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    After Losing Nearly $60 Million, the Getty Trust Is Suing Finance Giant Allianz for Allegedly Mismanaging Its Investment

    The Getty and others allege that Allianz lied about its risk management strategy.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 7, 2022

  • Law

    In New Settlement Discussions, the Sackler Family Agrees to Allow Any Museum to Remove Its Name Without Penalty

    As part of the agreement, the Sackler family would also be forced to pay $6 billion to various U.S. states for its role in the opioid epidemic.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 4, 2022

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    U.S. Authorities Have Indicted a Superblue Sales Director as an Alleged Conspirator of Disgraced Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick

    Just weeks before Inigo Phibrick is set to appear in court for sentencing, a new indictment has been made in the art fraud case.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 2, 2022

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    A Judge Tells Relatives of Henry Darger That There Are ‘Lots of Holes’ in Their Claim to the Late Artist’s Estate

    Distant relatives of the artist have stepped forward with a claim for control of the estate.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 24, 2022

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    An Italian Court Demands the Restitution of an Ancient Roman Lance Bearer From the Minneapolis Institute of Art

    The famed copy of one of the most famous classical Greek sculptures was purchased for $2.5 million.

    By Sarah Cascone, Feb 24, 2022

  • Law

    Can A.I.-Generated Art Receive Copyright Protection? U.S. Authorities Say No, Citing a Lack of ‘Human Authorship’

    The copyright office has turned down an work of AI art for the second time.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 23, 2022

  • Law

    The U.S. Has Banned Imports of Afghan Antiquities to Quash the Market for Illicit Artifacts, But Some Experts Say It Could Do More Harm Than Good

    Under the new rules, US customs agents may return seized artifacts to the Taliban—a group with a history of destroying Afghan artifacts.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 22, 2022

  • Law

    Inching Toward Restitution, Belgium Has Handed Over an Inventory of 84,000 Artifacts to the Democratic Republic of Congo

    The two countries will form a joint research committee to examine objects that may have been looted during the colonial era.

    By Vivienne Chow, Feb 22, 2022

  • Law

    Pussy Riot Member Masha Alekhina 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

  • Law

    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

  • Law

    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

  • Law

    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

  • Law

    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

  • Law

    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

  • Law

    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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