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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.

Law and Crime - Apr 11, 2026 New York investor seeks $3.3 million tied to Shchukin Gallery judgments

The filing claims a yearslong effort to move or hide assets as Gershkovich and Frolova tried to collect on earlier court rulings.

Law and Crime - Apr 09, 2026 Sotheby’s Modigliani dispute ends quietly without court ruling

An image of a 1917 painting by Amedeo Modigliani titled Portrait de Leopold Zborowski as listed on Sotheby's website, set against a maroon background

Cahn had sued Sotheby’s in 2025 over its handling of Portrait de Leopold Zborowski.

Law and Crime - Apr 11, 2026 Below the Fold: Addo Gallery woes, MoMA injury claim and cases move to discovery

A subscriber-only legal log from Urgent Matter.

by Adam Schrader

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Law and Crime - Apr 11, 2026 Below the Fold: Addo Gallery woes, MoMA injury claim and cases move to discovery

A subscriber-only legal log from Urgent Matter.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 11, 2026 New York investor seeks $3.3 million tied to Shchukin Gallery judgments

The filing claims a yearslong effort to move or hide assets as Gershkovich and Frolova tried to collect on earlier court rulings.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 09, 2026 Sotheby’s Modigliani dispute ends quietly without court ruling

Cahn had sued Sotheby’s in 2025 over its handling of Portrait de Leopold Zborowski.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 09, 2026 Mickalene Thomas seeks dismissal of suit brought by ex-fiancée Racquel Chevremont

Emails, texts and agreements show dispute over compensation, role and control of collaborative work.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 08, 2026 Norton Museum pushes to throw out phone provider’s countersuit

The museum says Verity Partners withheld the PIN needed to transfer service, effectively holding its phone system hostage.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 08, 2026 Museum of Sex denies harassment, retaliation claims in lawsuit response

A massive inflatable is pictured in the Museum of Sex's location in Miami

Travis White had sued the museum in January.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 08, 2026 Louisiana investigators arrest two men who allegedly stole painting

Michael Ostrager, 27, and 35-year-old Harley Brown have been arrested.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 06, 2026 Judge orders return of Modigliani painting seized during Nazi era

The decision orders the work returned to the estate of Oscar Stettiner.

by Adam Schrader