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Artist Eimear Walshe to Face Trial for Protest Against US Military

02/09/2026

Eimear Walshe, who represented Ireland at the 2024 Venice Biennale, will face trial starting tomorrow for a case centering around the artist’s involvement in a protest against the US military staged at an airport in their home country. Walshe will …

Метки : судвенецианская биенналепротестправа человекаирландияискусство

Suspect in Shooting Outside Capitol Jewish Museum Accused of Terrorism

02/07/2026

The man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capitol Jewish Museum last May now faces multiple terrorism charges, according to the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Elias Rodriguez, a 31-year-old Chicago native, …

Метки : терроризмубийствосшасудеврейское сообществоненависть

Jewish Heirs File Suite Regarding Met's Ownership of Pissarro Canvas

02/04/2026

A painting by Camille Pissarro in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is under renewed scrutiny over the circumstances of its sale by its former owner, the department store magnate and art collector Max Julius Braunthal. As reported …

Метки : искусствописсарросудметрополитеннаследствофранция

Recovered Picassos at Center of Art Theft Trial in Nice, France

01/10/2026

Seven years after an undercover sting led police to a house packed with stolen art in the hills above Nice, France, the case has returned to court, with ten defendants now on trial over a cache that included several works …

Метки : искусствокражасудпикассорасследованиеницца

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

A Paris Art Dealer Is Found Guilty of Harassing Brigitte Macron

01/07/2026

A particularly bizarre strain of conspiracy theory holds that prominent female celebrities, including musicians, athletes, and political figures, are secretly transgender. In a Paris court on Monday, a French art dealer was among 10 people found guilty of online harassment …

Метки : конспирологиябрижит макрононлайн-домогательствасудзнаменитости#творчество

Jack Shainman Gallery Blames Odili Donald Odita for 'Sluggish Sales'

12/02/2025

Jack Shainman Gallery has responded at length to a lawsuit brought by artist Odili Donald Odita, who previously sued the New York gallery, alleging that it wouldn’t return his artworks to him. In October, Odita, an artist whose work has …

Метки : искусствогалереясудodili donald oditajack shainmanспоры

Court Rules Spanish Count Must Pay Brother After Selling Goya Portrait

12/01/2025

A portrait of a young aristocrat, painted ca. 1795–1800 by Spanish master Francisco de Goya, has been at the center of a long-running dispute between two aristocratic Spanish brothers. Now, a Madrid court has ruled that Fernando Ramírez de Haro, …

Метки : искусствогойяаристократиянаследствосудиспания

Judge Approves $7 B. Purdue Pharma Settlement

11/15/2025

Purdue Pharma‘s years-long saga in the courts may finally be coming to a close. On Friday, federal bankruptcy judge Sean Lane approved the pharmaceutical company’s new deal to settle thousands of lawsuits related to its promotion of the highly addictive …

Метки : purdue pharmasacklerопиоидный кризиссудискусствобанкротство

Sasha Suda Was Investigated by Philadelphia Art Museum Prior to Ouster

11/10/2025

Sasha Suda has sued the Philadelphia Art Museum after being dismissed last week as director and CEO of the Pennsylvania institution, according to the New York Times. Per the Times, the suit alleges that Suda was accused by board members …

Метки : искусствоскандалмузейувольнениесудфиладельфия

US Antiques and Decorative Arts Hit Hard By Trump's Tariffs

11/06/2025

Import tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, that took effect October 14, are reportedly causing unintentional harm to the international trade of antiques and decorative arts. The executive order signed on September 29 aimed to support domestic manufacturers by placing …

Метки : антиквариаттрамппошлиныимпортсудторговля

Racquel Chevremont Accuses Mickalene Thomas of Abuse in New Lawsuit

10/28/2025

Racquel Chevremont, a model, curator, and Real Housewives of New York star, has filed suit against her former romantic partner, artist Mickalene Thomas, whom she had already accused of harassment over the summer. Chevremont previously accused Thomas of creating an …

Метки : искусствосудобвинениядомогательствахудожницакуратор

Chris Levine Sued Over Credit for Queen Elizabeth II Portraits

10/24/2025

British artist Rob Munday has filed a lawsuit against Chris Levine, claiming he is the co-creator of two of the most recognizable portraits of Queen Elizabeth II—Equanimity and Lightness of Being—which Levine has for years presented as solely his own …

Метки : искусствосудпортретыголография#творчествоавторское право

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