Law & Politics Trump Tower Is Suing the Estate of the Art Collector Who Died in the Building’s Fire Earlier This Year Todd Brassner was a close friend of Andy Warhol's. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 19, 2018
Law & Politics Gagosian to an Angry Collector Who Paid Millions for Jeff Koons Sculptures That Never Arrived: You Can’t Rush a Perfectionist The dealer argues that Steve Tananbaum's claims are baseless because the artist "often takes years" to complete his sculptures. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 17, 2018
Law & Politics Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Accuses Sotheby’s of Price Inflation in a $380 Million Suit Despite turning hefty profits on artworks, the Russian billionaire continues his international legal fight with dealer Yves Bouvier. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 3, 2018
Law & Politics In a Trademark Win for MoMA, the New York Tea Shop MoMaCha Is Changing Its Name The Lower East Side shop MoMaCha is now MAMACHA. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 2, 2018
Law & Politics Ana Mendieta’s Estate Sues Amazon Studios, Claiming Its Remake of a Horror Classic Rips Off the Late Feminist Artist’s Work Director Luca Guadagnino has cited Mendieta and other feminist artists as an inspiration for the horror film "Suspiria." By Sarah Cascone, Sep 28, 2018
Law & Politics A Judge Sentences Disgraced Dealer Ezra Chowaiki to 18 Months in Prison for Fleecing High-Profile Art Collectors of Millions The former ice cream salesman cooked up an elaborate scheme to defraud prominent victims. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 28, 2018
Law & Politics The 5Pointz Developer Ordered to Pay Street Artists $6.8 Million for Whitewashing Their Work Is Now Pushing Back Gerald Wolkoff's attorneys argue that graffiti doesn't have the same legal protections as fine art. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 27, 2018
Law & Politics Embattled Malaysian Financier Jho Low Was the Underbidder for the World’s Most Expensive Picasso, a New Book Reveals US Department of Justice documents detail some of Jho Low’s high-flying art purchases. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 23, 2018
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
