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Artist says California city censored his exhibition after local police took offense
Two days after his exhibition at San Mateo City Hall opened, Diego Marcial Rios’s entire show was taken down
US drag show laws are a threat to artistic freedom and an attack on LGBTQ communities, say critics
A wave of local and state legislation “protecting” minors from drag shows has been denounced as a morally subjective, an anti-queer dog whistle, and likely to lead to the censorship of performance art
New US copyright rules protect only AI art with ‘human authorship’
The US Copyright Office has eased its stance in new guidelines, and a decision on a comic book created using artificial intelligence
Lawsuit filed to block university's sale of Georgia O’Keeffe painting to fund dormitory renovations
Indiana-based Valparaiso University is reportedly hoping to raise $20m with the sale of works by O’Keeffe, Childe Hassam and Frederic Church from its museum’s collection
How do US taxpayers value their art collections? With great difficulty
Possible penalties for donors and heirs make the process of determining the value of artworks a high-wire act
American art schools brace for positive discrimination policy ban
With the highest court in the US expected to rule against policies intended to boost student body diversity, universities and colleges are exploring alternative approaches.
Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by Peter Max’s daughter seeking damages from artist’s caregiver
The renowned Pop artist, who has suffered from Alzheimer’s-induced dementia for the better part of a decade, is at the centre of a years-long legal war
Activist prevails over collector Sheldon Solow’s estate in intellectual property dispute related to satiric website
Since 2017, Ethan Arnheim has maintained a website critiquing the Sheldon Solow Foundation’s tax-exempt status, though it does not provide public access to its $500m art collection
In the wake of climate protests and pandemics, collectors are growing wary of loaning art to museums
Prospective lenders are increasingly nervous that their works will be targeted by attacks or be vulnerable to a lack of security during museum closures
Artists and visual media company sue AI image generator for copyright breach
Lawsuits against firm behind Stable Diffusion image generator are recent attempt to define the legal status of such images
Artist’s lawsuit against school that sought to cover up his murals heads to appeals court
A district court sided with the school in late 2021, but artist Sam Kerson hopes an appeals court decision will help keep his Underground Railroad murals on view
Following Basquiat forgery scandal, Orlando Museum of Art placed on probation by US museums group
Loss of American Alliance of Museums accreditation, which the museum has had since 1971, could complicate processes like borrowing works from other institutions
Is the graphic designer who refuses to create websites for same-sex couples an artist?
US Supreme Court justices debate whether obliging a Colorado woman to create wedding websites for same-sex couples violates her free speech rights as an artist
Son of revered realist painter Gregory Gillespie facing prison time over role in 6 January 2021 attack at US Capitol
Vincent Gillespie has been charged with nine federal crimes, including assaulting, resisting or impeding police
Miami—once touted as an NFT hub—suffers through enduring ‘crypto winter’
Amid high-profile bankruptcies of cryptocurrency companies and a dramatically shrinking NFT market, some art world players are pulling back while others double down
Collectors recruit new allies to help museums accept the treasures they are offering
For many museums, the offer of works of art can be more of a headache than a blessing, so potential donors are finding they must do some groundwork to ensure their gift will be accepted—and appreciated
Would you invest in art without seeing it? New scheme invites users to buy into securitised—but unnamed—art loans
Service offered by the New York-based alternative investment platform Yieldstreet promises healthy returns to investors willing to buy "blind"
How does the market judge 'juvenile' work by name-brand blue-chip artists? Two early Warhol paintings are about to find out
Offered next week at Phillip's New York, the works were made during Warhol's student days and bear no resemblance to his signature styles
US government withholds art made by detainees at Guantánamo Bay
Five years ago, a landmark exhibition of art created by detainees began touring the US. But a government U-turn has blocked works from leaving the prison, raising the question: whose art is it?
For US collectors buying in London, the dollar’s strength may be their only advantage
While the relative weakness of the pound this season has given Americans at Frieze more buying power, many other factors may prevent them from making major purchases
Washington becomes first US state to tax NFTs
Although taxing non-fungible tokens is tricky because of uncertainty over where they are sourced, other states look set to follow Washington’s lead
What does New York’s abrupt winding back of auction house regulations mean for the art market?
The houses say they will not change their practices, but the move could mean more opaque bidding and guarantees
Inside the US military’s vast but rarely seen art collection
Many works depict enlisted soldiers’ day-to-day routine while some are even anti-war
Experts fear New York City slashing auction house regulations could erode collector trust and confidence
As the city council cuts auction regulations, the houses say they will not change their practices, but the prospect of more opaque bidding and guarantees may prove irresistible
Looted Roman bust, bought from Texas secondhand store for $34.99, will be returned to Germany
The first-century marble sculpture, likely stolen by an Allied soldier during the Second World War, will go on view at the San Antonio Museum of Art before being repatriated to Bavaria
'The only way to stop the bleeding is to stop writing policies': climate change is making it more expensive to insure art
Global warming’s effects are impacting collectors’ bank accounts, especially in disaster-prone states like California and Florida where risky conditions have become the norm
Artist sues grocery store chain for unauthorised use of his mural in Super Bowl commercial narrated by Oprah Winfrey
The lawsuit, a re-filing of a case that originated in 2019, revolves around a commercial that prominently features a mural artist Chris Williams made in Des Moines, Iowa
Unlike paintings and sculptures, site-specific art lacks protection under US law
Recent disputes over the dismantling, relocation or recontextualizing of site-specific works have underlined the limited protections for such art
US museums revise Covid-19 safety measures amid Omicron surge, some requiring high-quality masks
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the Harvard Art Museums have banned cloth masks, requiring visitors wear more robust face coverings, while other museums ponder new restrictions as cases skyrocket
Amid frenzied evacuation from Kabul, US embassy’s art is quietly shipped home
While many people with links to US military were left behind, State Department had arranged for art collection to leave Afghanistan