public art for London in regeneration plans

Ten new works for parts of the city thanks to High Street Fund initiated after 2011 riots<br>

Pompidou responds to criticism that Le Corbusier exhibition glosses over architect’s fascist past

Although show focuses&nbsp;on his work, a research project will be launched&nbsp;on his life and beliefs

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>

Lawnews

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

Newsarchive

Marina Abramovic will be done with dying after "Seven Deaths"

She will be stepping into her hero Maria Callas' shoes for the project

Africaarchive

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

Zaha Hadidarchive

Hadid’s sculpture visits V&A en route to Dubai

It will eventually be installed in the Burj Khalifa district

Booksarchive

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

LGBTQarchive

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

Art marketarchive

Post-war and contemporary results

A big week for Phillips, Sotheby's, and Christie's

Friezearchive

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

Collectorsarchive

Online database Larryslist.com ranks private collectors

Rankings take into account the collector's participation and responsibilities within the art world

Art Baselarchive

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