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Anish Kapoor, "Cloud Gate" (2006) (photo by Ines Hegedus-Garcia, via Flickr)
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Anish Kapoor Sues the NRA for Showing “Cloud Gate” in Recruitment Video

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton June 20, 2018

The artist claims that the gun advocacy group is committing copyright infringement by using an image of his sculpture in a video without his permission.

The Frida Kahlo Barbie (photo courtesy Mattel)
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After Frida Kahlo Barbie Debacle, Licensing Company Sues Artist’s Relative

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton May 9, 2018

The Frida Kahlo Corporation is suing the artist’s great niece, claiming she is falsely presenting herself as someone who has the power to grant licensing permits for Kahlo’s name and image.

Jeff Koons, “Balloon Venus (Red)” (2008–12), in The Great Mother (2015) at Milan’s Palazzo Reale (photo by the author for Hyperallergic)
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Hollywood Producer Sues Gagosian for Failing to Deliver $8M Koons Sculpture

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton May 1, 2018

Hollywood producer Joel Silver says the gallery refused to return the $3.2 million he paid for a Koons sculpture, whose completion date has been pushed back more than three years.

Self-portrait of a female Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra) in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, who had picked up photographer David Slater’s camera and photographed herself with it (via Wikimedia Commons)
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Court Rules in Favor of Photographer as “Monkey Selfie” Saga Ends

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton April 24, 2018

On Monday, the Ninth Circuit court of appeals upheld a previous decision dismissing the lawsuit brought by PETA on behalf of Naruto, a Celebes crested macaque.

The MoMaCha storefront at 314 Bowery (photo by the author for Hyperallergic)
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MoMA Sues New Café and Gallery “MoMaCha” for Trademark Violation

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton April 20, 2018

The Museum of Modern Art’s complaint claims the actions of a Lower East Side café and gallery will cause “harm to its name, reputation, and goodwill.”

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Collector Who Paid $13M Sues Jeff Koons and Gagosian

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton April 19, 2018April 19, 2018

Steven Tananbaum claims he has paid more than $13 million since 2013 for three sculptures, none of which have been delivered.

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Lawyer Stalls Plan to Remove Statue that San Francisco Officials Consider Racist [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Daniel A. Gross March 26, 2018April 20, 2018

The bronze statue “Early Days” was called “racist and disrespectful” by the San Francisco Arts Commission, which voted unanimously for its removal earlier this month.

Cashy-D's anti-Trump mural in New Orleans (photo courtesy and © Neal Morris)
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Anti-Trump Mural Sparks ACLU Lawsuit and Public Art Dispute in New Orleans

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton March 23, 2018March 23, 2018

Shortly after putting up a mural on his private property last year, Neal Morris received a letter from the city demanding its immediate removal and threatening jail time.

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Artist’s $100 Million Lawsuit Is “Completely Baseless,” Says Lawyer for Five Top Museums

Avatar photo by Daniel A. Gross March 22, 2018

Lawyers for five of the nation’s most influential museums pushed back on claims by artist Robert Cenedella that a “corporate museum cartel” engaged in “unlawful conspiracy.”

The Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (photo courtesy Berkshire Museum, via Wikimedia Commons)
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Last-Minute Appeal Tries to Halt Berkshire Museum Art Auction [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton November 10, 2017November 13, 2017

On Friday, the AG’s office filed an appeal seeking a last-minute injunction to stop Monday’s auction of works from the Berkshire Museum collection at Sotheby’s.

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B&H Photo Will Pay $3.2M to Settle Department of Labor Lawsuit

by Claire Voon August 17, 2017August 21, 2017

The Department’s February 2016 suit outlined 15 violations, from discriminatory hiring practices to racially segregated bathrooms, at B&H Photo’s warehouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Shepard Fairey billboard in Los Angeles in 2015 (via obeygiant.com)
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Mural or Billboard? The Dispute Over a Shepard Fairey in Brooklyn Heads Back to Court

by Zoe Mendelson August 17, 2017August 17, 2017

In 2014, the renowned street artist created a mural in Williamsburg that was very similar to a record cover he designed for Interpol. The resulting legal dispute recently spawned its third appeal.

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