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Kim Kardashian Sued After Touting Knockoff Donald Judd Set as Authentic
The foundation offered Kardashian an authentic Judd set in return for taking down a video. She said no.
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British Museum Sues Former Curator Over Alleged Thefts
Peter Higgs worked with the museum’s Greek collections for 30 years before he was dismissed last August.
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Artist Sues Museum of Sex for Using Their Image
Julia Sinelnikova says the New York institution did not seek permission to include their photo in a citywide marketing campaign.
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Middle School Teacher Accused of Selling Students’ Art Online
Mario Perron faces a potential lawsuit from parents who say he printed their kids’ drawings on coffee mugs and tote bags.
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Street Artists Say Guess Is Copying Their Tags
In a lawsuit, the brand is accused of printing "verbatim reproductions" of Bates and Nekst's signatures on articles of clothing without the artists’ consent.
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Belgian Collector Sues Son Over Fatal Shooting of His Wife
Arts Patron Myriam Ullens was shot outside her home in Belgium by her stepson, Nicolas Ullens, who cited an ongoing dispute over the family’s inheritance structure.
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Sotheby’s Sued for Allegedly Helping Collector Evade Millions in Taxes
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
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
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
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
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
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.