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Sotheby’s Sued for Allegedly Helping Collector Evade Millions in Taxes

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

In a lawsuit filed on Friday, NY Attorney General Letitia James claims that the auction house helped a collector evade sales tax on $27 million worth of artworks by accepting fraudulent resale certificates.

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Artist Sues Country Rapper Who Shot Paintings With Assault Rifle

Avatar photo by Zachary Small August 7, 2019

After a payment dispute flooded onto social media, the country rapper Upchurch posted an Instagram video where he destroyed Jacob Aaron LeVeille’s paintings by repeatedly shooting them.

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Judge Orders ARCO Madrid to Make Exhibitor Selection Process More Transparent

Avatar photo by Dorian Batycka February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

The fair, which opened its 2019 edition today, defends its “impeccable” selection process.

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Café Forced to Change Name After Court Sides with MoMA on Trademark Violation

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber October 2, 2018

The museum accused café and gallery formerly known as “MoMaCha” of copying the institution in bad faith.

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Billionaire Must Pay Sculptor for Unauthorized Copies, but He Gets to Keep Them

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton August 11, 2015August 16, 2015

Last week a federal judge ordered Russian-born, Florida-based billionaire Igor Olenicoff to pay sculptor John Raimondi $640,000 for having unauthorized copies of his work made in China and installed at his development sites.

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Judge Approves Christo’s Controversial Colorado Project

by Laura C. Mallonee January 5, 2015January 8, 2015

It looks like artist Christo may soon be “hanging those sheets over the river,” as a federal judge once described a proposed art project in southern Colorado that has stirred much debate.

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Marc Jancou, Cady Noland, and the Case of the Authorless Artwork

Avatar photo by Martha Buskirk December 9, 2013December 11, 2013

SOMERVILLE, Mass. — Ending not with a bang but a whimper, the last bit of legal wrangling in the case that pitted collector Marc Jancou against Cady Noland and Sotheby’s was quietly settled on November 11.

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Beach Boys, Artists and Copyright Lawsuits

by Cat Weaver January 31, 2012February 10, 2012

It’s a cruel world that makes a thief out of an adoring fan. Erik den Breejen is a keen Beach Boys fan and one who knows, now, what the back of a beloved hand feels like.

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