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Law and Crime   -   Apr 28, 2026 Woman damages Fountain of Neptune on a pre-wedding dare to grope nude statue
Woman damages Fountain of Neptune on a pre-wedding dare to grope nude statue

The damage was determined to be “minor but significant."

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Apr 28, 2026 Latino arts center The Clemente names inaugural Van Lier fellowship recipients
Latino arts center The Clemente names inaugural Van Lier fellowship recipients

Jesús Hilario-Reyes and Tichacoco have been named as the inaugural recipients of the fellowship.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Apr 28, 2026 Right-wing group Judicial Watch sues Justice Department for records in art theft
Ben Stahl is pictured painting Descent from the Cross, one of 14 paintings stolen on April 16, 1969

The records sought pertain to the 1969 theft of paintings by Ben Stahl from the Museum of the Cross in Sarasota, Florida.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Apr 28, 2026 Taiwan’s Supreme Court upholds artist Sakuliu Pavavalong’s rape conviction
Taiwan’s Supreme Court upholds artist Sakuliu Pavavalong’s rape conviction

The National Culture and Arts Foundation has since revoked the National Award for Arts given to him in 2018.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Apr 27, 2026 Police identify suspect in theft of George Washington painting from Pa. restaurant
Police identify suspect in theft of George Washington painting from Pa. restaurant

Neither the artist nor the painting's value was immediately known.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Apr 27, 2026 Exiled Putin critic Marat Guelman opens atomic bomb show at Ethan Cohen
Marat Guelman, exiled from Russia, gestures with his hands in front of an artwork of an atomic bomb in the style of Gerhard Richter

After being labeled an extremist, Marat Guelman turns to A.I.-rendered mushroom clouds to confront nuclear fear.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Apr 26, 2026 Lace installation rooted in Ljubelj concentration camp performance lands in New York
Artist Eva Petrič stands in front of her installation Bird of Hope for Peace at the Narthex Gallery of St. Peter’s Church in New York City.

Artist Eva Petrič's 'Bird of Hope for Peace' is on view at the Narthex Gallery of St. Peter’s Church

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Apr 25, 2026 A museum that doesn’t exist opens in Tribeca
Purses with bricks are seen in an art display in a window.

Adam Himebauch’s NYC MOCA tests what counts as an institution, turning a storefront window into a functioning exhibition space.

by Adam Schrader
Woman damages Fountain of Neptune on a pre-wedding dare to grope nude statue
Law and Crime   -   Apr 28, 2026 Woman damages Fountain of Neptune on a pre-wedding dare to grope nude statue

The damage was determined to be “minor but significant."

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Apr 28, 2026 Latino arts center The Clemente names inaugural Van Lier fellowship recipients by Adam Schrader
Latino arts center The Clemente names inaugural Van Lier fellowship recipients
Law and Crime   -   Apr 28, 2026 Right-wing group Judicial Watch sues Justice Department for records in art theft by Adam Schrader
Ben Stahl is pictured painting Descent from the Cross, one of 14 paintings stolen on April 16, 1969
Law and Crime   -   Apr 28, 2026 Taiwan’s Supreme Court upholds artist Sakuliu Pavavalong’s rape conviction by Adam Schrader
Taiwan’s Supreme Court upholds artist Sakuliu Pavavalong’s rape conviction
Law and Crime   -   Apr 27, 2026 Police identify suspect in theft of George Washington painting from Pa. restaurant by Adam Schrader
Police identify suspect in theft of George Washington painting from Pa. restaurant
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Apr 27, 2026 Exiled Putin critic Marat Guelman opens atomic bomb show at Ethan Cohen by Adam Schrader
Marat Guelman, exiled from Russia, gestures with his hands in front of an artwork of an atomic bomb in the style of Gerhard Richter
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Apr 26, 2026 Lace installation rooted in Ljubelj concentration camp performance lands in New York by Adam Schrader
Artist Eva Petrič stands in front of her installation Bird of Hope for Peace at the Narthex Gallery of St. Peter’s Church in New York City.
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Apr 25, 2026 A museum that doesn’t exist opens in Tribeca by Adam Schrader
Purses with bricks are seen in an art display in a window.
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Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Mar 05, 2026 Art Restitution Tracker: A global ledger of looted art returns and disputes
A compilation image of three ancient Egyptian artifacts restituted in 2025

A database tracking lawsuits, settlements, and voluntary returns of artworks and cultural artifacts.

Law and Crime   -   Nov 04, 2025 Global Art Crime Tracker: A ledger of art theft, vandalism and cultural heritage crime
An NYPD police van is pictured on the sidewalk in Central Park in New York City. The grass is green and the leaves are colorful, indicating fall

Urgent Matter’s tracker follows major crimes targeting cultural property, from museum heists and forgeries to activist vandalism globally.

Shows and Exhibitions   -   Nov 03, 2025 Global art fairs calendar: what’s coming through 2026
An external view of the Design Miami fair in 2023 as people walk past sculptures outside the tent.

New markets are opening as the art-fair economy adjusts to higher costs and slower top-end sales.

Law and Crime   -   Nov 03, 2025 How climate activists are leaving museums behind
Authorities are seen detaining a protester who threw black paint onto a Gustav Klimt painting while the hand of another is pictured glued to the glass protecting it

Facing tougher laws, rising costs, and waning support, climate activists are quietly ending the museum protests that once shocked the art world.

Law and Crime   -   Oct 27, 2025 Tracking art lawsuits and legal disputes: The Urgent Matter database
A bird flies past the scales of Lady Justice atop a courthouse dome

A running record of lawsuits shaping the art world, maintained by Urgent Matter.

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Law and Crime   -   Apr 28, 2026 Woman damages Fountain of Neptune on a pre-wedding dare to grope nude statue
Woman damages Fountain of Neptune on a pre-wedding dare to grope nude statue

The damage was determined to be “minor but significant."

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Apr 28, 2026 Latino arts center The Clemente names inaugural Van Lier fellowship recipients
Latino arts center The Clemente names inaugural Van Lier fellowship recipients

Jesús Hilario-Reyes and Tichacoco have been named as the inaugural recipients of the fellowship.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Apr 28, 2026 Right-wing group Judicial Watch sues Justice Department for records in art theft
Ben Stahl is pictured painting Descent from the Cross, one of 14 paintings stolen on April 16, 1969

The records sought pertain to the 1969 theft of paintings by Ben Stahl from the Museum of the Cross in Sarasota, Florida.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Apr 28, 2026 Taiwan’s Supreme Court upholds artist Sakuliu Pavavalong’s rape conviction
Taiwan’s Supreme Court upholds artist Sakuliu Pavavalong’s rape conviction

The National Culture and Arts Foundation has since revoked the National Award for Arts given to him in 2018.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Apr 27, 2026 Police identify suspect in theft of George Washington painting from Pa. restaurant
Police identify suspect in theft of George Washington painting from Pa. restaurant

Neither the artist nor the painting's value was immediately known.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Apr 27, 2026 Exiled Putin critic Marat Guelman opens atomic bomb show at Ethan Cohen
Marat Guelman, exiled from Russia, gestures with his hands in front of an artwork of an atomic bomb in the style of Gerhard Richter

After being labeled an extremist, Marat Guelman turns to A.I.-rendered mushroom clouds to confront nuclear fear.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Apr 26, 2026 Lace installation rooted in Ljubelj concentration camp performance lands in New York
Artist Eva Petrič stands in front of her installation Bird of Hope for Peace at the Narthex Gallery of St. Peter’s Church in New York City.

Artist Eva Petrič's 'Bird of Hope for Peace' is on view at the Narthex Gallery of St. Peter’s Church

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Apr 25, 2026 A museum that doesn’t exist opens in Tribeca
Purses with bricks are seen in an art display in a window.

Adam Himebauch’s NYC MOCA tests what counts as an institution, turning a storefront window into a functioning exhibition space.

by Adam Schrader
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