Law & Politics National Crime Agency Warns British Museums Against Imminent Threat of Organized Crime Rings Criminal gangs have been observed making reconnaissance visits to museums. By Brian Boucher, Oct 21, 2015
Law & Politics Cuban Authorities Release Danilo ‘El Sexto’ Maldonado from Prison After 10 months behind bars, he's finally free. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 20, 2015
Analysis Jean-Michel Basquiat Painting Worth $10 Million Stolen in Nasty Divorce Tug-of-War The painting was found shortly after in the house of a relative. By Lorena Muñoz-Alonso, Oct 20, 2015
Law & Politics Why Art World Protests Against Renoir, Israel, Paul McCarthy or Anything Else Are Bad Politics Are political protestors exploiting artworks and museums for media attention? By Benjamin Genocchio, Oct 19, 2015
Law & Politics San Francisco Museum in Turmoil as Board President Accused of Financial Misconduct The complaint involves a $450,000 payment to a museum staffer. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 19, 2015
Law & Politics UN to Send Blue Helmet Troops to Protect Heritage Sites from ISIS The protective measure was put forward by the Italian government. By Henri Neuendorf, Oct 19, 2015
Law & Politics Colombian Kidnapping Victim Calls for Justice at BP-Sponsored British Museum He was kidnapped after organizing a strike following a colleague's murder. By Henri Neuendorf, Oct 15, 2015
Law & Politics Detroit Statue Vandalized as Anti-Columbus Day Sentiment Grows The statue was covered in fake blood. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 13, 2015
Law & Politics Can DNA Verification End Art Forgery Forever? Experts are developing labels containing DNA samples from their authors. By Henri Neuendorf, Oct 12, 2015
Law & Politics Shepard Fairey Appears in Detroit Court The judge is not impressed with the street artist. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 9, 2015
Art & Exhibitions Reports Confirm That Syrian Cartoonist Akram Raslan Is Dead After Vanishing in 2012 An eyewitness claims to know the truth. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 7, 2015
Law & Politics ISIS Destroys Roman-Era Arch of Triumph as Destruction of Palmyra Rages On Syrian officials call for international intervention. By Henri Neuendorf, Oct 5, 2015
Law & Politics Luc Tuymans Reaches an ‘Artistic’ Settlement In His Dirty Plagiarism Case What will the owner of the piece do now? By Sarah Cascone, Oct 2, 2015
Law & Politics Museum Group Offers Safe Haven for Threatened Art and Antiquities Can the organization save threatened antiquities? By Henri Neuendorf, Oct 2, 2015
Law & Politics Right Wing Politician Says Anish Kapoor ‘Has Declared War on France’ Some people just don't know when to stop. By Hili Perlson, Oct 2, 2015
