Tuesday, May 29, 2018

"The day before Mr. Indiana died, Morgan Art Foundation, a company that says it has long held the rights to several of his best-known works, filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Mr. Thomas and a New York art publisher had isolated Mr. Indiana from the world and produced unauthorized or adulterated versions of his art."

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Story here .

Still in the Public Trust (Part III)

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The Berkshire Museum's Church is going to ... the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts . Oh the unethicality.  When will it stop? E...
Saturday, May 19, 2018

Still in the Public Trust (Part II)

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The Berkshire Museum's Calder is going to ... the Calder Foundation. Oh, it's just so unethical.
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Still in the Public Trust

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ARTnews:  Lucas Museum to Begin Loan of ‘Shuffleton’s Barbershop’—Painting at Center of Berkshire Museum Firestorm—to Norman Rockwell Museum...
Saturday, May 12, 2018

Found One

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I've mentioned a couple times that, so far as I was aware, no member of the Deaccession Police had had anything negative to say about ...
Wednesday, May 09, 2018

"Instead of being decided by judges and juries, cases will be heard by arbitrators who are seasoned lawyers familiar with industry practice and issues specific to art disputes."

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The Art Newspaper :  "A new body dedicated exclusively to resolving art disputes, the Court of Arbitration for Art (CAA), will be forma...

"A Monkey Can’t Hold Copyright."

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" But What About a Robot? "
Monday, May 07, 2018

Are dealers about to be regulated?

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Eileen Kinsella reports that they might be. Tim Schneider has some concerns : "To be perfectly honest, I’m not that worried about ...

Guilty Plea in Chowaiki Case

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One count of wire fraud .  "The prosecution and defense have agreed to ask the judge for a sentence of between four years and three mon...

"Collector Sues Sotheby’s to Block Basquiat Auction, Exposing Ugly Family Dispute" (UPDATED)

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New York Times story here . UPDATE:  Dismissed .

"Aspen judge issues arrest warrant for suspect in 2017 art slashing"

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He's the owner of the painting's son .

"Never wear synthetic fibers while making a forgery."

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Advice from Jamie Martin, profiled in the New York Times here .
Friday, May 04, 2018

"In the context of the grotesque harm that the law allows humans to inflict on numerous animals, there is something profoundly misguided—even perverse—about suing for the copyright royalties from a monkey selfie."

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" Given PETA’s tendency to engage in (frequently misogynistic) publicity stunts, one cannot help but think that the point of the Naruto...
Thursday, May 03, 2018

A Highly Ethical Post

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Since the Deaccession Police all seem to be on vacation or busy at the art fairs, I thought I would do them a favor and make the case agains...
Tuesday, May 01, 2018

In fairness to the museum, the other half appear to be real

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NYT:   French Museum Discovers More Than Half Its Collection Is Fake .

Another VARA mural suit

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This one in Pittsburgh. Earlier this week it was Memphis . Related .

Another Koons-Gagosian Lawsuit

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This one brought by film producer Joel Silver. No mention of ouroboros in this one, so far as I'm aware.
Monday, April 30, 2018

More on the Utterly Noncontroversial Baltimore Museum Deaccessioning

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Artnet's Julia Halperin has more on the Baltimore Museum's decision to sell works by Warhol, Rauschenberg, "and other 20th-ce...
Saturday, April 28, 2018

"L.A. Artist Suing Old Navy for Ripping Off Her Work"

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Story here , including a tweet from Neil Gaiman saying "Incredibly bad choice by Old Navy. Apologise, pay the artist, don't be dick...

Tell me again about the public crust

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New York City is getting a pizza museum .