Law & Politics Investigation of documenta 14’s Shaky Finances Widens to Include Possible Embezzlement of Public Funds Germany's Attorney General confirms that an expanded criminal investigation has begun into the $6 million deficit created by the Kassel and Athens exhibition. By Kate Brown, Feb 15, 2018
Law & Politics Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Continues His Epic Legal Crusade Over the ‘Largest Art Fraud in History’ Meanwhile, Rybolovlev's Palm Beach real estate deal with Trump is drawing new scrutiny from US authorities. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 12, 2018
Law & Politics Decrying Real Estate Developer’s ‘Insolence,’ Judge Awards Street Artists $6.7 Million in Landmark 5Pointz Case The ruling is a decisive victory for street artists. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 12, 2018
Law & Politics A Legal Battle Between Sotheby’s and a Dealer Over a Record-Setting Keith Haring Painting Is Headed for Trial The winning bid set a record for the artist, but the house says the bidder never paid up. By Brian Boucher, Feb 8, 2018
Law & Politics The Met Can Keep a Picasso Masterpiece Sold by Jews Fleeing the Nazis, a Court Rules The judge expressed sympathy for the plaintiff but sided with the museum. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 8, 2018
Law & Politics Is the Art World Rigged? One Artist Thinks So—and Is Suing New York’s Five Biggest Museums to Prove It Robert Cenedella claims that museums are part of a conspiracy to suppress prices for all but a small group of artists. By Julia Halperin, Feb 7, 2018
Law & Politics Australia’s Chemical Plants Are Threatening the World’s Oldest Trove of Rock Art Will the government crack down on the industry? By Sarah Cascone, Feb 6, 2018
Law & Politics Berkshire Museum Postpones Art Sale as It Works With Attorney General to Resolve Dispute But a final solution is a ways away. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 6, 2018
Law & Politics Palo Alto Wants to Tear Down a Giant Computer-Egg Sculpture—But the Artist Says It Violates Her Rights Adriana Varella asserts that her work is protected under VARA. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 5, 2018
Law & Politics Art or Porn? A French Schoolteacher and Facebook Square Off in Court Over an X-Rated Courbet Painting The verdict in the "Origin of the World" trial will be handed down in March. By Naomi Rea, Feb 2, 2018
Law & Politics Simon de Pury Wins Legal Battle Over the Commission of a $210 Million Gauguin Painting The lawsuit has revealed details about the private sale between a former Sotheby's executive and the Qatari emir. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 16, 2018
Law & Politics After 12 Years, a Trove of Stolen Hans Hofmann Paintings Has Been Recovered Art Recovery International says the theft was an inside job. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 22, 2017
Law & Politics Ice Cream Salesman Turned Art Dealer Swindled Elite Clients Out of Millions, Feds Say Ezra Chowaiki allegedly owes nearly $3 million to Sotheby's alone. By Brian Boucher, Dec 19, 2017
Law & Politics Art Traffickers Beware: The Manhattan DA Is Deploying a New Unit to Combat NYC’s Antiquities Crime Wave The news comes on the heels of several high-profile cases this year. By Henri Neuendorf, Dec 18, 2017
Law & Politics Judge Rules German Master Printer Gerhard Steidl Must Replace Photographer’s Lost Prints Lawrence Schwartzwald says he was forced to sue Steidl to get his work back. Steidl says he didn't understand the process. By Henri Neuendorf, Dec 18, 2017
