Law The Fate of the ‘Fearless Girl’ Statue is in Question After the Permit for Its Place at the New York Stock Exchange Expired Meanwhile, the artist and the corporation that commissioned the sculpture are engaged in a legal battle over intellectual property rights. By Artnet News, 21 hours ago
Law A Curator Allegedly Minted Unauthorized NFTs of Art by Anish Kapoor and Others. Now, He May Get Slapped With Lawsuits A dozen artists are said to be considering legal action. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 23, 2021
Law Jailed Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Has Pleaded Guilty to Fraud and Will Turn Over More Than $86 Million in Funds Linked to His Crimes Philbrick also faces up to 20 years in prison. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 18, 2021
Law A Monumental KAWS Installation in Singapore Can Proceed, Court Says, After a Dispute With a Collector’s Foundation The viral public art show in Singapore has been threatened by legal actions. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 15, 2021
Law The Head of the Mana Contemporary Arts Center Has Been Indicted for Allegedly Dodging $7.8 Million in Taxes Eugene Lemay, the longtime leader of the Jersey City venue, has been placed on administrative leave. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 9, 2021
Law No, Crediting the Artist Is Not ‘Enough’: The Case of Hallie Bateman Reveals How Online Exposure Can Be Tough for Artists The unauthorized use and dissemination of artists' work is especially rampant online. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 8, 2021
Law In the Name of Public Interest, a Jersey Court Released Details of Art Entrepreneur Andrew Valmorbida’s ‘Serially Dishonest’ Dealings The court's release is unusual, as it comes in the wake of a civil settlement. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 27, 2021
Law Ukraine, Not Russia, Has Control Over a Major Trove of Ancient Crimean Gold, a Court Has Ruled Ownership of the gold treasures has been the subject of a bitter court battle since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 27, 2021
Law The Metropolitan Museum of Art Is Reviewing 45 Antiquities That Cambodian Officials Believe Were Stolen From the Country The museum alerted the U.S. Attorney's office after "new information" came to light. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 25, 2021
Law A District Court Rules That the Vermont Law School Can Conceal a Divisive Mural on Campus Without Violating the Artist’s Rights In a test of artists' rights, a U.S. judge says concealing works is not an infringement. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 22, 2021
Law The Heirs of a Jewish Collector Are Suing the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, for the Return of a Bellotto Painting Max Emden's heirs claim that the painting was sold under duress. The museum disagrees. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 19, 2021
Law Artist J.D. Beltran Is Suing the California College of the Arts for Firing Her After She Blew the Whistle on Alleged Financial Misdealings The former faculty member claims that she was fired after sounding the alarm about a misuse of funds at the school. By Brian Boucher, Oct 18, 2021
Law Prominent Artist eL Seed Says the Tunisian Pavilion at Dubai’s Expo 2020 Used His Work Without Permission The case illustrates a growing tension around the ownership of calligraphic script in the digital era. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Oct 18, 2021
Law The FBI Has Busted Once-Rising Artist Christian Rosa for Selling Forged Paintings Purportedly by His Former Mentor Raymond Pettibon After Artnet News first reported on the alleged forgeries, Rosa wrote in an email: "the secret is out." By Sarah Cascone, Oct 14, 2021
Law Reversing a Trump Order, President Biden Has Reinstated Federal Protection for Two Natural Landmarks in the Utah Desert The move expands the sites of Bears Ears Grand Staircase-Escalante once again. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 13, 2021
