
Anny Shaw
Anny Shaw is a contributing art market editor at The Art Newspaper and author of Resist: Rebellion, Dissent & Protest in Art
‘Pay-to-play’ galleries—which charge artists thousands to exhibit—are on the rise
By asking for participation fees upfront, art businesses are hedging their bets against poor sales—but how ethical is this practice?
Major galleries sign Venice Biennale’s women artists—at last
Commercial representation is growing for leading women who launched and sustained careers before the art market cared
Art boom as the UK busts: how the economic crisis is affecting the market
Plus, Cecilia Vicuña; 20th-century women artists at Frieze Masters; and Modigliani in Philadelphia
VIPeeved: collectors complain about huge Frieze queue and fair full of 'time wasters'
Delays in entry and an 'insane crowd of socialites' leave a bad taste for some, while others chose to leave rather than wait
Tracey Emin sells new work for £2.3m at Christie's and will use the money to fund her new art school
Collectors at Frieze London are also investing with White Cube finding buyers for seven works on paper and Xavier Hufkens selarling a large-scale painting in the region of £950,000
Ultra-contemporary art boom defies economic downturn at Frieze London
New works by young artists are in high demand at the fair, reflecting a surge in prices at auction
Babestation-backed sex-tape artist unable to travel to his London show from France
Pyotr Pavlensky, who faces prosecution for leaking video of French politician Benjamin Griveaux, could not obtain visa in time for opening of exhibition
Central London's calling: smaller galleries bank on bigger spaces despite economic uncertainty
In the post-Brexit, post-pandemic era, dealers are moving into new and more central venues in London
All hot air on climate action? Auction houses pledge to cut CO2 while organising global tours for star lots
In our new series Reality Bites, we assess whether the art market's key players are addressing the urgent issues affecting the wider world
British artist Tai Shani gets her first UK commercial show at new London gallery for 'less commercially viable practices'
Turner Prize winner will inaugurate Gathering, a space that will support artists whose practices stand outside of the market
Art and activist body a/political to open London space with exhibition by Russian artist facing trial over sex video
Pyotr Pavlensky has been ordered to stand trial in France over leaked sex videos that brought down a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron
Is Art Basel launching a year-round ‘marketplace’ for galleries? A recent spate of job advertisements suggests so
The fair’s parent company MCH Group is developing "new digital formats" to support galleries
Sotheby’s launches primary market channel selling works directly from artists’ studios
For each work sold, 15% will go to a charity or institution of the artist’s choice—but will the new sales format ruffle dealers’ feathers?
German dealer Johann König responds to allegations of ‘sexual misconduct’ from ten women
Claims were first published by Die Zeit newspaper, but König says the report is “false and misleading”
Christie’s partners with renowned French antiques dealer Benjamin Steinitz on blockchain-recorded sale
The collaboration with Artory is the first in the history of the decorative arts
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne and estranged husband Tom Girardi’s art collection up for sale in court-ordered auction
Works by Miro, Hockney and Glenna Goodacre are among those being sold to pay off creditors as couple face allegations of embezzlement
Allegedly stolen ancient Cambodian sculptures airbrushed from photoshoot of ‘most beautiful home in America’
Cambodian government says stone artefacts kept at San Francisco home of billionaire Lindemann family match those looted from sacred site
Chasing a booming East Asian art market, shipping company Crozier expands in Hong Kong
Organisation's chief still sees Hong Kong as "primary gateway to region" despite Beijing crackdown causing jitters for businesses
Damien Hirst confesses he's been ‘all over the fucking shop’ about NFTs as he plans to burn 4,851 physical works
First edition of Design Miami Paris fair postponed after police cite ‘security problems’ with venue
The event was to be held at the Place de la Concorde in October to coincide with the inaugural Paris+ par Art Basel
Crypto crash or burn? Damien Hirst to set his paintings on fire for NFT project
Artist will destroy thousands of his works at Newport Street Gallery in London this autumn
Art Basel creates new director role and appoints Walker Art Center curator Vincenzo de Bellis
Marc Spiegler remains global director of the Swiss fair and will oversee De Bellis—but will take on a more “strategic” position
Banking on the Monets: Christie’s London to Paris relay auctions bring in a solid £203.9m
There were few fireworks in the three-part sale as the froth comes off the top of the market
Tefaf Maastricht fair evacuated after attempted armed robbery
Several men ambushed a jewellery stand—though the fair has now been secured
South London galleries join forces and relocate to Fitzrovia as emerging art market matures
Castor and Indigo+Madder are jointly taking a space and will share offices and viewing rooms—though will operate separate exhibition programmes
British art dealer faces trial in the US for alleged part in Inigo Philbrick’s ‘ponzi-like scheme’
Robert Newland worked for Philbrick’s secondary market business Modern Collections before stints at Hauser & Wirth and Superblue
Rediscovered Richter drawings at Art Basel shed light on artist's painting process
A series of sketches for the artist's monumental SDI painting of 1986 are believed to be the "only studies for an abstract painting to have survived"
'It shouldn’t be a surprise that easily traded JPEGs are not "safe" assets': artist Sarah Meyohas on the NFT market
The French-US artist is showing a hologram sculpture with Marianne Boesky at Art Basel
Art Basel settles into a ‘new normal’ despite market uncertainty
The fair’s opening day was buoyed by the presence of a new generation of artists, collectors and dealers
Art Basel parent company MCH refinances and regroups after being hit hard by the pandemic
As Swiss fair returns to its traditional June dates, the organisation is growing its fair portfolio