Law & Politics Artist Sues NYPD for Falsely Arresting Him as Banksy Man claims Banksy was behind the smiley face graffiti he was arrested for creating. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 24, 2015
Law & Politics Germany Criticized for Bureaucratic ‘Bullying’ Over Gurlitt Restitution By Henri Neuendorf, Mar 24, 2015
Art & Exhibitions Priceless Stolen Buddha Statue with Mummified Monk Inside Turns Up in Museum Show Villagers have been worshiping it since the 12th century until it went missing. By Zoe Li, Mar 24, 2015
Law & Politics Viral Feminist Campaign Poster Plagiarizes Art Student Project—Oops "Cheeky," "asking for it," and "slut," appear in both works. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 23, 2015
Law & Politics Museum Director and Staff Steal 164 Precious Artifacts from Macedonia’s National Museum By Artnet News, Mar 23, 2015
Galleries Art Law On Authenticity and Provenance When Buying and Selling Art What are the issues of authenticity and provenance when it comes to buying and selling art? By Ronald D. Spencer, Mar 22, 2015
Analysis New Copyright Law Threatens to Put Artists Like Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons in Jail Should artists go to jail for unauthorized appropriation? Look out Jeff Koons. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 21, 2015
Law & Politics Picasso’s Electrician, Pierre Le Guennec, Found Guilty, Must Return Paintings French court doesn't buy electrician's story that Picasso gave him artworks. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 20, 2015
Law & Politics NYPD Surround Metropolitan Museum of Art and Other New York Museums After Tunis Attacks Is there a real threat to New York's museums from ISIS terrorists? By Brian Boucher, Mar 20, 2015
Law & Politics HBO True-Crime Expose of Robert Durst Reveals Family’s Art World Connections The family of Robert Durst generously supports the arts. By Cait Munro, Mar 20, 2015
Law & Politics Helge Achenbach Back in Court as Wife Tries To Save Her Assets Will Dorothee Achenbach get her artworks back? By Henri Neuendorf, Mar 19, 2015
Law & Politics Gunmen Kill 23 Including Tourists in Attack at Tunisia’s National Bardo Museum ISIS is suspected of being behind the attack. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 18, 2015
Law & Politics SXSW Documentary Shows You How to Sell a Stolen Banksy Good luck trying to get that street art authenticated. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 18, 2015
Law & Politics Robert Ellsworth Estate Sues Attorney Over $25 Million Tax Blunder on Eve of Christie’s Sale The Metropolitan Museum of Art is named as a contingent beneficiary in the will. By Rozalia Jovanovic, Mar 18, 2015
Events and Parties Artist Banned From Stedelijk Museum After Threatening to Piss on Dumas, Tuymans Paintings By Cait Munro, Mar 18, 2015