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    Concluding a Slate of Negotiations, Germany and Nigeria Plan to Sign an Agreement on the Return of Benin Bronzes From Berlin

    The negotiations mark another chapter in the ongoing saga of Nigeria's efforts to secure the Benin bronzes.

    By Vittoria Benzine, Jun 29, 2022

  • Law

    Artist Ryder Ripps Called the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs Racist. Now, Yuga Labs Is Suing Him for Trademark Infringement and Harassment

    The case promises to be a hotly watched one in the NFT space, with the court asked to look at issues involving appropriation and trademark rights.

    By Dorian Batycka, Jun 29, 2022

  • Law

    Two Dissident Cuban Artists Have Been Slapped With Lengthy Prison Sentences for Speaking Out Against the State

    Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Rapper Maykel Castillo will serve five and nine years in prison, respectively.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 24, 2022

  • Law

    An Anti-Money Laundering Bill That Could Have Profound Effects on the Art Market Just Took a Big Step Forward

    The Enablers Act would require art and antique dealers to investigate potential clients and report financial wrongdoing.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 24, 2022

  • Law

    A Photographer Is Suing Tattoo Artist Kat Von D After She Inked His Portrait of Miles Davis on a Friend’s Body

    The potential ramifications of a ruling in the case are fascinating.

    By Sarah Cascone, Jun 24, 2022

  • Law

    After a Brief Trial, Eight Men Have Been Found Guilty of Stealing a Banksy Mural From the Bataclan in Paris

    They have been ordered to wear electronic monitoring bracelets.

    By Anna Sansom, Jun 23, 2022

  • Law

    A Sculpture Stolen from a Tuscan Chapel Has Been Missing for Over a Century. Italian Authorities Claim It’s in Cleveland

    Reports suggest the glazed terracotta relief has been hiding in plain sight at the Cleveland Museum of Art for 100 years.

    By Artnet News, Jun 15, 2022

  • Law

    A Top Swiss Collector Believes He’s Been Fooled by the Antiquities Smuggling Ring That Ensnared the Louvre’s Director: ‘It’s Frightening’

    “I hope this affair will clean up the market, so we’ll be able to breathe again,” Jean-Claude Gandur said.

    By Devorah Lauter, Jun 14, 2022

  • Law

    Biennale Star Cian Dayrit Was One of Dozens of Artists Arrested in the Philippines for Supporting Farmers’ Rights

    The Filipino multimedia artist was detained for four days.

    By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Jun 14, 2022

  • Law

    Billionaire Bill Gross Won His Farcical Dispute With a Neighbor Who Complained About His Dale Chihuly Sculpture

    The neighbors also complained that the Grosses blasted the 'Gilligan's Island' theme song on repeat.

    By Amah-Rose Abrams, Jun 8, 2022

  • Law

    An Iraq Court Just Sentenced a British Tourist to 15 Years in Prison for Taking Pottery Shards From an Archaeology Site

    The man’s lawyer said he plans to immediately appeal the decision, which left his family feeling “hopeless” and “broken.”

    By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 7, 2022

  • Law

    France Suspends Duties of Embattled Former Louvre Director Jean-Luc Martinez From Ambassadorship and Creates an Art-Trafficking Task Force

    Martinez is facing charges related to art stolen from Egypt.

    By Devorah Lauter, Jun 7, 2022

  • Law

    A Landmark Ban on Ivory in the U.K. Went Into Effect Today. Many Owners Raced to Cash in at the 11th Hour

    Over the last month, 165 U.K. auction houses sold more than 2,700 ivory objects for a combined $1 million.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 6, 2022

  • Law

    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

  • Law

    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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