Anny Shaw
Anny Shaw is a contributing art market editor at The Art Newspaper and author of Resist: Rebellion, Dissent & Protest in Art
New York court dismisses case over ownership of ‘world’s first NFT’ sold for $1.5m at Sotheby’s
Lawsuit is one of the first in the US to examine how blockchain technology affects the ownership of digital art
Are young collectors buying Old Masters? Dealers at Tefaf Maastricht bank on changing tastes
The sector could benefit from cross-over buyers influenced by fashion designers and institutions looking to diversify collections
Old Masters in Maastricht: What does Tefaf tell us about the market for historic art?
Plus, the Institut du Monde Arabe's major gift and expansion plans and an unflinching self-portrait by a Rococo woman artist
Does the West really care about human rights and art washing?
As the art world continues to do business in authoritarian regions, some question its claim to being a force for universal good
Is the figuration boom over? Gagosian to launch major show of abstract artists across London galleries this summer
Curator Gary Garrels has been given “carte blanche” to include artists not represented by the gallery
‘No internet, hardly any art fairs—and no Venice Biennale parties’: Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo looks back on 30 years of collecting
Italian collector opens major exhibition of acquisitions at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence
Five artists to look out for at London's Collect contemporary craft fair
The annual event showcases makers working in jewellery and ceramics, textiles and glass
Christie's 20th and 21st century evening sales in London represent a 32% decrease from 2022
Two-part sale spanning Impressionism to the ultra-contemporary had few headline lots—but Brexit is not to blame, auction house specialists maintain
London exhibition supporting Wikileaks whistleblower Julian Assange draws contributions from Ai Weiwei and Vivienne Westwood's foundation
Physical copies of some of the top secret US diplomatic cables leaked by Assange will be on show
Peter Doig leaves international dealer Michael Werner after 23 years
British painter is choosing to work independently to ensure “transparency in all dealings”
Banksy stands up to domestic violence with new Valentine’s Day mural in coastal Kent town
The anonymous street artist has emblazoned a wall in Margate with an image of a woman disposing of her abusive husband
London artists face eviction from studios of ten years
Landlords have given the community of 25 artists and small businesses one week to leave
‘Post-Brexit post-Covid fightback for London’: Masterpiece founders launch new fair in place of cancelled event
The London Summer Art Fair will open in June with around half the dealers of Masterpiece
New accounts reveal Damien Hirst created and sold more than £8m-worth of art to benefit the NHS in 2020
Financial report also shows how the scope of his business changed over the course of the pandemic
Plunging arts exports, cancelled fairs and increased regulation: how Brexit is endangering the UK art market three years on
On the anniversary of the UK's departure from the European Union, dealers and politicians warn Britain is slipping behind its competitors as a cultural leader
The donating game: How artists like Tracey Emin are driving philanthropy in the art world
The British artist is among those who have donated millions of pounds’ worth of art to charities—perhaps we could all take a leaf out of her book?
Global demand for African art brings near-record year for South African auction house despite ‘much higher degrees of uncertainty’
Strauss & Co is launching a new sale format with the aim of fostering a more inclusive African art market
Egon Schiele painting to be restored with €25,000 grant from Tefaf art fair
Once owned by Jewish collectors in Vienna, the landscape was exported to the US on condition it was exhibited in the Austrian pavilion at the 1948 Venice Biennale
Another London fair cancelled: Art & Antiques Fair Olympia pulls summer event over ‘escalating costs’ and ‘lack of dealer commitment’
With Masterpiece also out of the picture, the UK capital's fair landscape looks very different this year
Are charity art auctions, not donations, the new model for offsetting taxes?
Paul Allen’s estate has pledged proceeds of its $1.6bn Christie’s sale to unnamed philanthropic causes, while FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried vaguely promised to give away his fortune
House of Lords report slams UK government’s 'complacent' and 'incoherent' approach to the arts
Committee warns the future of Britain as a cultural leader is at risk
Another monumental Munch painting once hidden from Nazis in a barn heads to the block
Heirs of Jewish art critic forced to sell the work estimated at $15m now set to benefit from Sotheby’s auction
The art world in 2023: market predictions, big shows and museum openings
From a post-pandemic Brexit watershed to Hip Hop's 50th birthday, The Art Newspaper team dicuss what lies ahead this year
New business, familiar face: former Sotheby’s chairperson Patti Wong launches advisory focused on top Asian collectors
Patti Wong & Associates will partner with London-based advisory The Fine Art Group to expand its global reach
‘An absolute art market record’: Christie’s posts $8.4bn in sales for 2022
Single-owner collections and millennials boost auction house’s revenues despite “challenging macro environment”
Sotheby’s on track to make $8bn in 2022, the company’s highest total ever—but don’t be fooled by the top line
Fine art accounts for $5.7bn of that total, a 9.5% drop from 2021
The elephant in the booth: the environmental toll of art fairs
With a host of identikit international fairs showing works already viewed online and often already sold, is there a point to generating all those air miles?
Can art actually help improve Saudi Arabia's abject human rights record?
Culture is being used by Saudi Arabia to project an image of a state that “enriches lives, celebrates national identity and builds understanding between people”
Little progress is being made in diversifying US museum acquisitions, report preview finds
Data from the Burns Halperin Report 2022, published 13 December, shows the limited purchasing power of museums and how much they rely on donors to shape their collections
The last hurrah? Art world excess at Art Basel Miami Beach
Plus, UK culture cuts and Ukrainian Modernism in Madrid