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Photobook Publisher Steidl in Dire Straits After Threat of Bankruptcy
Though it has resolved recent insolvency proceedings, the German publisher remains shaken by a 50% drop in international sales.
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Artists Sue NYC Gallery The Hole for Nonpayment
The suit filed by Daniel Um and Nastaran Shahbazi concerns nearly $50,000 in payments allegedly owed to the artists.
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Activists Sue to Stop Frida Kahlo Works From Leaving Mexico
It’s the latest in the battle over the Gelman Santander Collection, a trove of 161 works by artists including Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros that is slated to travel to Spain this fall.
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Dismissed Philadelphia Art Museum Director Fires Back With a Lawsuit
The museum had commissioned an external investigation that recommended ousting Sasha Suda.
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Visitor Sues MoMA PS1 After Onsite Concussion
A Norwegian citizen was struck by a wall panel during a visit to the museum in 2022.
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Mickalene Thomas Sued for $14M Over Abuse Allegations
Racquel Chevremont, the artist’s former fiancée and business partner, said she experienced withheld payments, sexual and emotional harassment, and retaliation.
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Artist Odili Donald Odita Sues Jack Shainman Gallery
The painter accuses the gallery of retaining over $1M worth of artworks in a claim that challenges models at the heart of the artist-dealer relationship.
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Pennsylvania Museum Sues Trump Administration Over Grant Cuts
The president effectively dismantled the Institute of Museum and Library Services, leaving hundreds of federal fund recipients in the lurch.
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Lil Nas X Did Not Steal a Photographer's Poses, Court Rules
The decision concludes a year-long battle led by photographer Rodney Woodland, who accused the rapper of copyright infringement.
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Anish Kapoor Sues the NRA for Showing “Cloud Gate” in Recruitment Video
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.
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After Frida Kahlo Barbie Debacle, Licensing Company Sues Artist's Relative
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.
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Hollywood Producer Sues Gagosian for Failing to Deliver $8M Koons Sculpture
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.