Law & Politics Artist Natalie White Found Guilty of Defacing Property for Painting In Front of Capitol Building She turned the trial into performance art. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 23, 2017
Law & Politics Police Bust Major European Art Trafficking Network European Police have recovered 3,561 stolen archaeological items and arrested 75 people. By Lorena Muñoz-Alonso, Jan 23, 2017
Law & Politics Settlement Reached Over Wifredo Lam Painting Lost During Cuban Revolution The painting could be worth over $2 million, and is now for sale. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 19, 2017
Law & Politics Auctionata Files for Insolvency in Berlin The company's CEO Thomas Hesse says required financing could not be secured quickly enough. By Alyssa Buffenstein, Jan 19, 2017
Law & Politics Swiss Antiquities Dealer Files $77 Million Suit Against Getty Museum Is it possible to sue over a deal that never occurred? By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 17, 2017
Law & Politics Wildenstein Clan Cleared of French Tax Fraud—For Now The judge saw a 'clear attempt' to hide assets but deemed the evidence faulty. By Jake Cigainero, Jan 12, 2017
Law & Politics Artists Slap Retailer Francesca’s With $4 Million Suit for Theft of Enamel Pin Designs The case involves fake accounts and a recalled email acknowledging wrongdoing. By Brian Boucher, Jan 10, 2017
Law & Politics How Donald Trump Spent New Year’s Eve With a Convicted Art Thief "Joey No Socks" Cinque has a checkered past. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 5, 2017
Law & Politics Peggy Guggenheim’s Grandson ‘Clapped’ When She Died, Still Defends Her Legacy The heiress and her grandson didn't exactly get along. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 5, 2017
Law & Politics Obama Signs Law That Could Reopen Cultural Exchange With Russia Russia's major museums have not lent artworks to the US since 2011. By Alyssa Buffenstein, Jan 5, 2017
Law & Politics Former Sports Doctor Sues Dealer for $2 Million Over Fake Russian Artifacts Was the $2,600 spoon really used by a czar? By Henri Neuendorf, Dec 29, 2016
Law & Politics Art Dealer Ordered to Pay $500 a Day to Artist The artist claims the gallery chopped off 10 inches from his painting. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 28, 2016
Law & Politics Artist Yoshitomo Nara Sued by Cosmetics Company Over Authorship of Design Nara sent a letter of complaint first, but now the company is suing him instead. By Alyssa Buffenstein, Dec 28, 2016
Law & Politics The Year of the Fake: The 8 Biggest Forgery Controversies of 2016 The most ridiculous—and expensive—fake art scandals and spats of the year. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 26, 2016
Law & Politics Director of Belgian Royal Museums Files Criminal Complaint Against Secretary of State Michel Draguet is accusing Elke Sleurs of harassment and conspiracy. By Alyssa Buffenstein, Dec 23, 2016
