Law & Politics Manhattan District Attorney Says Antiquity Seized From the Met Should Be Returned to Lebanon A senior official lays out research that he says supports the sculpture's return. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 26, 2017
Art World An ‘Audacious’ New Jackson Pollock Scam Targeting Newbie Buyers Has Been Uncovered If the story sounds too good to be true, it probably is. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 24, 2017
Art World A Long-Lost Willem de Kooning, Stolen Over 30 Years Ago, Was Just Returned by Good Samaritans The painting was found in an estate purchased by a New Mexico antique shop. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 11, 2017
Art World Comedian Adam Conover Says the Art Market Is a Scam. Here’s What He Gets Right—and Wrong. Is he aiming for accuracy, or just truthiness? By Brian Boucher, Aug 10, 2017
Art & Exhibitions 80 Years After Hitler’s ‘Degenerate Art’ Show, Two German Museums Confront Its Dark Legacy The infamous exhibition marked the beginning of Third Reich's mass censorship of Modernist art. By Henri Neuendorf, Aug 4, 2017
On View One of Knoedler’s Rothkos Is Heading to a Museum—for a Forgery Exhibition The painting is on loan from a lawyer who worked on the case. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 3, 2017
Law & Politics Met Museum Surrenders Another Ancient Sculpture to DA for Investigation The marble statue is 2,300 years old. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 2, 2017
Law & Politics Another Hot Pot? The Met Surrenders an Ancient Greek Vase to the Authorities for Investigation The DA believes the work was looted from Italy decades ago. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 1, 2017
Art World With Repeat Attacks, Skulptur Projekte Münster Proves a Playground for Thieves and Vandals Works by Nicole Eisenman, Koki Tanaka, and Ei Arakawa have been affected since the opening of the prestigious exhibition. By Naomi Rea, Aug 1, 2017
Art World Spanish Police Arrest Collector’s Disgruntled Employee for Alleged Basquiat Theft in Mallorca The painting was bought directly from the artist’s father and has not come to market since. By Lorena Muñoz-Alonso, Aug 1, 2017
Law & Politics Christie’s Must Name Bidder for a ‘Stolen’ $14.5 Million Turkish Idol, Judge Rules Turkey still wants names even though the winning bidder walked away. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 28, 2017
Law & Politics Spanish Billionaire Jaime Botín Faces Prison for Allegedly Trying to Smuggle a Picasso on His Yacht The prosecutor is also seeking a €100 million fine for the banker. By Lorena Muñoz-Alonso, Jul 26, 2017
Art World OCD Art Thief Accused of Amassing an ‘Aladdin’s Cave’ of Stolen Works in France—and Carefully Labeling Each One The thief was caught after a 20-year career of stealing art—and taking copious notes about it. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 25, 2017
Art World Vandals Decapitate Nicole Eisenman’s Celebrated Artwork for Skulptur Projekte Münster Overnight Eisenman’s piece for the important public art show is a temporary fountain in a popular park. By Hili Perlson, Jul 20, 2017
Law & Politics New EU Proposal Aims to Halt the Trafficking of Antiquities That Fund Terrorism A pan-European licensing system for antiquities import is one of the key features. By Naomi Rea, Jul 20, 2017
