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Art crimenews
Pennsylvania man sentenced to prison for fraud scheme involving forged works by Picasso, Basquiat and Warhol
Court orders fraudster to pay more than $186,000 in restitution and a $50,000 fine, plus serve a two-month prison sentence
Art crimenews
Egyptian doctor gets prison sentence for smuggling hundreds of looted artefacts into the US
New York court told of elaborate fake provenances, forgery toolkits and freshly excavated artefacts bound for the antiquities art market
Bard College's Center for Curatorial Studies to open $10m library expansion in October
The addition of the Keith Haring Wing will more than double the library and archives facility's capacity
Lost Maya stronghold against Spanish conquest discovered in Mexican jungle
Believed to be Sac Balam, the last stronghold of rebellious Lacandon Ch’ol Maya, the site sheds light on colonial resistance and Indigenous survival strategies