Law & Politics Authorities Arrest Six Suspects in France Over the Theft of Banksy’s Mural Commemorating the Bataclan Attack The mural was recovered earlier this month, one year after it was swiped from its home outside the Paris theater. By Kate Brown, Jun 29, 2020
Law & Politics A New App Aims to Help UK Art Dealers Struggling to Comply With the Country’s Confusing New Anti-Money-Laundering Rules ArtAML guides dealers through due diligence checks on clients. By Naomi Rea, Jun 28, 2020
Law & Politics Facebook, a Longtime Hub for the Illicit Antiquities Trade, Bans the Sale of Historic Artifacts on the Platform Ancient coins, manuscripts, mosaics, scrolls, and tombstones are all included in the ban. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 24, 2020
Law & Politics The ACLU Is Suing Miami Beach for Censoring a Memorial Portrait of a Black Man Who Was Killed by Police The work briefly appeared as part of an exhibition in Miami Beach last May. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 23, 2020
Law & Politics Charging Bull, Symbol of Wall Street’s Roaring Market, Will Remain in Place After a Vote Nixes New York Mayor de Blasio’s Plan to Move It The committee that oversees the installation of artworks on city-owned land voted unanimously against the mayor's plan. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 23, 2020
Law & Politics A Charles White Drawing Went Missing From Howard University. After 40 Years, It Appeared at Auction—and Now Howard Wants It Back Howard University purchased the work after White's time as an artist-in-residence at the college. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 22, 2020
Law & Politics Runaway Art Heiress Angela Gulbenkian, Accused of Scamming a Collector Out of a $1.4 Million Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin, Has Been Arrested in Lisbon She is currently being held in Lisbon and is awaiting extradition to the UK. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 18, 2020
Law & Politics ‘He Didn’t Hide Who He Was’: Locals Describe Disgraced Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick’s Carefree Life on the Lam on a South Pacific Island Locals were aware that authorities were closing in. But Philbrick may have had no idea. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 17, 2020
Law & Politics A Conquistador Monument Has Been Removed in Albuquerque After an Attempt to Topple It Was Met With Violence The head of Albuquerque Cultural Services Department explains why this can only be a temporary solution. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 16, 2020
Law & Politics The Estate of Chris Burden Is Suing an Indonesian Theme Park for Allegedly Ripping Off the Artist’s Celebrated ‘Urban Light’ Installation The theme park and selfie museum opened in 2018 with lookalike works by Yayoi Kusama and other artists. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 16, 2020
Law & Politics Fugitive Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Has Been Arrested on a Pacific Island and Charged With Orchestrating a $20 Million Fraud Scheme Philbrick was captured in Vanuatu and is being transferred to Guam for his first court appearance. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 12, 2020
Law & Politics A Year After It Was Stolen, Banksy’s Paris Mural for the Bataclan Theater Has Been Found in an Italian Farmhouse The work was taken from a door at the theater in January 2019. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 11, 2020
Law & Politics Authenticating Modigliani Is Big Business. That’s Why One Expert Is Suing an Organization That Wants to Put Research Online for Free Modigliani scholar Marc Restellini says the Wildenstein Plattner Institute is holding his life's work hostage. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 10, 2020
Law & Politics Sotheby’s Just Lost Its Lawsuit Against Greece Over an 8th-Century BC Horse Statue—and the Decision May Have Lasting Implications for the Trade A lawyer for Greece says the ruling bodes well for the antiquities market. By Kate Brown, Jun 10, 2020
Law & Politics A Court Has Temporarily Blocked Virginia’s Governor From Removing Its Notorious Robert E. Lee Monument The governor wants to remove the statue “as soon as possible.” But a descendant of an old Virginia family has other ideas. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 9, 2020
