Thursday, March 30, 2017

"Their theory for now is that the thieves dragged the coin through the museum, out the window and then along the railway track, possibly reaching a park on the opposite bank of the river near the Hackescher Markt, a public square in Berlin that is home to a number of late-night bars and cafes."

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Thieves stole a 220-pound gold coin -- about the weight of a refrigerator -- from a museum in Berlin.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

"Edelman Arts, the company of former Wall Street financier turned art dealer Asher Edelman, filed a lawsuit seeking to complete a $26.8 million sale of four works by Keith Haring and one by Edvard Munch."

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Story here .

Do we need more security at museums?

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Earlier this month, a visitor to the National Gallery in London slashed a Thomas Gainsborough painting.  (It went back on view yesterday.) ...

"Prosecutors seek 4 years for ex-Field Museum worker who stole nearly $1 million"

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Story here .
Monday, March 20, 2017

Could blockchain pave the way for resale royalties? (UPDATED)

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Interesting discussion here . UPDATE:  Michael Rushton tweets :  "That there might be a technology for facilitating it does not make ...

Artist convicted of murder

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South African photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa, represented by Jack Shainman Gallery.  Story here .
Thursday, March 16, 2017

Held in the public ruff

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The Museum of the Dog is coming to New York .
Thursday, March 09, 2017

"The jury could have determined that the actual use made by Defendants of the Plaintiff's work was worth $75,000 per infringing copy."

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Findlaw:   Sculptor Wins Big in 9th Cir. After Billionaire Copies His Work . Decision here .  Background here .
Monday, March 06, 2017

"Art Dealer Ordered to Repay Profits From Painting Sale"

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Story here .  Decision, by Justice Ramos,  here .
Wednesday, March 01, 2017

Lawsuit Over Stolen Johns Drawings

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Artlyst :  "A Canadian gallery has brought a federal complaint against a New York art dealer alleging he tried to give works by the Ame...

"Selfie Snapper Smashes Kusama Pumpkin Sculpture at Hirshhorn Museum"

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Story here .   Will Goetzmann tweets that's a "[r]isk of people interacting [with] art. Her work is engaging and fun. Keep it acce...
Saturday, February 25, 2017

"Removal of Student Painting in Capital Leads to Federal Lawsuit"

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New York Times story here .  Analysis from First Amendment scholar Eugene Volokh here .
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Eight Years for Spider-Man

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NYT story here .
Saturday, February 18, 2017

"Rubin Museum of Art co-chair claims couple conned her into paying $18M for knockoffs of ancient Indian jewelry"

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Daily News story here .  "'While Rubin was quite knowledgeable about various art forms, she had no particular expertise in jewelry,...

"We’re looking at each other, and we’re like, ‘I think he just stole those? We should probably do something.'"

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The Boston Globe:   Attempted art heist foiled by BU students .
Friday, February 17, 2017

"I think you've been leading a fraudulent life for a very long time."

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" A Michigan art dealer was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in prison for what prosecutors said was an extensive scheme to ...
Thursday, February 09, 2017

"Sotheby’s called it 'undoubtedly a forgery' based on research conducted by Orion Analytical, a scientific analysis firm that Sotheby’s acquired last year"

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NYT:    Sotheby’s Files Second Lawsuit Over Works It Calls Fake . "[Orion's] Mr. Martin said that he took 21 paint samples from m...

"If you are not going to charge for admission you have to find a way to support it."

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Charles Saatchi is selling off 100 works from his art collection to help fund free admission to his gallery. Of course, if a U.S. museum ...
Tuesday, February 07, 2017

"All images of public-domain artworks in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection — about 375,000 — are now free for anyone to use however they may please."

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" The museum announced on Tuesday that it had changed its open access policy to allow free, unrestricted use of any images of artworks ...
Saturday, February 04, 2017

"In an unusual case that marks the second time in recent years that an artist has been pressured over a failure to authenticate a work ..."

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" ... actor David Spade has filed a lawsuit against photographer Peter Beard, his wife Nejma, and former Beard dealer Peter Tunney over...