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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   -   Jul 19, 2026 Kinston police charge former arts council director with money laundering
Kinston police charge former arts council director with money laundering

Sandy Landis is accused of writing herself $21,037.25 in checks after she stepped down.

Law and Crime   -   Jul 16, 2026 San Jose’s Vietnamese monument ‘Thank You America’ stolen in brazen heist
San Jose’s Vietnamese monument ‘Thank You America’ stolen in brazen heist

The sculpture was made by artist Tuan Nguyen, a refugee who spent time in a prison camp during the Vietnam War.

Artists sue The Hole and Kathy Grayson over unpaid sale proceeds
Law and Crime   -   Jul 20, 2026 Artists sue The Hole and Kathy Grayson over unpaid sale proceeds

The gallery's books allegedly show it owes Daniel Um and Nastaran Shahbazi $49,975.50 for consigned artworks it sold.

by Adam Schrader
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Law and Crime   -   Jul 20, 2026 Artists sue The Hole and Kathy Grayson over unpaid sale proceeds
Artists sue The Hole and Kathy Grayson over unpaid sale proceeds

The gallery's books allegedly show it owes Daniel Um and Nastaran Shahbazi $49,975.50 for consigned artworks it sold.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jul 19, 2026 Kinston police charge former arts council director with money laundering
Kinston police charge former arts council director with money laundering

Sandy Landis is accused of writing herself $21,037.25 in checks after she stepped down.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jul 16, 2026 San Jose’s Vietnamese monument ‘Thank You America’ stolen in brazen heist
San Jose’s Vietnamese monument ‘Thank You America’ stolen in brazen heist

The sculpture was made by artist Tuan Nguyen, a refugee who spent time in a prison camp during the Vietnam War.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jul 13, 2026 East Hampton authorizes legal action against The Ranch over shipping container sculpture
East Hampton authorizes legal action against The Ranch over shipping container sculpture

The Montauk gallery faces four charges over Matt Johnson's "Meditating Figure."

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jul 10, 2026 Manhattan prosecutors return 59 antiquities to Italy, Iraq and Indonesia
Manhattan prosecutors return 59 antiquities to Italy, Iraq and Indonesia

Forty-five of the 48 pieces sent to Italy were seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jul 09, 2026 Texas Tech strips courses of race and queer themes, faculty lawsuit alleges
Texas Tech strips courses of race and queer themes, faculty lawsuit alleges

Two academic freedom groups have filed a lawsuit against Texas Tech on behalf of faculty members alleging widespread censorship.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jul 06, 2026 Nantucket artist fired by arts association for letting autistic teen take figure drawing class
Nantucket artist fired by arts association for letting autistic teen take figure drawing class

A former staffer says the Artists Association of Nantucket punished her for following disability law, then smeared her to justify it.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jul 04, 2026 Brooklyn gallery sued over Jay-Z figurines loses separate eviction fight by default
Brooklyn gallery sued over Jay-Z figurines loses separate eviction fight by default

A judge struck AM:PM's defenses and cleared its landlord to seek a warrant after the gallery and its owner skipped a June 2 court date.

by Adam Schrader
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