Anny Shaw
Anny Shaw is a contributing art market editor at The Art Newspaper and author of Resist: Rebellion, Dissent & Protest in Art
Rare watercolour by Victorian artist born without arms or legs could sell for up to £5,000
Sarah Biffin was an accomplished miniaturist who was so famous in her lifetime Charles Dickens referred to her in three novels
Lawyer who sparked criminal probe into Guy Wildenstein tax case found guilty of fraudulently hiding $5.1m
Claude Dumont-Beghi has managed to partially challenge her conviction, though judges uphold money laundering decision
Sylvester Stallone reveals he used to sell his paintings for $5 to pay for the bus to school
Actor-turned-artist opens third museum show in Germany with experimental works painted almost 60 years ago
Banksy murals’ perilous journey to Miami’s Context fair revealed
The story of how the works—which originated in Bethlehem—reached Miami is relayed in a new book by the dealer Robin Barton
In the art world, divorce—and marriage—can be expensive
Simone Leigh's departure from Hauser & Wirth in favour of Matthew Marks is not the first high-profile artist/gallery split—here are a few more notable break-ups
Women are worshipped and non-binary energies abound at Nada
An air of spirituality and mysticism pervades the fair this year, perhaps brought on by a reconnection with the esoteric during the pandemic
Art and crypto: a marriage made in Miami
As the mayor pledges to move Silicon Valley to the city, Art Basel in Miami Beach ramps up its NFT offerings
Is a ceramic ‘puzzle’ that belonged to Ernest Hemingway really a Picasso? A podcast investigation hopes to find out
Podcast reveals extraordinary tale that involves the famous writer, the drugs lord Pablo Escobar and a National Football League player, who tried to sell the work at Art Basel in Miami Beach
Nagel Draxler gallery to launch Berlin space dedicated to NFTs and blockchain-related art
Curator, dealer and NFT artist Kenny Schachter will inaugurate the gallery in January
Mucho mucho amor: Celebrity astrologer Walter Mercardo’s estate to be sold at Bonhams
Highlights include a platinum diamond ring and his signature white silk cape
Lehmann Maupin gallery to move to larger space in Seoul’s Hannam-dong district, home to K-pop artists and movie stars
The US gallery is expanding its footprint in South Korea as young collectors boost a buzzing art scene
‘A reflection of the spirit of collegiality’: Nearly two-thirds of dealers opt out of Art Basel’s $1.6m solidarity fund
Those who participated benefited from a 35% reduction in booth fees during what Art Basel global director Marc Spiegler describes as a “rough year”
Founder of Hic et Nunc pulls the plug on the leading digital art marketplace—but its half a million NFTs live on
Projects such as the Whitworth gallery’s NFT of a William Blake watercolour are now available on other platforms
Pablo Escobar, Ernest Hemingway and a drug-smuggling NFL player covered in vaseline: new podcast explores the crazy story behind a ceramic that could be by Picasso
Steve Kough also stole three paintings from the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1982—while on trial for conspiracy to distribute marijuana
Not so metadiverse: women account for just 16% of NFT art market
ArtTactic report reveals a “winner takes all” market for NFTs, with 16 artists generating 55% of sales
‘The numbers no longer add up’: artist Olafur Eliasson calls for solidarity as Cop26 kicks off
Eliasson will present a film with activist Kumi Naidoo at the summit on how the worlds of art and activism can help each other curb the climate crisis
Art trade in ‘constructive dialogue’ with UK government as economic crime levy policy paper is published
Levy threatened to disproportionately affect galleries, which measure turnover differently to auction houses
Organisers cancel Volta Miami over venue uncertainties and Covid travel restrictions
Director says the fair is now looking at a number of cities for its third base as question marks hang over Miami
From Edvard Munch to MC Escher: Squid Game’s artistic references
Hit Korean drama isn’t just a metaphor for the cut-throat art world
Frieze London's new section Unworlding hoped to bring young artists exposure—but it brought sales too
The curated selection comprises radical and experimental art looking at "ideas of collapse and rebirth"
Supersize my sculpture: Frieze reflects the trend to think big
This year’s display in Regent's Park alongside Frieze London includes a record number of works by women
Frieze names Patrick Lee director of new Seoul fair
Currently the executive director of Hyundai gallery, Lee says there is a “long history of collecting culture” in the South Korean capital
Korean wave: could Seoul become the art capital of Asia?
With Frieze preparing a new Seoul fair, and a growing roster of galleries, the city could steal Hong Kong’s crown
It's a woman’s world: what sold on Frieze's VIP day
Work by women, much of it featuring women's bodies, has been attracting the attention of buyers at the London fair
Was Banksy’s infamous shredded painting really created in 2006?
As work heads back to auction at Sotheby's, the provenance of the street artist’s Girl with Balloon is being questioned
Our pick of five lots from Sotheby’s Hong Kong sales — and what they tell us about the Asian art market
Millennial buyers boosted sales for Western artists, whose works accounted for $114m out of $185m
‘It doesn’t stop with Putin’: Pussy Riot release NFT to mark almost ten years since members were sentenced to two years in Russian penal colony
NFT is based on the art collective’s court sentencing documents and recalls their 2012 Punk Prayer performance in Moscow’s Russian Orthodox cathedral
Korakrit Arunanondchai: on loss, shamanism—and denim
As a major show of his work opens at the Migros Museum in Zurich, the Thailand-born artist discusses his latest video works, which he created shortly after his grandfather's death
Five-metre-tall fountain pen sculpture by Michael Craig-Martin unveiled in Oxford
Artist says the work at Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government is the ‘most daring of all my sculptures’
Try before you buy? Art rental scheme could bring steady income for emerging artists
Gertrude aims to make the art market more accessible and evenly distributed