Law & Politics ‘We’re Being Treated Like Parasites’: Guggenheim Employees Complain of Low Pay and Long Hours in a Bid to Unionize The museum is consulting with the National Labor Relations Board to discuss a potential vote. By Ben Davis, Jun 11, 2019
Law & Politics Billie Eilish’s New Music Video Looks a Lot Like a Shoot From Maurizio Cattelan’s Toiletpaper Magazine—See the Striking Resemblance Here Director Dave Meyers has been sued twice for allegedly plagiarizing the work of artists in music videos for Kendrick Lamar and Ariana Grande. By Naomi Rea, Jun 11, 2019
Law & Politics An Artist Is Suing the Hole Gallery and Mamacha Cafe for Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Unpaid Fees and Lost Art The Hole's owner says the gallery had nothing to do with the debacle. By Rachel Corbett, Jun 9, 2019
Law & Politics The Director of MASS MoCA Faces Vehicular Homicide Charges Following a Traffic Accident in Massachusetts The deadly crash took place last July. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 7, 2019
Law & Politics Hollywood Producer Joel Silver Dropped His Lawsuit Against Gagosian After His Secret Billionaire Backer Was Uncovered The backer, billionaire Ron Perelman, previously sued Gagosian over another Jeff Koons sculpture. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 6, 2019
Law & Politics Madonna Loses a Lawsuit Against Her Ex Art Advisor, Greenlighting the Sale of Her Lingerie and Breakup Letter From Tupac Shakur The judge ruled that the statute of limitations had run out for Madonna to reclaim her possessions. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 5, 2019
Law & Politics Cantaloupe Boobs? Numerous Artists Are Accusing Chris Brown of Ripping Off Their Work in His Bawdy New Music Video A shapely beach bum? Before they appeared in Chris Brown's new music video, these visual puns were works of art. By Sarah Cascone, May 22, 2019
Law & Politics In a Reversal, the Trump Administration Proposes a 25 Percent Tariff on Imported Chinese Art and Antiquities Art supplies, paintings, drawings, sculpture, and artifacts over 100 years old may all be subject to the import tax. By Taylor Dafoe, May 21, 2019
Law & Politics Ai Weiwei Is Suing Volkswagen for Using His Installation of Refugee Life Jackets in an Advertisement The artist says he is taking the company to court as a last resort. By Sarah Cascone, May 21, 2019
Law & Politics A Judge Rules That Knoedler Gallery’s Former Owner Could Be Held Personally Responsible for the Many Fakes It Sold Two parties are seeking damages from Michael Hammer, whose business entity owned the gallery. By Sarah Cascone, May 13, 2019
Law & Politics Actor and Artist Val Kilmer Says He Definitely Did Not Steal an Artist’s Idea for a Sculpture, Despite a Lawsuit The actor is being sued by artist Bale Creek Allen for allegedly copying an idea for a tumbleweed sculpture. By Taylor Dafoe, May 12, 2019
Law & Politics A High-Profile Impressionist Art Collector Says Wildenstein Sold Him a ‘Clever Fake’ Bonnard—and Now the Courts Will Decide The collector bought the painting from the gallery more than thirty years ago. By Eileen Kinsella, May 9, 2019
Law & Politics Art-World Scammer Anna Delvey Has Been Sentenced to Four to Twelve Years in Prison The sentence comes after a dramatic, 22-day trial, during which she was found guilty on nearly all counts. By Eileen Kinsella, May 9, 2019
Law & Politics Art-World Scammer Anna Delvey Is Found Guilty After a Dramatic Trial and Now Faces Prison and Deportation She will be sentenced May 9 and faces up to 15 years in jail. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 25, 2019
Law & Politics The Man Who Scavenged Gerhard Richter’s Cast-Off Sketches From the Trash Is Found Guilty of Theft The director of the Gerhard Richter Archive became suspicious because while the works looked genuine, the backstory did not ring true. By Javier Pes, Apr 25, 2019
