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Law and Crime   -   Feb 05, 2026 Philadelphia Art Museum reverses controversial rebrand amid Sasha Suda lawsuit
An image of the updated branding for the Philadelphia Art Museum, returning to the Philadelphia Museum of Art name

The museum will keep the griffin in its logo but return to its Philadelphia Museum of Art name.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 05, 2026 Empress Eugénie crown damaged in Louvre heist to be restored
Jeweled gold crown with emeralds and diamonds, featuring eagle motifs and detachable ornaments, photographed against a neutral background.

Thieves attempted to steal the crown during the October heist but dropped it at the foot of the museum’s Apollo Gallery in their escape.

by Adam Schrader
Market and Money   -   Feb 05, 2026 Art Basel launches Qatar edition with state partners, Jenny Holzer commission
Jenny Holzer’s site-responsive projection and drone artwork SONG illuminates Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art and night sky during Art Basel Qatar, featuring poetic text in Arabic and English.

The global fair’s Doha debut highlights the growing role of state-backed cultural infrastructure.

by Adam Schrader
Market and Money   -   Feb 04, 2026 Artists scramble to retrieve work from London’s Stephen Friedman Gallery
An exterior shot of Stephen Friedman Gallery in New York as seen in 2025.

Its most recent annual report, covering 2023, shows the gallery lost about £1.7 million that year.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 04, 2026 Below the Fold: A new series logging low-profile lawsuits involving museums
Below the Fold: A new series logging low-profile lawsuits involving museums

A subscriber-only legal log from Urgent Matter.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Feb 03, 2026 Trump releases ‘first’ rendering of his White House ballroom
President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared what he called the first rendering of a new White House ballroom.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit against Trump in December, seeking to halt construction of the ballroom.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 03, 2026 Justice Department urges Supreme Court to reject A.I. copyright claim
An artwork created by A.I. depicting train tracks running through a floral landscape

The case, which tests the definition of authorship, could redefine the multibillion-dollar generative A.I. industry.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 03, 2026 Philadelphia Art Museum wins bid to move Sasha Suda lawsuit to arbitration
Philadelphia Art Museum wins bid to move Sasha Suda lawsuit to arbitration

Suda, who filed the lawsuit against the museum in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in November, had sought a jury trial.

by Adam Schrader
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Law and Crime   -   Feb 05, 2026 Philadelphia Art Museum reverses controversial rebrand amid Sasha Suda lawsuit
An image of the updated branding for the Philadelphia Art Museum, returning to the Philadelphia Museum of Art name

The museum will keep the griffin in its logo but return to its Philadelphia Museum of Art name.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 05, 2026 Empress Eugénie crown damaged in Louvre heist to be restored
Jeweled gold crown with emeralds and diamonds, featuring eagle motifs and detachable ornaments, photographed against a neutral background.

Thieves attempted to steal the crown during the October heist but dropped it at the foot of the museum’s Apollo Gallery in their escape.

by Adam Schrader
Market and Money   -   Feb 05, 2026 Art Basel launches Qatar edition with state partners, Jenny Holzer commission
Jenny Holzer’s site-responsive projection and drone artwork SONG illuminates Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art and night sky during Art Basel Qatar, featuring poetic text in Arabic and English.

The global fair’s Doha debut highlights the growing role of state-backed cultural infrastructure.

by Adam Schrader
Market and Money   -   Feb 04, 2026 Artists scramble to retrieve work from London’s Stephen Friedman Gallery
An exterior shot of Stephen Friedman Gallery in New York as seen in 2025.

Its most recent annual report, covering 2023, shows the gallery lost about £1.7 million that year.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 04, 2026 Below the Fold: A new series logging low-profile lawsuits involving museums
Below the Fold: A new series logging low-profile lawsuits involving museums

A subscriber-only legal log from Urgent Matter.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Feb 03, 2026 Trump releases ‘first’ rendering of his White House ballroom
President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared what he called the first rendering of a new White House ballroom.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit against Trump in December, seeking to halt construction of the ballroom.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 03, 2026 Justice Department urges Supreme Court to reject A.I. copyright claim
An artwork created by A.I. depicting train tracks running through a floral landscape

The case, which tests the definition of authorship, could redefine the multibillion-dollar generative A.I. industry.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 03, 2026 Philadelphia Art Museum wins bid to move Sasha Suda lawsuit to arbitration
Philadelphia Art Museum wins bid to move Sasha Suda lawsuit to arbitration

Suda, who filed the lawsuit against the museum in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in November, had sought a jury trial.

by Adam Schrader
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