Law & Politics A Showdown Over Pricey Western Artworks That Went Missing Decades Ago Heats Up in Court The paintings went missing more than 50 years ago. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 22, 2023
Law & Politics San Francisco’s City College Battles SFMOMA Over Costs to Move a Diego Rivera Mural The mural has been the subject of discussion regarding its permanent home ever since it was painted. By Adam Schrader, Nov 17, 2023
Law & Politics Orlando Museum’s Ex-Director Who Was Ousted Over Fake Basquiats Fires Back In a fiery countersuit, Aaron De Groft insists the forged paintings seized by the FBI are the real deal. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 16, 2023
Law & Politics A French Court Could Clear Laundering Charges Against a Curator in Louvre Investigation The charges against museum director Jean-Luc Martinez, however, remain and his case continues to move forward toward trial. By Devorah Lauter, Nov 15, 2023
Law & Politics Art Collective MSCHF Signs Onto Amicus Brief Championing Satirical NFTs as a Free Speech Issue Artist Mason Rothschild is appealing a decision that says he can't sell his 'MetaBirkins.' By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 14, 2023
Law & Politics A New York Judge Has Temporarily Halted a Restitution Case Against Two Austrian Museums The latest court documents indicate Fritz Grünbaum’s descendants have had difficulty serving the Albertina Museum in Vienna. By Adam Schrader, Nov 14, 2023
Law & Politics Helen Frankenthaler’s Nephew Is Suing the Artist’s Foundation for Allegedly ‘Destroying’ Her Legacy Frederick Iseman is accusing the foundation's directors of mismanagement and self-enrichment. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 9, 2023
Law & Politics A Judge Has Ruled in the Bitter Ownership Dispute Over Norman Rockwell Works That Once Hung in the White House Was a long term loan to the White House used to disguise the theft of four valuable Rockwell drawings? By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 6, 2023
Law & Politics Once Deemed ‘Worthless,’ a $4.4 Million African Mask Is Now at the Center of a Restitution Claim by Gabon The mask is believed to have been stolen from Gabon around 1917 by René-Victor Fournier, a colonial administrator. By Adam Schrader, Nov 2, 2023
Law & Politics A Former MoMA Employee Is Suing the Museum For Discrimination, Alleging Unjust Termination Philip Parente claims he was fired for refusing a vaccine his doctor advised against because of a medical issue. By Adam Schrader, Nov 2, 2023
Law & Politics In a Blow for Artists, a Federal Judge Has Sided With Three A.I. Companies in a Copyright Dispute The class action suit was filed by three artists—Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, and Karla Ortiz. By Adam Schrader, Oct 31, 2023
Law & Politics Artist Ryder Ripps Is Hit With $1.6 Million in Damages for Selling Replicas of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs The judge did not buy the argument that the series was created as a parody or sarcastic joke. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 30, 2023
Law & Politics Lisa Schiff’s Art Could Be Liquidated to Settle Her Debts. Attorneys Are Squabbling Over What It’s Worth Two paintings by Ann Craven are at the center of the latest tussle in the ongoing legal battle. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 25, 2023
Law & Politics An Elderly French Man’s Rare Leonardo Drawing Has Been Granted an Export License After He Declined a $10.6 Million Offer From the Louvre France's Culture Ministry had deemed the work a national treasure and attempted to buy it. By Adam Schrader, Oct 24, 2023
Law & Politics The Cleveland Museum of Art Is Suing the Manhattan D.A. Over the Seizure of a $20 Million Statue Allegedly Looted From Turkey The museum is asserting it is the rightful owner of the sculpture. By Adam Schrader, Oct 20, 2023
