Law & Politics 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 World Art Industry News: North Korea’s Former Propaganda Artists Blast Trump-Kim Summit + More Must-Read Stories Plus, thieves trick dealer to steal a Renoir and Rubens and Christo makes a colorful splash down in London. By Artnet News, Jun 13, 2018
Art World The Man Who Slashed the ‘Russian Mona Lisa’ Says Nationalist Ideology Fueled His Attack The vandal recanted an earlier claim that he attacked the painting because he drank too much vodka. By Henri Neuendorf, May 30, 2018
Art World Art Industry News: Kylie Jenner Reveals Her (Predictable) Art Collection to the World + More Must-Read Stories Plus, a lost masterpiece by Antonio Canova is coming to auction and art turns out to be a great way to motivate office workers. By Artnet News, May 29, 2018
Law & Politics ‘It Will Have a Major Effect’: US Congressman Introduces Bill to Tighten Regulation on the Art Market But the proposal has a long way to go before it becomes law. By Eileen Kinsella, May 22, 2018
Art World Italian Police Seize $1 Million Worth of Antiquities From Roman Businessmen Some of the objects dating back to the 4th century BC were recovered after being advertised for sale on Facebook. By Naomi Rea, May 14, 2018
Law & Politics A Teenage Girl Is on Trial for Plotting a Terror Attack at the British Museum The court at the Old Bailey hears that Safaa Boular, her older sister and mother plotted further Islamist attacks in central London. By Naomi Rea, May 11, 2018
Law & Politics The Art World Has No Shortage of Legal Disputes. A New Court Wants to Help. The Court of Arbitration for Art, opening in June in The Hague, offers expert decisions at a fraction of the cost of the conventional system. By Kate Brown, May 9, 2018
Law & Politics German Prosecutors Reject Parole for Disgraced Art Advisor Helge Achenbach He faces the prospect of serving his entire six-year sentence behind bars. By Henri Neuendorf, May 8, 2018
Law & Politics US Art Dealers May Soon Be Subject to Government Financial Regulation The art world has been put on high alert with news of new government oversight. By Eileen Kinsella, May 2, 2018
Art World A Vandal Slashed a Multimillion-Dollar Christopher Wool. Turns Out it May Have Been the Owner’s Son. The mystery of the slashed Christopher Wool canvas takes an Oedipal twist. By Henri Neuendorf, May 1, 2018
Law & Politics Art Dealers Push Back Against the European Union’s New Money-Laundering Regulations Dealers will now have to verify the identity of clients buying work for €10,000 or more. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 30, 2018
Law & Politics Antiques Trade Groups Sue to Strike Down New York’s ‘Restrictive’ Ivory Law Dealers argue that state law conflicts with federal rules. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 23, 2018
Law & Politics An Expert Flagged Two Antiquities Headed for Sale as Suspicious. What Happened Next Reveals Why the Antiquities Market Is So Treacherous Christie's recent antiquities sale underscores just how complicated it is to prove certain works are illicit. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 23, 2018
Art World ‘They Should Be in Jail’: Artists Accuse Dealers at Los Angeles’s CB1 Gallery of Fraud One artist says Clyde Beswick and Jason Chang run a “Trump style operation.” By Brian Boucher, Apr 17, 2018
