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Reporting on the legal and criminal dimensions of the art world — from restitution and forgery to fraud, theft, censorship, and court filings that shape cultural accountability.

Law and Crime

Reporting on the legal and criminal dimensions of the art world — from restitution and forgery to fraud, theft, censorship, and court filings that shape cultural accountability.

Labor and Capital   -   Aug 25, 2026 For-profit experience museums are piling up in court as WNDR shuts two locations
For-profit experience museums are piling up in court as WNDR shuts two locations

Court records show for-profit experience museums facing contractor, labor, injury and ticketing lawsuits.

Law and Crime   -   Aug 25, 2026 Chinese artist Gao Zhen sentenced to 3 years over works depicting Mao
Chinese artist Gao Zhen sentenced to 3 years over works depicting Mao

A U.S. Embassy representative was denied permission to observe the sentencing.

National Gallery refuses to show how a Gaza protest that harmed no painting cost it £7,196
Law and Crime   -   Aug 31, 2026 National Gallery refuses to show how a Gaza protest that harmed no painting cost it £7,196

The refusal came in a partial answer to a Freedom of Information request from Urgent Matter.

by Adam Schrader
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Law and Crime   -   Aug 31, 2026 National Gallery refuses to show how a Gaza protest that harmed no painting cost it £7,196
National Gallery refuses to show how a Gaza protest that harmed no painting cost it £7,196

The refusal came in a partial answer to a Freedom of Information request from Urgent Matter.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Aug 25, 2026 For-profit experience museums are piling up in court as WNDR shuts two locations
For-profit experience museums are piling up in court as WNDR shuts two locations

Court records show for-profit experience museums facing contractor, labor, injury and ticketing lawsuits.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Aug 25, 2026 Chinese artist Gao Zhen sentenced to 3 years over works depicting Mao
Chinese artist Gao Zhen sentenced to 3 years over works depicting Mao

A U.S. Embassy representative was denied permission to observe the sentencing.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Aug 23, 2026 Chinese court sets August 25 verdict for jailed artist Gao Zhen
Chinese court sets August 25 verdict for jailed artist Gao Zhen

The Sanhe City court's ruling would land one day short of two years since the U.S. permanent resident was detained in China.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Aug 19, 2026 Artist who worked as Austin lifeguard cleared by EEOC to sue the city
Artist who worked as Austin lifeguard cleared by EEOC to sue the city

Brandon Scott Cobb said the retaliation he plans to challenge in court included his supervisor's complaint about a painting he made.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Aug 17, 2026 A website for a fictional painter is using Jordan Casteel’s paintings, she says
A website for a fictional painter is using Jordan Casteel’s paintings, she says

The site, tremblayrebecca.art, was registered in July and has emailed people about exhibitions that don't exist, the artist's studio said.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Aug 16, 2026 Court rejects heirs’ bid to reclaim art from the Mauritshuis and The Hague
Court rejects heirs’ bid to reclaim art from the Mauritshuis and The Hague

The Hague District Court found the museums' storage and display choices did not break the conditions Bredius set on his 1944 bequests.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Aug 16, 2026 Frank Lloyd Wright skyscraper’s former owner sues Artnet, other media for defamation
Frank Lloyd Wright skyscraper’s former owner sues Artnet, other media for defamation

Cynthia Blanchard and Dallas dealer 20cDesign accuse media of reporting allegedly unsettled easement dispute as proven wrongdoing.

by Adam Schrader
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