Artist Accuses Former Boy Toy of $2M Shakedown
A successful New York artist who shacked up in the Hamptons with a younger man he met online brought a lawsuit Thursday, claiming that he was the victim of a humiliating extortion attempt.
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A collector claims in court that the 1973 Marc Chagall oil painting “Bouquet de Giroflees” was sent without his consent to Alon Zakaim Fine Art, Thomas Gibson Fine Art and other London-based defendants.
Read moreSatanic Temple Sues Over Netflix Reboot of ‘Sabrina’ Witch Series
In a $50 million federal copyright suit Thursday, the Satanic Temple says Netflix and Warner Brothers used their copyrighted depiction of the androgynous goat-headed deity Baphomet to represent evil antagonists in the series “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.”
Read morePhiladelphia Bar Group to Auction Off Antique Portraits
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A federal judge refused to dismiss a claim that New Orleans is trying to enforce “an unconstitutional content-based regulation and prior restraint of speech” regarding a mural on one man’s property featuring “two vulgar words used by [Donald] Trump” on an “Access Hollywood” tape.
Read moreFeds Seize Nazi-Looted Art Put Up for Auction in NY
The United States has brought a forfeiture action to reunite the heirs of a renowned Jewish art collector with a Dutch portrait seized by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
Read moreEye Condition May Have Helped Make Da Vinci a Master
Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci excelled in various fields of art and science, but a new study analyzes several works of art to determine if his perception of the world was altered due to an eye condition.
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Jose Meza Velasquez brought a $5 million federal complaint over the destruction of his 33-year-old, 86-by-16-foot “Mural de la Raza” on San Jose’s east side. He says 2048 Partners LLC and A7 Story LLC painted over it without notice.
Read moreSotheby’s Accused of Abetting ‘Largest Art Fraud in History’
A Russian billionaire who allegedly overpaid to the tune of $1 billion for his collection of Picassos, da Vincis, Rothkos and Modiglianis ramped up his litigation efforts Tuesday with a suit against Sotheby’s.
Read moreFrench Court Rules Pissarro Painting Belongs to Jewish Heirs
A Paris appeals court has confirmed a ruling ordering an American couple to return a Camille Pissarro painting to the descendants of a Jewish family that owned the art work before it was seized during World War II.
Read moreArt Censorship at Capitol Fought at DC Circuit
The D.C. Circuit grappled Friday with whether a student artist suffered discrimination when his contest-winning art was removed from the U.S. Capitol complex.
Read more#Ancient? Crisscrossed Lines Called World’s Oldest Drawing
It looks a bit like a hashtag, but it’s 73,000 years old. And scientists say this tiny sketch found in a South African cave is the oldest known drawing.
Read moreRenoir Unveiled in NY at Emotional Repatriation Ceremony
A painting seized by the Nazis during World War II was returned to its rightful owner Wednesday at a repatriation ceremony in lower Manhattan.
Read moreStudy Finds Growth in Art Events, Drop in Fiction and Movies
Americans are increasingly turning to festivals, musicals and other venues for entertainment, and while large swathes of adults still read fiction or go to the movies, a new study found interest in those art forms is in decline.
Read moreColorado Artist Sues Miley Cyrus Over Air Jordan Song
Colorado artist Yella the Triple Threat sued singer Miley Cyrus in federal court Wednesday for allegedly ripping off her 2012 song “J’s On My Feet.”
Read moreProvocative Erdogan Statue Erected for German Art Festival
A golden effigy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan evoking the famous statue of Saddam Hussein has been erected in a central German city as part of an art festival whose motto is “bad news.”
Read moreArt Group to Rebuild Berlin Wall in German Capital
A group of artists said Tuesday they’re planning to build a facsimile of the wall around a downtown Berlin block in mid-October.
Read moreGallery Fraudster Accused of Converting 2 Dalis
Over three months after the disgraced art dealer pleaded guilty, Ezra Chowaiki faces a lawsuit from a gallery that is demanding the return of two Dali paintings and one work by Juan Gris.
Read moreArtist Thwacked for Conan the Barbarian Infringement
Cracking down on the unauthorized sale of miniature Conan the Barbarian figurines, a federal judge hit a Spanish artist on Wednesday with a $21,000 copyright judgment.
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