Pussy Riot Member Masha Alyokhina Has Been Arrested in Moscow for the Second Time in Three Months

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Pussy Riot Member Masha Alyokhina Has Been Arrested in Moscow for the Second Time in Three Months

The activist will serve 15 days in jail.

By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 9, 2022

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The U.S. Treasury Department Has Issued a Closely Watched Report on Money Laundering. The Upshot: Nothing to See Here, Folks

The U.S. government is taking a risk-based "wait and see" approach to the art market.

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 7, 2022

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A Former Employee Is Suing Art Dealer Barbara Gladstone for Allegedly Forcing Her Out of a Job and Trying to Ruin Her Career

Laura Higgins says she was forced out of the "toxic" environment after raising labor concerns.

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 3, 2022

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More Than 1,600 Works of Art—Including Major Pieces by Banksy—Were Secretly Shuffled Through Shell Companies, Pandora Papers Reveal

A new report shows how the wealthy exploited the relatively unregulated art market to protect their money.

By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 2, 2022

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In a ‘Historic’ Move, France’s National Assembly Just Unanimously Voted to Return 15 Artworks Stolen During World War II

Paintings by Klimt and Chagall are among those likely headed back to the descendants of Jewish families.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 27, 2022

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Hermès Is Suing a Digital Artist for Selling Unauthorized Birkin Bag NFTs in the Metaverse for as Much as Six Figures

Hermès says the artist, who goes by the name Mason Rothschild, is “digital speculator who is seeking to get rich quick."

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 26, 2022

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Robert Indiana’s Lawyer, Accused of Overpaying Himself by Millions, Has Reached a Settlement With the Artist’s Estate

The attorney general of Maine, where Indiana died in 2018, ordered the artist’s lawyer to pay back $3.7 million to his estate last year.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 26, 2022

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Ousted Director Nathalie Bondil Has Settled With the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Ending Her Wrongful Termination Lawsuit

The former museum director had accused her former employer of libel.

By Sarah Cascone, Jan 19, 2022

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‘Can Everyone Agree This Is a Beautiful Painting?’: A Divided U.S. Supreme Court Reviews a Rare Art Case Over a Nazi-Looted Pissarro

David Boies, a leading civil litigator, argued for the painting's return.

By Sarah Cascone, Jan 19, 2022

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A Bombshell Lawsuit Between Two Collectors Exposes How Far Some Will Go to Get Access to the Art They Want

Collectors Michael Xufu Huang and Federico Castro Debernardi have settled their lawsuit, but not before revealing the market's inner workings.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 12, 2022

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The ‘Colston Four,’ Who Toppled a Statue of a U.K. Slave Trader Last Year, Have Been Cleared of Criminal Charges

Banksy helped fundraise for the activists' legal defense.

By Sarah Cascone, Jan 5, 2022

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A Court Dismissed the Lawsuit Against Nirvana Brought by the Former Baby Who Appeared on the ‘Nevermind’ Cover

Spencer Elden—now an artist who interned for Shepard Fairey—now has 11 days to refile the lawsuit.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 4, 2022

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Virginia Has Finally Identified a New Home for Its Confederate Statues: the Local Black History Museum

Nine statues, including one of General Robert E. Lee, are part of the proposal.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 3, 2022

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The E.U. Has Beefed Up Its Anti-Ivory Regulations, Banning Outright the Trade of Raw Animal Tusks

The resolution, set to go into effect in January, will task each EU member state with policing the regulation in its own way.

By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 21, 2021

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The U.S. Supreme Court Will Offer the Final Word in a Two-Decade Battle Over a Nazi-Looted Pissarro Painting

No one denies that the artwork was stolen, but two lower courts have ruled against restitution of the painting.

By Sarah Cascone, Dec 20, 2021