Law & Politics The Sale of an Alexander Calder Sculpture Has Sparked a Pair of Competing Lawsuits Between an Art Advisor and a Dealer An art advisor claims the sculpture was sold against her late mother’s wishes. A dealer says she is stalking him. By Artnet News, Aug 21, 2023
Law & Politics A Los Angeles Auctioneer Who Forged 25 Basquiat Paintings Won’t Go to Jail, a Judge Decided Michael Barzman will serve three years probation plus a $500 fine. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 21, 2023
Law & Politics Vermont Law School Can Conceal Murals Deemed Racially Offensive, Against the Artist’s Wishes, a Circuit Court Ruled The judge had to decide whether the act of concealment qualifies as "modifying" an artwork. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 21, 2023
Law & Politics The Orlando Museum of Art Has Sued Its Former Director for Staging a Show of Fake Basquiats That ‘Shattered’ Its Reputation The FBI raided the museum's exhibition of forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 17, 2023
Law & Politics The U.S. Has Returned 266 Ancient Artifacts, Including Roman Coins and Etruscan Tile Paintings, to Italy The objects were variously connected to Italian smugglers, the disgraced dealer Robin Symes, and the collector Shelby White. By Artnet News, Aug 16, 2023
Law & Politics A Group of Collectors Is Suing Sotheby’s Over Its ‘Misleading’ Marketing of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs The auction house was added as a defendant in an ongoing class-action suit over NFTs sold at auction in 2021. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 15, 2023
Law & Politics A Curator Is Suing the Worcester Museum of Art in Massachusetts for Discrimination and ‘Offensive Behavior’ She said she was “mocked and ridiculed because she is a brown-skinned South Asian.” By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 14, 2023
Law & Politics A German Court Rules That Martin Kippenberger’s Estate Must Name a Painter Who Executed His Works as a Co-Author Kippenberger's estate plans to appeal the court's decision, having disputed its definition of "artistic creativity." By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 9, 2023
Law & Politics President Biden Has Designated One Million Acres of Arizona Land a New National Monument, Protecting the Region from Mining It’s the fifth monument the Biden administration has established since 2021. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 8, 2023
Law & Politics Acclaimed Artist Jeffrey Gibson Is Suing Chicago Dealer Kavi Gupta for Allegedly Withholding More Than $600,000 in Pay The Chicago dealer has denied Gibson’s claims, saying the gallery already paid the money in production expenses. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 8, 2023
Law & Politics The British Museum Has Reached a Settlement With a Translator Whose Work Was Used in an Exhibition Without Her Permission The museum only agreed to credit Yilin Wang for her copyrighted translation after she raised money to hire a lawyer. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 8, 2023
Law & Politics A Sculptor’s Lawsuit Against Kevin Costner Over Artwork She Created for His Planned Luxury Resort Will Finally Go to Trial The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled in the artist's favor in her lengthy legal battle with the Hollywood actor. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 8, 2023
Law & Politics A London Court Fined an Art Dealer $142,700 for Losing a Bosco Sodi Work That a Judge Likened to a ‘Burnt Digestive Biscuit’ The dealer Esparanza Koren claims to not know the whereabouts of the abstract painting. By Adam Schrader, Jul 27, 2023
Law & Politics President Biden Has Established a New Monument Dedicated to Emmett Till and His Mother Mamie Till-Mobley The monument covers three sites connected to Emmett Till’s death in Mississippi. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 27, 2023
Law & Politics Billionaire Art Collector Joe Lewis Indicted in New York for Insider Trading and Financial Fraud Authorities accuse Lewis of orchestrating a 'brazen' scheme where he provided inside information to friends and associates on multiple occasions. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 26, 2023
