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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   -   Jun 17, 2026 Chinese court delays verdict for jailed artist Gao Zhen by three months
Chinese court delays verdict for jailed artist Gao Zhen by three months

The Sanhe City court cited the case's "major and complex" nature as the U.S. permanent resident passes 660 days in detention.

Law and Crime   -   Jun 15, 2026 Kimbell Art Museum battles subpoena as Romanian art dispute lands in Texas
Kimbell Art Museum battles subpoena as Romanian art dispute lands in Texas

The Kimbell is fighting a subpoena tied to an ownership battle over two El Greco masterpieces.

Jupiter Contemporary settles New York eviction, faces default in artist's federal suit
Law and Crime   -   Jun 21, 2026 Jupiter Contemporary settles New York eviction, faces default in artist's federal suit

The settlement, approved by a judge on May 27, ends the nonpayment case BCD Delancey filed in September.

by Adam Schrader
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Law and Crime   -   Jun 21, 2026 Jupiter Contemporary settles New York eviction, faces default in artist's federal suit
Jupiter Contemporary settles New York eviction, faces default in artist's federal suit

The settlement, approved by a judge on May 27, ends the nonpayment case BCD Delancey filed in September.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 17, 2026 Chinese court delays verdict for jailed artist Gao Zhen by three months
Chinese court delays verdict for jailed artist Gao Zhen by three months

The Sanhe City court cited the case's "major and complex" nature as the U.S. permanent resident passes 660 days in detention.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 15, 2026 Kimbell Art Museum battles subpoena as Romanian art dispute lands in Texas
Kimbell Art Museum battles subpoena as Romanian art dispute lands in Texas

The Kimbell is fighting a subpoena tied to an ownership battle over two El Greco masterpieces.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 11, 2026 Dallas whale mural was covered by ads for years before FIFA dispute
Dallas whale mural was covered by ads for years before FIFA dispute

The ads included promotions for beer companies Sol and Heineken and airlines Virgin America and Emirates.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 09, 2026 Alma Allen says galleries withdrew Venice Biennale support after publicist’s advice
Alma Allen says galleries withdrew Venice Biennale support after publicist’s advice

David Resnicow denied discouraging anyone from backing the project.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 09, 2026 Supreme Court declines Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ restitution case
Supreme Court declines Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ restitution case

The justices left in place a ruling that blocked heirs of Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy from pursuing Sompo over the painting.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 09, 2026 DoorDash driver accused of stealing artworks from Memphis condo building
DoorDash driver accused of stealing artworks from Memphis condo building

The artwork was valued at $1,050, police said. The names of the artists and the artworks were not provided.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 08, 2026 People keep stealing a MILF magnet from the Vagina Museum
People keep stealing a MILF magnet from the Vagina Museum

The magnet is a part of the museum’s current exhibition, “Menopause: What’s Changed?”

by Adam Schrader
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