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Battle Over Paintings Attributed to Russian Modernists Intensifies

02/10/2026

A long-running dispute over a collection of roughly 1,800 paintings attributed to Russian modernist masters has escalated after a litigation funder said it may have been misled about the works’ authenticity. The development has added a new layer of tension …

Метки : искусствоколлекциясудебные разбирательстваподлинностьконфликты владельцевиск

Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Norval Morrisseau Estate Is Tossed Out

01/08/2026

A lawsuit that alleged sexual assault by the late artist Norval Morrisseau was tossed out by British Columbia’s Supreme Court this week, according to the Canadian Press. Filed against the artist’s estate, the lawsuit by Mark Anthony Jacobson claimed that …

Метки : искусствоновостинорвал морриссосудисксексуальное насилие

Ousted DuSable Museum VP Files Whistleblower Lawsuit

12/05/2025

Two months after accusing Chicago’s DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center of misappropriating public funds and other offenses, Kim Dulaney, its former vice president of education and programs, has filed a whistleblower and retaliatory discharge lawsuit. Dulaney filed a …

Метки : искмузейфинансовые нарушениязащита осведомителейчикаго#культура

Collector Sues Sotheby's Over Modigliani Work with Authenticity Issue

11/21/2025

While Sotheby’s was busy preparing to bring record-setting work by Frida Kahlo and Gustav Klimt to the block this week during its New York sales, the auction house faced a lawsuit from a collector who purchased a painting attributed to …

Метки : sotheby'sискмодильяниискусствоавтентичностьколлекционер

Acquavella, Nahmad Contemporary Caught Up in Billionaire Jan Koum’s Lawsuit

10/08/2025

Late last month, WhatsApp cofounder Jan Koum filed suit against interior designer Remi Tessier, whose elite clientele includes billionaire art collectors Larry Ellison and Ken Griffin. In court filings, Koum alleged that Tessier inflated prices and misrepresented the quality and …

Метки : искусствосудскандалдизайнеробвиненияиск

Security Guards Accuse de Young Museum of Abusive Workplace Culture

10/01/2025

Security guards at the de Young Museum in San Francisco have accused institution leadership, as well as their own union representation, of enabling a toxic workplace, reports the San Francisco Standard. The article published earlier this month details a decade-long …

Метки : музейохранатоксичная средаисксан-францискоискусство

David Geffen Sued By Estranged Husband for Breach of Contract

07/26/2025

Entertainment mogul and renowned art collector David Geffen was sued on Tuesday morning by his estranged husband, model Donovan Michaels, for alleged breach of contract, Variety reported earlier this week. The suit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court and …

Метки : скандалискискусстводавид геффенмодельsámi

Phillips Sues Billionaire's Son Over $14.5 M. Pollock Painting

07/15/2025

In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, Phillips, one of the world’s top auction houses, claimed that a billionaire’s son failed to pay $14.5 million for a Jackson Pollock painting that sold in New York this past November. The lawsuit, …

Метки : phillipsджексон поллокискискусствоаукционфинансирование

Supreme Court Greenlights Mass Layoffs of Federal Workers Under Trump

07/10/2025

The Trump administration‘s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers moved closer to a reality on Tuesday, when the United States Supreme Court lifted a lower court order that had temporarily blocked the terminations. The initial lawsuit addressed by …

Метки : судувольненияправительствотрампконгрессиск

Disney, Universal Sue Midjourney Over Copyright Claims

06/12/2025

In the next chapter of Big Entertainment vs. Big Tech, Disney and Universal have filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Midjourney over tools that allow users to create images and videos that can manipulate famous characters at the click …

Метки : искусственный интеллектdisneyuniversalплагиатискhollywood

DOGE Sued over 'Disruption and Attempted Destruction' of NEH

05/16/2025

On Thursday, the Federation of State Humanities Councils and Oregon Humanities jointly filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Oregon against the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for “the disruption and …

Метки : гуманитарные наукиискфинансированиеnehdoge#культура

Nike Hit by $5 M. Lawsuit by RTFKT Users

04/29/2025

Nike is being hit with a class action lawsuit demanding over $5 million in damages after shutting down its Web3 NFT platform RTFKT in January. A group of RTFKT users filed the lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York …

Метки : nikertfktискnftзаконодательствоценные бумаги

Former Orlando Museum Director Aaron De Groft Is Dead at 59

01/21/2025

Aaron De Groft, the former CEO of the Orlando Museum of Art whose tenure was ultimately defined by a Basquiat forgery scandal, died on January 18 at 59. According to an obituary published on Monday, De Groft died after a …

Метки : аарон де грофтmusée d'orlandoбаскияподделкаискискусство

Year in Review: Most Discussed Art World Lawsuits of 2024

12/20/2024

Like most years in the art world, 2024 saw a slew of lawsuits wind their way through the courts. There were, of course, the professional relationships that went sour and the family drama that spilled into open court. But there …

Метки : искусствосудискскандал