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Bic Family Heirs File Lawsuit for Return of Fra Angelico Painting

04/03/2026

The heirs of the Bic family fortune filed suit in March for the return of a painting by Fra Angelico that sold at Christie’s for $5.4 million in 2018. That sale was only possible, the heirs allege, because a chauffeur …

Метки : искусствокражааукционнаследствосудебный искfra angelico

Heirs to the Bic Empire Say They’ve Been Robbed of a Renaissance Masterwork

04/03/2026

Heirs to the Bic Empire Say They’ve Been Robbed of a Renaissance Masterwork According to court papers filed last month, Gonzalve Bich, Charles Bich and Guillame Bich, the French heirs to themulti-billion dollarBic Pen fortune,are alleging that a 15th century …

Метки : искусствонаследствокражаренессанссудебный искколлекционирование

Judge Ends Dispute Over Who Bought Beeple's Everydays

03/18/2026

When Beeple’s Everydays: The First 5000 Days sold for a record $69.3 million at Christie’s in 2021, the winning buyer was quick to reveal itself: a Singapore-based crypto fund called Metapurse, which was founded by a man going by the …

Метки : nftсудебный искправо собственностикриптоискусстворынок nftмета-загадка

Kennedy Center Board Votes in Favor of Two-Year Closure

03/17/2026

The board of directors the Kennedy Center voted on Monday in favor of President Donald Trump’s proposal to shut the institution down for two years, according to the Associated Press. The closure will begin after celebrations there on July 4, …

Метки : скульптураискусстводеревоbank of englandвдохновениебиографияполитиказакрытие.трампсудебный искреновация

High Point Museum HVAC Grant Canceled After ChatGPT Labeled It DEI, Lawsuit Says

03/16/2026

A federal lawsuit alleges that a government initiative created by the Trump administration relied on the generative AI software ChatGPT to help identify grants tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The lawsuit alleges that a grant awarded to the …

Метки : музейискусствореставрациязагадкаистория.расследованиеискусственный интеллектгрантыdeiсудебный искneh

Art Student Arrested for Eating AI-Generated Art in Protest

01/17/2026

Artists and other creative people (not to mention, ahem, journalists) have been deeply concerned about the way that their work has been hoovered up by tech companies to fuel artificial intelligence–powered image and text generators. In 2023, several digital artists …

Метки : искусствотехнологиипсихоз иисудебный искпротест#творчество

New York Auction House Sued for $2 M. over ‘Missing Stamps’

10/13/2025

A Floridian widow is demanding that a Manhattan auction house return her husband’s stamp collection, which is reportedly worth up to $2 million. Shelley Entner wants the collection back because she claims some stamps are missing. Her late husband, Stanley …

Метки : коллекциямаркиаукционвдоваскандалсудебный иск

Three Humanities Organizations Sue NEH Over Its ‘Dismantling’

05/03/2025

Three humanities-focused organizations have filed a lawsuit against both the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) over the “dismantling” of the former organization. Filed on May 1 in United States District Court for …

Метки : гуманитарные наукисудебный искnehразгромфинансированиеобразование

AG James Challenges Trump Order Targeting Federal Library and Museum Agency

04/05/2025

New York State Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit—alongside 20 other attorneys general—against the Trump administration over an executive order that effectively shuts down three federal agencies responsible for supporting libraries, museums, minority-owned businesses, and labor mediation services. …

Метки : судебный искадминистрация трампабиблиотекисообществоподдержкафинансирование

Broad Museum Faces Two Lawsuits Alleging Retaliation Against Workers

01/25/2025

Los Angeles’s Broad museum is facing two lawsuits, filed within less than a week of each other, that accuse the institution of discrimination and defamation, as well as failing to prevent retaliation against two workers. The first suit was filed …

Метки : музейлос-анджелесклеветадискриминациярепрессиисудебный иск