Law & Politics Jeffrey Epstein’s Latest Accuser Is an Artist Who Claims the Billionaire Sex Offender Lured Her in With Promises to Help Her Career When Maria Farmer met Epstein at her art opening in 1995, he dangled his powerful connections—and asked for a discount. By Rachel Corbett, Jul 9, 2019
Law & Politics Egypt Will Sue Christie’s Over the $6 Million Sale of a King Tut Sculpture Officials Claim Was Looted From a Temple Egypt believes the statue of King Tut was looted in the 1970s. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 9, 2019
Law & Politics The British Museum Is Helping to Return Hundreds of Looted Ancient Artifacts to Museums in Iraq and Afghanistan The objects were stolen during recent conflicts in the two nations. By Naomi Rea, Jul 9, 2019
Law & Politics LACMA Donor and ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Producer Riza Aziz Is Charged With Money Laundering in Malaysia The arts patron is ensared in the 1MDB fraud allegedly masterminded by Malaysian fugitive Jho Low. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 8, 2019
Law & Politics Robert Indiana’s Longtime Representative Gets the Upper Hand in a Bitter Legal Battle for Control of His Work and Legacy The stakes are high in this battle over the rights to tens of millions of dollars' worth of art. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 3, 2019
Law & Politics The Andy Warhol Foundation Has Won Out Against a Photographer Who Claimed the Pop Artist Pilfered Her Portrait of Prince Photographer Lynn Goldsmith has vowed to appeal. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 2, 2019
Law & Politics Angela Gulbenkian Made Her Name as a High-Flying Art Heiress. Now, a Warrant Is Out for Her Arrest Angela Gulbenkian, who married into one of Europe's wealthiest, most renowned art collecting families, faces two charges of theft in London. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 27, 2019
Law & Politics An Appeals Court Says the Met Can Keep Its $100 Million Picasso, Ending a Drawn-Out Restitution Case The court ruled that the heirs had waited too long to seek their restitution claim. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 27, 2019
Law & Politics Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Can Proceed With His $380 Million Lawsuit Against Sotheby’s, a Judge Says It's a win for Rybolovlev in his relentless campaign against the auction house and his former art dealer, Yves Bouvier. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 26, 2019
Law & Politics A Beloved Detroit Street Artist Was Arrested for Vandalism While He Was Painting a Mural Commissioned by the City The police situation quickly escalated when the artist was unable to produce his painting permit. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 26, 2019
Law & Politics Vindicating Car Fans the World Over, an Italian Court Determines That the Ferrari 250 GTO Is a Work of Art The ruling prevents a Modena company from producing replicas of the classic car. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 26, 2019
Law & Politics A Judge Has Rejected a $20 Million Lawsuit by a Former Studio Assistant Who Claims Famed Sculptor Dale Chihuly Didn’t Properly Credit His Work Chihuly's lawyers say the plaintiff made thinly veiled threats to blackmail the artist. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 24, 2019
Law & Politics In a Bid to Keep the $275 Million Guelph Treasure, Germany Appeals Nazi Restitution Case to the US Supreme Court The medieval treasure has been locked in a bitter legal dispute for years. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 24, 2019
Law & Politics A Former Museum of Sex Employee Is Suing the Institution for Allegedly Failing to Protect Her From Rowdy, Drunken Visitors She also says the museum failed to accommodate her medical condition. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 20, 2019
Law & Politics Lehmann Maupin Gallery and Former Employee Bona Yoo Settle Their Lawsuit Over the Alleged Theft of Trade Secrets The explosive suit between Bona Yoo and her former employer has come to an end. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 12, 2019
