A New Move by the Trump Administration Makes It Possible for Collectors to Sue to Reclaim Art Seized by Cuba

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A New Move by the Trump Administration Makes It Possible for Collectors to Sue to Reclaim Art Seized by Cuba

Still, it will be an uphill battle.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 6, 2019

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A Billionaire Art Collector’s Lawsuit Against Gagosian Over Delayed Jeff Koons Works Can Proceed, a Judge Rules

Steve Tananbaum is awaiting completion of several Koons sculptures worth a combined $13 million.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 3, 2019

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A Paris Court Has Denied Restitution Requests From Heirs of Prominent French Art Dealer and Holocaust Victim René Gimpel

Three Derain works are at the center of the legal decision, which the plaintiff has promised to appeal.

By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 30, 2019

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The Final Knoedler Forgery Lawsuit, Over a $5.5 Million Fake Rothko, Has Been Settled, Closing the Book on a Sordid Drama

The settlement marks the end of a prolonged and miserable period in the history of the art market.

By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 28, 2019

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A Street Artist Is Suing a Grocery Chain for Allegedly Using His Work in an Oprah-Narrated Super Bowl Ad Without His Consent

Chris Williams says the commercial has damaged his reputation.

By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 27, 2019

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Jeffrey Epstein Accuser Maria Farmer Says the New York Academy of Art Helped Enable the Disgraced Financier

The school says it will now assemble a committee to formalize how art collectors can and should interact with students.

By Rachel Corbett & Ben Davis, Aug 26, 2019

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Here Are the 3 Most Disturbing Takeaways From Mother Jones’s Interview With Jeffrey Epstein’s Art Advisor and Former ‘Best Pal’

Stuart Pivar also used to buy art with and for Andy Warhol.

By Ben Davis, Aug 26, 2019

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Ariana Grande Has Settled Her Legal Battle With the Artist Who Claimed Her Music Video Ripped Off His Empowering Candle Paintings

The video remains online with its imagery unchanged.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 21, 2019

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The Met Is Investigating Objects in Its Collection With Ties to Disgraced Dealer Subhash Kapoor. Will Other Museums Follow Suit?

Kapoor has been charged with operating a $145 antiquities smuggling ring.

By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 19, 2019

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Robert Indiana’s Estate Accuses His Caretaker of Allowing the 89-Year-Old Artist to Live in ‘Squalor’ Before He Died

Lawyers for Jamie L. Thomas say he did not neglect the artist, from whom he "never stole a dime."

By Naomi Rea, Aug 16, 2019

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HBO Used an Acclaimed Artist’s Slenderman Painting Without Permission, Treating It as Fan Art. Now the Case Could Head to Trial

Artist Joe Coleman is suing the network for copyright infringement.

By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 9, 2019

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Mental Health Experts Will Assess the Teenager Accused of Throwing a Child From Tate Modern’s Balcony

A London nurse has set up a crowdfunding campaign to support the victim and his family, who are French nationals.

By Naomi Rea, Aug 9, 2019

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A Brancusi Sculpture Fell Off a Pedestal in the Office of an Art-Financing Company. Now Its Owner Is Suing for $22.5 Million

The owner of the company, Asher Edelman, claims that the collector himself improperly balanced the work on the pedestal.

By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 7, 2019

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Scions of a Famed British Family Struggled for 50 Years to Recover a Stolen Portrait—But Then It Popped Up in a Google Alert

After an international effort, the picture of Real Admiral Charles Fanshawe, the 4th Viscount of Fanshawe, has been recovered from a Philly auction house.

By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 7, 2019

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The 6-Year-Old Thrown From Tate Modern’s 10th Floor Survived the Fall. A Teenager Is Charged With His Attempted Murder

The six-year-old French tourist survived the fall but remains in a critical condition.

By Naomi Rea, Aug 7, 2019