The U.S. Government Is Chasing Down a $1.3 Million Picasso as Part of Ongoing Efforts to Recover Assets From Jho Low’s Infamous 1MDB Fund

Law & Politics

The U.S. Government Is Chasing Down a $1.3 Million Picasso as Part of Ongoing Efforts to Recover Assets From Jho Low’s Infamous 1MDB Fund

The fallout from the massive embezzlement scheme continues with art seizures.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 1, 2023

Museums & Institutions

After a 25-Year Dispute, the Chrysler Museum Will Return the Neoclassical Masterpiece ‘Wounded Indian’ to Its Rightful Owner

The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association thought the sculpture had been destroyed when its longtime headquarters was demolished in the late 1950s.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 14, 2023

Crime

Three Ancient Roman Coins That Were Part of a Hoard Found in the U.K. Were Mysteriously Swapped With Other, More Valuable Coins

The three coins were found missing during an inquest into the original find.

By Adam Schrader, Jul 31, 2023

Law & Politics

A London Court Fined an Art Dealer $142,700 for Losing a Bosco Sodi Work That a Judge Likened to a ‘Burnt Digestive Biscuit’

The dealer Esparanza Koren claims to not know the whereabouts of the abstract painting.

By Adam Schrader, Jul 27, 2023

Crime

Thieves Have Been Stealing the Weird Props From the Vermont Set of ‘Beetlejuice 2,’ Including a 150-Pound ‘Abstract Art Statue’

A lamppost with a pumpkin decoration has also gone missing from the set.

By Adam Schrader, Jul 24, 2023

Crime

German Police Have Arrested Four Men Suspected of Stealing 483 Ancient Celtic Coins in an Elaborate Museum Heist

The men were found in possession of gold bars, likely made by melting down the stolen coins.

By Adam Schrader, Jul 21, 2023

Books

Looking for a Smart Beach Read? Here Are 15 of the Most Gripping New Art-World Books to Crack Open This Summer

From the stranger-than-fiction tale of the world's biggest art theft to an ambitious meta-fiction of an enigmatic art star with a secret history, here is what we are reading this season.

By Artnet News, Jul 21, 2023