Law & Politics A Collector Couple Is Suing Dealer Philippe Hoerle-Guggenheim for ‘Despicable’ Failure to Deliver Paid-For Art A new lawsuit contends that collectors paid half a million dollars for a Renoir that Hoerle-Guggenheim never delivered. It also questions his art-world pedigree. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 21, 2019
Law & Politics Police Have Evacuated Saint Petersburg’s Storied Hermitage Museum Due to a Bomb Threat The museum's director and senior staff remain at their posts, but the museum is closed. By Javier Pes, Feb 21, 2019
Law & Politics The ‘Ivory Queen’ Is Sentenced to 15 Years in a Tanzanian Prison for Smuggling Tons of Elephant Tusks Into Asia Chinese-born Yang Feng Glan is being held accountable for her role in the poaching of hundreds of elephants. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 20, 2019
Law & Politics After a Guarantor Crashed the Sale of Gerhard Richter’s ‘Fighter Jet’ in 2016, Phillips Is Trying Again—at a Lower Price Phillips is hoping to recoup some of the $24 million it lost when a guarantor backed out of the original deal. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 20, 2019
Law & Politics The Investment Firm That Commissioned Wall Street’s ‘Fearless Girl’ Is Suing the Artist for Making Replicas The investment firm State Street Global is suing artist Kristen Visbal for trademark infringement. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 19, 2019
Law & Politics A Spate of Lawsuits Is Targeting Art Schools for Failing to Comply With Disability Act Standards The Trump administration stopped drafting compliance guidelines, opening the door to confusion and a flood of lawsuits. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 18, 2019
Law & Politics Veteran Art Dealer Mary Boone Is Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion The veteran art dealer pleaded guilty to two counts of tax evasion in September. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 14, 2019
Law & Politics Christie’s Returned 8 Looted Ancient Artworks to Italy at the Request of the Country’s Government Some of the objects are believed to be more than 2,000 years old. By Henri Neuendorf, Feb 13, 2019
Law & Politics A Collector Is Suing a Gallery for Allegedly Withholding Auction Records Before a Sale. The Dealer Says the Data Was Easily Available Gary Klesch says dealer Richard Green never disclosed the auction histories of two paintings the collector bought at Tefaf. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 13, 2019
Law & Politics Accused of Data Theft, Former Lehmann Maupin Director Bona Yoo Fires Back With Her Own Lawsuit Against the Gallery The gallery director claims her former employer violated their separation agreement. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 11, 2019
Law & Politics Independent Art Schools Across the Country Face Mounting Pressures. Should They Become Training Grounds for ‘Creatives’? Schools have been forced to merge, slash tuition rates, or simply shutter. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 10, 2019
Law & Politics A Painter Is Suing Ariana Grande for Allegedly Ripping Off His Work in a Viral Music Video Sections of Grande's "God Is a Woman" music video bear a striking resemblance to two painting by Vladimir Kush. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 4, 2019
Law & Politics Tennis Legend Billie Jean King Is Leading a Rally to Protest the American Museum of Natural History’s Expansion The legal challenge against the museum expansion is currently in the appeal process. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 1, 2019
Law & Politics More Than 75 New York Galleries Are Slammed With Lawsuits for Allegedly Violating the Americans With Disabilities Act Galleries are the latest industry to be targeted by a wave of lawsuits over the accessibility of their websites. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 29, 2019
Law & Politics An Art Heiress Is Suing to Sell Off Her Family’s Collection Because They Despise Each Other Too Much to Share It Belinda Neumann owns 60 paintings in common with her sisters and father, but she wants to sell them all. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 28, 2019
