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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 - Mar 12, 2026 Photographer, punk singer Amy Taylor clash in court over sale of Vogue Portugal images

A screenshot of court documents shows images of singer Amy Taylor taken by photographer Jamie Nelson.

The Amyl and the Sniffers frontwoman said her posts of images from a Vogue Portugal shoot were authorized and protected by fair use.

Law and Crime - Mar 12, 2026 San Diego artist sues city for claiming she is not an artist

Artist Sara Duvall said she was fined $250 in August 2024 and $500 in May 2025 by San Diego Park Rangers.

Law and Crime - Mar 15, 2026 Statue stolen from controversial 'La Jornada' monument honoring Juan de Oñate

The statue is part of a monument long criticized for its portrayal of Spanish colonization.

by Adam Schrader

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Law and Crime - Mar 15, 2026 Statue stolen from controversial 'La Jornada' monument honoring Juan de Oñate

The statue is part of a monument long criticized for its portrayal of Spanish colonization.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 12, 2026 Photographer, punk singer Amy Taylor clash in court over sale of Vogue Portugal images

The Amyl and the Sniffers frontwoman said her posts of images from a Vogue Portugal shoot were authorized and protected by fair use.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 12, 2026 San Diego artist sues city for claiming she is not an artist

Artist Sara Duvall said she was fined $250 in August 2024 and $500 in May 2025 by San Diego Park Rangers.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 11, 2026 Margot Samel Gallery in Tribeca faces eviction in rent dispute

Landlord seeks possession of gallery space and more than $26,000 in alleged unpaid rent.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 08, 2026 De Young Museum security guard files sexual harassment lawsuit

Ezra Iturribarria filed the lawsuit against her supervisor, Patrick Smithwick, on February 20 in San Francisco Superior Court.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 08, 2026 Foreign tourist arrested for stealing $40K statue from Galleries Bartoux in Miami

Stevan Milovanovic also allegedly stole a pricey bottle of wine from Miami restaurant Sexy Fish.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 07, 2026 Italy’s Carabinieri recover Medieval wooden sculpture stolen in 1977

A painted wooden Medieval sculpture of the "Madonna and Child"

The sculpture was recovered after investigators found a 2015 scientific study describing it.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 07, 2026 Aicon gallery dispute erupts into assault accusations and arrest claims

A screenshot of the Aicon Gallery website showing the division of Aicon Art and Aicon Contemporary.

Harry Hutchison, who co-owns Aicon Art with Prajit Dutta, accused Projjal Dutta and his Aicon Contemporary gallery of assault.

by Adam Schrader