Anny Shaw

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

Africa is a state of mind that defies definition

Eurocentric views of the continent’s contemporary art overlook its diversity in an increasinly migratory art world

Benin artist to embark on journey to Jerusalem

Georges Adéagbo is due to have a show at the Israel Museum in January 2016

Huyghe’s aquarium set to swim from coast to coast

Zoodram 5 (Recollection) is being jointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Auckland Castle shows faith in contemporary art

A four-screen video work by Bill Viola to be unveiled this month is the first in a series of installations reflecting on the role of religion in Britain

Gambling millionaire bets on YBA works

David Walsh to sell Chris Ofili’s The Holy Virgin Mary along with pieces by Chapman Brothers, Damien Hirst and Jenny Saville

Rare exhibition of Rodin sculptures to open in London

Only works produced in artist’s lifetime will be included

Images from the dark days of colonial rule

Collection of politically inspired works by artists from the Congo on the market

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