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    Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev’s Secret Backing of Some of Hollywood’s Biggest Movies Has Been Revealed in a High-Stakes Lawsuit

    A firm Rybolovlev silently backed is behind blockbusters such as 'Top Gun: Maverick' and 'Mission: Impossible 7.'

    By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 5, 2023

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    Italian Police Confiscated a $4.2 Million Rubens Painting From a Genoa Exhibition as Part of a Fraud Investigation

    A decade ago, the owners illegally exported the piece and staged fake sales abroad to boost its value, according to the Carabinieri.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 4, 2023

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    Germany Has Returned Its First Group of Stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria Following a Repatriation Deal Struck Earlier This Year

    Nigerian officials hope the move will set an example for the British government, which forbids national institutions from returning objects.

    By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 21, 2022

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    A German Newspaper’s #MeToo Exposé on Art Dealer Johann König Can Remain Online, a Court Has Ruled

    The court also ruled that three partial phrases must be removed from the story.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 21, 2022

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    Russia’s Culture Minister and One of Its Most Prominent Art Patrons Are Now Facing Sanctions in the West

    The E.U. sanctioned Olga Lyubimova, while the U.S. imposed the same punishment on oligarch Vladimir Potanin.

    By Artnet News, Dec 20, 2022

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    The Heirs of a Jewish Art Collector Are Suing the Met Museum for Selling a Van Gogh Painting They Say Was Plundered by Nazis

    The Met sold the painting in a hush-hush 1972 transaction. Why the secrecy?

    By Sarah Cascone, Dec 19, 2022

  • Law

    A New York Judge Has Ordered Pace Gallery to Pay $6.3 Million to a Real Estate Firm

    The company CBRE alleges that it helped Pace secure a new lease in 2015 but the gallery refused to pay commission fees.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 14, 2022

  • Law

    A Sheikh From Qatar’s Ruling Family Has Won a $5 Million Legal Battle Against a London Art Dealer

    The judge ruled that art dealer John Eskenazi acted in good faith, but that seven "ancient" sculptures he sold to the sheikh were actually contemporary forgeries.

    By Sarah Cascone, Dec 13, 2022

  • Law

    Richmond’s Last City-Owned Confederate Monument—Standing Atop the Grave of General A.P. Hill—Has Been Removed

    Until today, the removal of a memorial to General A.P. Hill had been repeatedly stalled by litigation.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 12, 2022

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    NFT Buyers Are Suing Justin Bieber, Madonna, and Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Founders Over an Alleged ‘Scheme’ to Bilk Investors

    The lawsuit claims A-list celebrities promoted products without disclosing the compensation they received.

    By Richard Whiddington, Dec 12, 2022

  • Law

    A Tourist Was Fined for Scaling the UNESCO-Protected El Castillo Pyramid in Mexico

    The $250 fine, however, has stoked further outrage for being far below the standard penalty.

    By Vittoria Benzine, Dec 6, 2022

  • Law

    Authorities Have Confiscated Almost Two Dozen Antiquities From the Collection of Met Trustee Shelby White

    The seizures took place over the past 18 months.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 5, 2022

  • Law

    A High Court Cleared a London Art Dealer of Negligence for Selling an 18th-Century Chardin Painting as a Copy

    "This must raise wider questions about the operation of the art market," said the aristocratic family that sold the painting for millions less that what it made just months later.

    By Vivienne Chow, Dec 5, 2022

  • Law

    A New York Nonprofit Has Filed a Lawsuit to Block the Smithsonian From Repatriating Its Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

    The suit argues that the heirs of American slaves have as much right to the Benin bronzes today as the Nigerian government.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 2, 2022

  • Law

    A Court Has Ruled That Banksy Can Keep His Trademarks—and Anonymity—in His Battle With a U.K. Greeting Card Company

    The British street artist had previously stated that "copyright is for losers."

    By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 17, 2022

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