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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   -   Jun 28, 2026 Connecticut man pleads guilty to stealing Courbet painting
Connecticut man pleads guilty to stealing Courbet painting

Thomas Doyle, 68, faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in November.

Law and Crime   -   Jun 28, 2026 Jay-Z figurine lawsuit heads for dismissal after art gallery, photographer reach settlement
Jay-Z figurine lawsuit heads for dismissal after art gallery, photographer reach settlement

The lawsuit was filed by August Image, which alleged that Brooklyn's AM:PM Gallery infringed the copyright of photographer Timothy White.

Judge rules Marlborough Gallery did not sabotage rival's ceramics deal
Law and Crime   -   Jun 30, 2026 Judge rules Marlborough Gallery did not sabotage rival's ceramics deal

The Paris gallery that sued lost after a years-long trial, and is now asking the judge to undo his own decision.

by Adam Schrader
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Law and Crime   -   Jun 30, 2026 Judge rules Marlborough Gallery did not sabotage rival's ceramics deal
Judge rules Marlborough Gallery did not sabotage rival's ceramics deal

The Paris gallery that sued lost after a years-long trial, and is now asking the judge to undo his own decision.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 28, 2026 Connecticut man pleads guilty to stealing Courbet painting
Connecticut man pleads guilty to stealing Courbet painting

Thomas Doyle, 68, faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in November.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 28, 2026 Jay-Z figurine lawsuit heads for dismissal after art gallery, photographer reach settlement
Jay-Z figurine lawsuit heads for dismissal after art gallery, photographer reach settlement

The lawsuit was filed by August Image, which alleged that Brooklyn's AM:PM Gallery infringed the copyright of photographer Timothy White.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 27, 2026 Judge rejects gallery owner's bid for a default win in assault lawsuit
Judge rejects gallery owner's bid for a default win in assault lawsuit

Projjal Dutta never labeled his claims against Harry Hutchison as counterclaims, so Hutchison was not required to respond.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 27, 2026 Below the Fold: Injury suits cluster at New York City museums
Below the Fold: Injury suits cluster at New York City museums

The Metropolitan Museum of Art was named in three of the six premises liability claims filed between early May and mid-June.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 27, 2026 Beanie Babies billionaire Ty Warner presses on with Santa Barbara museum appeal
Beanie Babies billionaire Ty Warner presses on with Santa Barbara museum appeal

Warner sued the museum last year over the removal of his name from its marine science center.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 27, 2026 National Hellenic Museum denies damaging George Petrides sculptures
National Hellenic Museum denies damaging George Petrides sculptures

An independent review commissioned by the museum found two of the five works unchanged and three with minor alterations.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 26, 2026 Man avoids jail for forged Cycladic figures scheme at Sotheby's
Man avoids jail for forged Cycladic figures scheme at Sotheby's

Forensic analysis of his fabricated 1976 invoices revealed a typeface that did not exist until 2001.

by Adam Schrader
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