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Artist Michelle Hartney Is Enlisting the Public to Embroider Messages From Women Pleading for Help With Unwanted Pregnancies

The letters were written 100 years ago to Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 2, 2022

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Police Seize Five Prized Ancient Egyptian Artworks From the Met as Part of an International Trafficking Dragnet

The objects are connected to Roben Dib, a German-Lebanese dealer accused of laundering artifacts from the Near and Middle East.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 1, 2022

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Two Dissident Artists Stood Trial in Cuba This Week. Despite Pleas From Human Rights Groups, They Could Face Years in Prison

Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and rapper Maykel Castillo each face lengthy prison sentences.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 1, 2022

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The Louvre Plans to Take Civil Legal Action in the Antiquities Smuggling Investigation That Has Ensnared Its Former Director

The Louvre also says it stands by its partnership with the Louvre Abu Dhabi.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 31, 2022

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Citing National Security, the U.K. Is Investigating Sotheby’s Owner Patrick Drahi Over His Investments in British Telecommunications

Fearing a takeover bid of the multinational company, the government launched a probe into the Franco-Israeli media tycoon this week.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 27, 2022

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A Judge Halts the Auction of the Blue Gingham Dress Judy Garland Wore in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Until Its True Owner Is Determined

The dress was expected to fetch $800,000 to $1.2 million.

By Sarah Cascone, May 24, 2022

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Dealer Inigo Philbrick Gets Seven Years in Prison for ‘One of the Most Significant Frauds’ in Art-Market History

Philbrick was found guilty of defrauding clients out of more than $86 million.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 23, 2022

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Who Gets Credit for Conceptual Art? Inside the Paris Courtroom Where a Sculptor Is Fighting Maurizio Cattelan’s Gallery for Recognition

Daniel Druet is suing Cattelan's gallery to claim authorship of nine of the artist's works.

By Devorah Lauter, May 16, 2022

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A Judge Orders Disgraced Art Dealer Douglas Chrismas to Repay $14 Million to Creditors Who Have Been Chasing Him for Years

Chrismas also faces up to 15 years in prison on federal charges of embezzlement in a separate, ongoing criminal case.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 12, 2022

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Marianne Boesky Loses Her Legal Battle Against Artist Diana Al-Hadid Over an Artwork They Both Claimed Was Theirs

In the ruling, a New York judge said their consignment agreement was not a transfer of ownership from the artist to the dealer.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 11, 2022

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The MFA Houston Can Keep a Bellotto Painting That the Heirs of a Jewish Collector Say Is Rightfully Theirs, a Judge Has Ruled

The judge dismissed the lawsuit brought by heirs of a German Jewish collector.

By Sarah Cascone, May 6, 2022

The Maker of Maurizio Cattelan’s Wax Prototypes Claims He Is the True Owner of the Artist’s Most Famous Works and Is Suing for Millions

Daniel Druet, who has made models for Maurizio Cattelan, is now claiming the artist has stolen his intellectual property.

By Dorian Batycka, May 3, 2022

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TeamLab Is Suing a Los Angeles Museum for Allegedly Copying Its Instagram-Friendly Light Installations for Its Own Display

Immersive art is big business. Now, it has the legal bills to prove it.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 27, 2022

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A Diego Rivera Painting Was Among the Assets FBI Agents Seized From Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska

The new 'KleptoCapture' task force is ramping up the pressure on Russian oligarchs.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 25, 2022