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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 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.

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.

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