Art and Law A Petition Calling on MoMA PS1 to Change Its ‘Discriminatory Policies’ Against Mothers Gains 18,000 Signatures Curator Nikki Columbus filed a lawsuit against the museum for rescinding a job offer after she mentioned that she had a baby. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 16, 2018
Art and Law The FBI Has Recovered a Crimson Robert Motherwell Painting Stolen 40 Years Ago by a Moving Man The theft was an inside job. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2018
Art and Law Why One of Justice Kennedy’s Final Decisions Could Cost the Art World Millions of Dollars How a ruling on taxes in South Dakota might affect dealers nationwide. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 11, 2018
Art and Law Ending a Seven-Year Dispute, a US Court Rules That Artists Aren’t Entitled to Royalties for Artworks Resold at Auction The Ninth Circuit ruled that US Copyright law trumps a California law requiring payment of royalties to artists. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 9, 2018
Art and Law A Curator Accuses MoMA PS1 of Discrimination for Rescinding a Job Offer After Learning She Had a Baby Nikki Columbus says PS1's Peter Eleey told her a previous curator was "much less present" after she had a child. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 9, 2018
Art and Law Another Russian Billionaire Is Suing His Swiss Art Dealer for Allegedly Inflating Prices and Pocketing the Extra The collector says he was inspired to sue after discovering the ongoing legal dispute between Dmitry Rybolovlev and Yves Bouvier. By Naomi Rea, Jul 9, 2018
Art and Law Italian Police Nab Suspects in an Antiquities Smuggling Ring After a Years-Long Investigation Code-Named ‘Operation Demetra’ Suspects in at least four countries are implicated in the looting of Sicily's most famous site. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 5, 2018
Art and Law The Billionaire Wildenstein Art-Dealing Dynasty Is Cleared in France’s Biggest Tax-Fraud Case (Again) The Paris court of appeals has upheld the 2017 ruling acquitting the art dealing family of tax evasion and money laundering. By Naomi Rea, Jul 2, 2018
Art and Law Greece’s Prime Minister Asks Theresa May to Return the Elgin Marbles—Again Alexis Tsipras used his first official visit to the UK to restart the campaign for return of the Elgin Marbles. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 27, 2018
Art and Law People Across the Globe Want Their Cultural Heritage Back. Canada May Offer a Blueprint for How to Get There A proposed law would mobilize a national strategy to help Indigenous communities reclaim cultural heritage objects at home and abroad. By Kate Brown, Jun 25, 2018
Art and Law Gagosian Fires Back, Moving to Dismiss Lawsuits by Two Disgruntled Jeff Koons Collectors The gallery claims it was transparent about potential delays and tried to accommodate alternate payment plans. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 21, 2018
Art and Law Russian Billionaire Rybolovlev Wins Access to a Trove of Confidential Documents in His Ongoing Crusade Against Yves Bouvier The Russian billionaire's international legal battle soldiers on—and ensnares Sotheby's along the way. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 21, 2018
Art and Law Shane Campbell Looks to File a $15 Million Class Action Lawsuit Against Frieze for ‘Unbearable’ Heat The fair's attempts to mollify galleries are "wholly inadequate," according to the suit. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 11, 2018
Art and Law The Woman Who Sold a Basquiat for a Cool $31 Million Is Now Suing Her Dad for Causing the ‘Disappointing’ Result The seller thinks it should have sold for close to $100 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 8, 2018
Art and Law Christie’s Sold This Swiss Dealer a Painting Likely Looted by the Nazis. Now He Wants His Money Back Alain Dreyfus says the auction house should have known about the painting’s dubious provenance. By Naomi Rea, May 31, 2018
