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Police Are Searching for a Disgruntled Former MoMA Member After He Stabbed Two Museum Employees Who Denied Him Entry

The assailant attacked the staffers after he was denied entry due to a revoked membership, according to police.

By Sarah Cascone, Mar 12, 2022

Crime

International Authorities Seize Nearly 10,000 Illicit Cultural Artifacts and Make 52 Arrests in the Latest Wave of Crackdowns

Authorities have recovered 147,050 looted cultural goods since launching Operation Pandora in 2016.

By Sarah Cascone, Mar 10, 2022

Crime

The Alleged Cyber Thief Accused of Laundering $4.5 Billion in Bitcoin Is, Yes, Also an Artist and NFT Collector

The self-proclaimed artist and rapper is said to have bought NFTs with the stolen cryptocurrency.

By Sarah Cascone, Feb 9, 2022

Crime

Cybercriminals Hacked One of Italy’s Hottest Galleries—And Duped a German Collector Into Sending $33,000 to a Fake Account

More than a dozen collectors and advisors were contacted by someone pretending to be the directors of T293 gallery.

By Kate Brown, Feb 2, 2022

Crime

Alec Baldwin Is Hosting a New True Crime Podcast Called ‘Art Fraud’ About the Knoedler Forgery Scandal

The podcast delves into what might be the biggest scandal ever to rock the U.S. art scene.

By Sarah Cascone, Feb 1, 2022

Crime

The Founder of Netscape Has Returned $35 Million Worth of Looted Cambodian Antiquities

James H. Clark bought the works between 2003 and 2008.

By Sarah Cascone, Jan 13, 2022

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Taiwan Has Pulled Artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung From the Venice Biennale After a String of Sexual Assault Allegations

Prosecutors in Taiwan have stepped in to investigate the allegations made online, but no official charges have yet been filed.

By Vivienne Chow, Jan 13, 2022

Crime

Four Italian Collectors on Instagram Have Been Unmasked as Catfish Accounts. Was It a Scheme to Pump Emerging Artists?

Lawyers are now investigating whether any crimes were committed by the fake accounts.

By Kate Brown, Jan 10, 2022

Crime

In a Landmark Restitution, the U.S. Returns 200 Looted Antiquities From Top Museums and Private Collections to Italy

Fun fact: one of the sculptures was linked to Kim Kardashian.

By Sarah Cascone, Dec 17, 2021

Crime

Billionaire Investor Michael Steinhardt Is Forced to Surrender $70 Million in Art and Agree Never to Collect Antiquities Again

After a grand jury investigation, the collector surrendered 180 stolen objects worth a combined $70 million. No criminal charges were filed.

By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 6, 2021

Crime

Christian Rosa, the Fallen Art Star Accused of Selling Forged Pettibon Paintings, Has Reportedly Been Arrested in Portugal

After going into hiding abroad, an Instagram post by the artist’s girlfriend may have given his location away.

By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 6, 2021

Decades After a U.S. Soldier Took Them Home as a Souvenir, Long-Lost Artworks Return to Poland With the Help of the Monuments Men

The drawings had been looted from the National Museum of Warsaw and taken to Fischhorn Castle in Austria.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, Nov 8, 2021

Manhattan’s D.A. Returns 248 Antiquities to India That Were Caught Up in the Investigation of Disgraced Dealer Subhash Kapoor

It is the largest group of historical objects to be returned to the country.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 29, 2021

Crime

Police Are Searching for a Disgruntled Former MoMA Member After He Stabbed Two Museum Employees Who Denied Him Entry

Crime

International Authorities Seize Nearly 10,000 Illicit Cultural Artifacts and Make 52 Arrests in the Latest Wave of Crackdowns

Crime

The Alleged Cyber Thief Accused of Laundering $4.5 Billion in Bitcoin Is, Yes, Also an Artist and NFT Collector

Crime

Cybercriminals Hacked One of Italy’s Hottest Galleries—And Duped a German Collector Into Sending $33,000 to a Fake Account

Crime

Alec Baldwin Is Hosting a New True Crime Podcast Called ‘Art Fraud’ About the Knoedler Forgery Scandal

Crime

The Founder of Netscape Has Returned $35 Million Worth of Looted Cambodian Antiquities

Crime

Taiwan Has Pulled Artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung From the Venice Biennale After a String of Sexual Assault Allegations

Crime

Four Italian Collectors on Instagram Have Been Unmasked as Catfish Accounts. Was It a Scheme to Pump Emerging Artists?

Crime

In a Landmark Restitution, the U.S. Returns 200 Looted Antiquities From Top Museums and Private Collections to Italy

Crime

Billionaire Investor Michael Steinhardt Is Forced to Surrender $70 Million in Art and Agree Never to Collect Antiquities Again

Crime

Christian Rosa, the Fallen Art Star Accused of Selling Forged Pettibon Paintings, Has Reportedly Been Arrested in Portugal

Crime

Fifty Years Ago, a Thief Stole Antique Firearms From More Than a Dozen Museums. Now He’s Going to Jail—For One Day

Crime

Decades After a U.S. Soldier Took Them Home as a Souvenir, Long-Lost Artworks Return to Poland With the Help of the Monuments Men

Crime

In a Shift, Notorious Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Set to Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges in Federal Court This Week

Crime

Manhattan’s D.A. Returns 248 Antiquities to India That Were Caught Up in the Investigation of Disgraced Dealer Subhash Kapoor

Police Are Searching for a Disgruntled Former MoMA Member After He Stabbed Two Museum Employees Who Denied Him Entry

International Authorities Seize Nearly 10,000 Illicit Cultural Artifacts and Make 52 Arrests in the Latest Wave of Crackdowns

The Alleged Cyber Thief Accused of Laundering $4.5 Billion in Bitcoin Is, Yes, Also an Artist and NFT Collector

Cybercriminals Hacked One of Italy’s Hottest Galleries—And Duped a German Collector Into Sending $33,000 to a Fake Account

Alec Baldwin Is Hosting a New True Crime Podcast Called ‘Art Fraud’ About the Knoedler Forgery Scandal

The Founder of Netscape Has Returned $35 Million Worth of Looted Cambodian Antiquities

Taiwan Has Pulled Artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung From the Venice Biennale After a String of Sexual Assault Allegations

Four Italian Collectors on Instagram Have Been Unmasked as Catfish Accounts. Was It a Scheme to Pump Emerging Artists?

In a Landmark Restitution, the U.S. Returns 200 Looted Antiquities From Top Museums and Private Collections to Italy

Billionaire Investor Michael Steinhardt Is Forced to Surrender $70 Million in Art and Agree Never to Collect Antiquities Again

Christian Rosa, the Fallen Art Star Accused of Selling Forged Pettibon Paintings, Has Reportedly Been Arrested in Portugal

Fifty Years Ago, a Thief Stole Antique Firearms From More Than a Dozen Museums. Now He’s Going to Jail—For One Day

Decades After a U.S. Soldier Took Them Home as a Souvenir, Long-Lost Artworks Return to Poland With the Help of the Monuments Men

In a Shift, Notorious Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Set to Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges in Federal Court This Week

Manhattan’s D.A. Returns 248 Antiquities to India That Were Caught Up in the Investigation of Disgraced Dealer Subhash Kapoor

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