Law & Politics Climate Activists Who Vandalized National Gallery of Art Sentenced to Prison Jackson Green was sentenced to 18 months in prison and group leader Donald Zepeda was hit with 24 months in prison. By Adam Schrader, Nov 25, 2024
Law & Politics A Speech Heard Around the World: How Nan Goldin’s Retrospective Became a Stress Test for a Fraught German Art Scene After the artist delivered a forceful comment on the war in Gaza and censorship in Germany, director Klaus Biesenbach was unable to speak over the shouts of protestors. By Kate Brown, Nov 25, 2024
Law & Politics U.S. House Passes Controversial Bill Targeting Arts Nonprofits Among others, the Association of Art Museum Directors argues the bill would give the Treasury overly broad powers. By Brian Boucher, Nov 21, 2024
Law & Politics Hong Kong Artist Sentenced to Jail for ‘Subversion’ Clarisse Yeung was among 45 defendants who were convicted over their roles in a pro-democracy political primary in 2020. By Adam Schrader, Nov 19, 2024
Law & Politics Protestors Charged for Throwing Paint Over Stonehenge The demonstration by the climate protesters stoked international outrage. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 19, 2024
Law & Politics Berlin Court Convicts Curator Over Social Media Posts The ruling comes shortly after Germany passed a highly controversial resolution to combat antisemitism. By Margaret Carrigan, Nov 19, 2024
Law & Politics Manhattan DA Returns $10 Million Worth of Stolen Artifacts to India The looted objects have been linked to antiquities dealers Subhash Kapoor and Nancy Wiener. By Adam Schrader, Nov 15, 2024
Law & Politics Yoko Ono Wins Legal Battle Over John Lennon’s Stolen Patek Philippe Watch Ono had gifted the watch to her husband; it was stolen and sold years after his death. By Adam Schrader, Nov 15, 2024
Law & Politics Sotheby’s Agrees to Pay $6.25 Million in Tax Fraud Settlement The auction house was accused of assisting clients in evading sales taxes on millions of dollars worth of art purchases. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 15, 2024
Law & Politics Icelandic Fishing Giant Wins Copyright Case Against Artist The legal dispute has pitted an artist's freedom of expression over a corporation's intellectual property. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 14, 2024
Law & Politics London-Based Art Investment Firm Accused of Running $11 Million Con It promised investors returns on "limited edition" art prints—but never followed through. By Adam Schrader, Nov 13, 2024
Law & Politics Italian Police Bust Art Forgery Ring, Seizing More Than $200 Million in Fake Works by Banksy, Picasso, and Others The investigation has been nicknamed Operation Cariatide after a forged Modigliani caryatid seized from the group. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 11, 2024
Law & Politics Suspicious Social Media Accounts Target Art Organizations with Pro-Azerbaijan Messaging Ahead of COP29 Seemingly fake social media accounts have left comments criticizing Paris on X posts by Art Basel, White Cube, and Hauser and Wirth. By Daisy Sainsbury, Nov 11, 2024
Law & Politics Three Charged for Vandalizing Homes of Brooklyn Museum Leaders A third individual was arrested and charged this week. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 6, 2024
Law & Politics Artist Deborah Roberts Receives Mixed Ruling in Contentious Copyright Dispute The copyright case is complex and so is this ruling. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 5, 2024
