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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   -   Jan 26, 2026 Billionaire collector Les Wexner to testify in Epstein probe in February
Billionaire collector Les Wexner to testify in Epstein probe in February

Wexner is scheduled to appear before the committee at 10 a.m. on February 18.

Law and Crime   -   Jan 25, 2026 Art world reacts to second Minneapolis killing by federal officers
Alex Pretti, 37, was shot dead by federal authorities on Saturday.

Alex Pretti, 37, was shot dead by U.S. Border Patrol officers on Saturday.

MoMA appeals ruling that kept Marina Abramović nude performer's sex abuse suit alive
Law and Crime   -   Jan 27, 2026 MoMA appeals ruling that kept Marina Abramović nude performer's sex abuse suit alive

John Bonafede performed nude in MoMA's staging of Abramović's Imponderabilia in 2010.

by Adam Schrader
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Law and Crime   -   Jan 27, 2026 MoMA appeals ruling that kept Marina Abramović nude performer's sex abuse suit alive
MoMA appeals ruling that kept Marina Abramović nude performer's sex abuse suit alive

John Bonafede performed nude in MoMA's staging of Abramović's Imponderabilia in 2010.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jan 26, 2026 Billionaire collector Les Wexner to testify in Epstein probe in February
Billionaire collector Les Wexner to testify in Epstein probe in February

Wexner is scheduled to appear before the committee at 10 a.m. on February 18.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jan 25, 2026 Art world reacts to second Minneapolis killing by federal officers
Alex Pretti, 37, was shot dead by federal authorities on Saturday.

Alex Pretti, 37, was shot dead by U.S. Border Patrol officers on Saturday.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jan 19, 2026 Greenwich dealer accused of stealing from estate seeks mental competency hearing
Greenwich dealer accused of stealing from estate seeks mental competency hearing

David L. Johnson, 66, was indicted by a federal grand jury in December.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jan 19, 2026 Alaska student arrested for eating another’s A.I. artwork
Alaska student arrested for eating another’s A.I. artwork

At the time he was arrested, Granger was allegedly “chewing and spitting out” artwork made by Nick Dwyer.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jan 18, 2026 Düsseldorf Art Academy rejects Jewish groups’ bid to stop event with Palestinian artist
Düsseldorf Art Academy rejects Jewish groups’ bid to stop event with Palestinian artist

The academy declined to cancel a student-run event following objections raised by Jewish organizations.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jan 18, 2026 The Art Newspaper's new owner announces legal action against former publisher
The Art Newspaper's new owner announces legal action against former publisher

The company says the dispute follows a failed Hong Kong bid to freeze shares tied to the 2023 sale.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jan 17, 2026 Pennsylvania man sentenced in art theft ring that hit museums across Northeast
Jackson Pollock's Springs Winter is seen in the FBI National Stolen Art File

Judge orders more than $1 million in restitution to museums after jury conviction tied to thefts dating back two decades.

by Adam Schrader
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