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Art and Law

In a Big Win for Yves Bouvier, a Monaco Judge Throws Out Dmitry Rybolovlev’s Charges Against the Swiss Art Dealer

The decision effectively ends the case against Bouvier in Monaco.

By Taylor Dafoe, 4 hours ago

Art and Law

Jeff Koons, Gagosian Gallery, and Many Other Blue-Chip Art Operations Received Millions of Dollars in Government Stimulus Money

The US government has released the names of businesses that received more than $150,000 in federal stimulus loans.

By Taylor Dafoe, 2 days ago

Politics

After Rebuking Statue Toppling, President Trump Signs an Executive Order to Create a National Garden of Monuments to ‘American Heroes’

The monuments must be “lifelike or realistic” and not “abstract or modernist.”

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 6, 2020

Art World

The Gun-Toting, Palace-Dwelling Couple Who Confronted Protesters Are Major Art Collectors. In Fact, They Fancy Themselves the New Medici

Mark and Patricia McCloskey live in a Renaissance-style palazzo with artworks by Anthony van Dyck and Paul-Joseph Jamin.

By Artnet News, Jun 30, 2020

Politics

The Trump Administration Has Deployed the National Guard to Protect Monuments in Washington, DC

The president also promised a "very strong executive" order punishing monument vandals this week.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 25, 2020

Art and Law

A Conquistador Monument Has Been Removed in Albuquerque After an Attempt to Topple It Was Met With Violence

The head of Albuquerque Cultural Services Department explains why this can only be a temporary solution.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 16, 2020

Politics

Protesters Beheaded a Christopher Columbus Statue in Boston. Another, in Richmond, Was Tossed Into a Lake

A momentous day of activism was capped by Native American protesters toppling a Columbus statue in Minnesota.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 10, 2020

Politics

Ousted Whitney Trustee Warren Kanders Is Selling Off the Parts of His Company That Manufacture Tear Gas and Other ‘Crowd-Control Solutions’

Kanders and his company Safariland have come under renewed scrutiny.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 9, 2020

Art and Law

A Court Has Temporarily Blocked Virginia’s Governor From Removing Its Notorious Robert E. Lee Monument

The governor wants to remove the statue “as soon as possible.” But a descendant of an old Virginia family has other ideas.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 9, 2020

Politics

The Confederate Memorials in the Center of Richmond, Virginia, Including a 130-Year-Old Statue of Robert E. Lee, Are Coming Down

"That statue has been there for a long time,” said Virginia’s governor. “It was wrong then, and it's wrong now. So we're taking it down.”

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 4, 2020

Auctions

A Medal of Honor, Illegal to Sell in the US, Tripled Its Estimate at a German Auction House—Drawing the Wrath of Ted Cruz

Interest in the 122-year-old medal spiked after Cruz spoke out against its sale in Germany.

By Artnet News, Jun 3, 2020

Art and Law

An Ex-Staffer Is Suing the Akron Art Museum and Its Former Director, Claiming She Was Fired for Complaining About the Work Environment

The museum's director resigned in May following allegations from numerous staffers.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 1, 2020

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Is the First Major Art Institution in the US to Reopen. Here’s How They’re Making It Work

The San Antonio Museum of Art will follow suit next week.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 19, 2020

Politics

Two Dozen Mayors From Across the US Are Urging Congress to Send Urgently Needed Funding for the Arts in Its Next Relief Package

The arts sector generates nearly 5 percent of the nation's GDP.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 13, 2020

In a Big Win for Yves Bouvier, a Monaco Judge Throws Out Dmitry Rybolovlev’s Charges Against the Swiss Art Dealer

Jeff Koons, Gagosian Gallery, and Many Other Blue-Chip Art Operations Received Millions of Dollars in Government Stimulus Money

After Rebuking Statue Toppling, President Trump Signs an Executive Order to Create a National Garden of Monuments to ‘American Heroes’

The Gun-Toting, Palace-Dwelling Couple Who Confronted Protesters Are Major Art Collectors. In Fact, They Fancy Themselves the New Medici

The Trump Administration Has Deployed the National Guard to Protect Monuments in Washington, DC

A Conquistador Monument Has Been Removed in Albuquerque After an Attempt to Topple It Was Met With Violence

Protesters Beheaded a Christopher Columbus Statue in Boston. Another, in Richmond, Was Tossed Into a Lake

Ousted Whitney Trustee Warren Kanders Is Selling Off the Parts of His Company That Manufacture Tear Gas and Other ‘Crowd-Control Solutions’

A Court Has Temporarily Blocked Virginia’s Governor From Removing Its Notorious Robert E. Lee Monument

The Confederate Memorials in the Center of Richmond, Virginia, Including a 130-Year-Old Statue of Robert E. Lee, Are Coming Down

A Medal of Honor, Illegal to Sell in the US, Tripled Its Estimate at a German Auction House—Drawing the Wrath of Ted Cruz

An Ex-Staffer Is Suing the Akron Art Museum and Its Former Director, Claiming She Was Fired for Complaining About the Work Environment

Steve Bannon’s School for Far-Right Populists Can’t Be Evicted From an 800-Year-Old Italian Monastery, a Court Rules

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Is the First Major Art Institution in the US to Reopen. Here’s How They’re Making It Work

Two Dozen Mayors From Across the US Are Urging Congress to Send Urgently Needed Funding for the Arts in Its Next Relief Package

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