Law & Politics Who Owns Graffiti? A Judge Allows a Street Artist’s Lawsuit Against General Motors to Move Forward The decision could set a precedent for how we depict buildings that contain street art. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 21, 2018
Law & Politics Artist Hank Willis Thomas Pulls Work From a South African Art Fair After a Photographer Levels Plagiarism Charges The artist says he hopes to have a debate with the photographer who cried foul. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 13, 2018
Law & Politics Pussy Riot Member Pyotr Verzilov Is in a Critical Condition as Friends Fear He Has Been Poisoned The Russian-Canadian performance artist and activist fell ill after attending a court hearing of one of the group's other members. By Naomi Rea, Sep 13, 2018
Law & Politics The Contractor Hired to Renovate the Private Glenstone Museum Is Suing for $24 Million The museum's contractor claims Glenstone hasn't covered the cost of a myriad of changes to the project during construction. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 7, 2018
Law & Politics Veteran Art Dealer Mary Boone Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion She has agreed to repay the IRS $3 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 5, 2018
Law & Politics Brazil’s Inhotim Rolls Out an Ambitious Fall Program Despite Criminal Charges Against Billionaire Founder Bernardo Paz The museum says that charges against Paz and his sister will not impact programming. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 3, 2018
Law & Politics An Art Leasing Company Is Suing Paul Kasmin Gallery for ‘False Invoices’ in the Sale of a Pricey Frank Stella The gallery has moved to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Artemus, Asher Edelman's art leasing company. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 24, 2018
Law & Politics The Frick Touted Its Purchase of a Prized François Gérard Painting as Its ‘Most Significant’ in 30 Years—Then, Italy Asked for It Back Italy claims it didn't realize the portrait's subject was an Italian prince. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 23, 2018
Law & Politics The Battle Over the Norton Simon Museum’s Nazi-Looted Cranach Paintings Isn’t Over as Lawyers File for a Rehearing Despite the latest ruling in favor of the museum, the paintings' ultimate fate is still unknown. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 14, 2018
Law & Politics A New ‘Trade-War Tax’ on Chinese Art Has US Dealers Up in Arms The new tariff would add a 25 percent cost to Chinese art coming into the US. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 12, 2018
Law & Politics One of America’s Top Art Collectors Was Duped Into Buying Fake Leon Golub Paintings. Now, He’s Getting His Day in Court The fake paintings fooled everybody. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 9, 2018
Law & Politics A US Collector Has Returned 12 Ancient Treasures to Thailand as Part of a Crackdown on Looted Artifacts Thai artifacts at the Norton Simon Museum and the Honolulu Museum of Art are also under investigation. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 3, 2018
Law & Politics Following an 11-Year Legal Battle, Cranach’s Nazi-Looted Adam and Eve Paintings Will Remain at a California Museum The final decision in favor of the Norton Simon Museum represents a landmark ending to a complicated lawsuit that lasted over a decade. By Kate Brown, Jul 31, 2018
Law & Politics Was the Met’s Prized Picasso Sold Under Duress Because of the Nazis? A New Appeal Revives an Eight-Year-Old Legal Battle The case hinges on the legal definition of the term "duress." By Sarah Cascone, Jul 30, 2018
Law & Politics A German Farmer Was Just Awarded Almost $1 Million for an Ancient Roman Bronze Found on His Property After the man learned that this was no ordinary find, he sued the government to get his fair share of the value. By Kate Brown, Jul 30, 2018
