Martha Lufkin
Representation and diversity: America is changing, but are its art museums?
Most major institutions are still run by white people, are supported by them, and tailor their exhibitions to suit them
Collector and Madoff associate Ezra Merkin finds himself in court
He is accused of defrauding his investors, which include charities
New York- and Miami-based dealer Giuseppe Concepcion accused over multiple forgeries
Concepcion is alleged to have sold fake Matisses and Calders among others, complete with forged certificates of authenticity
Park West sued by customers who demand refunds for "fake" works
The gallery dismisses the suit as a “smear campaign”
Minneapolis hands Léger to collector’s family
The painting was stolen from its Jewish owner during the Nazi occupation of France
The increasing role of the market in settling restitution claims
Shakeouts of Nazi-looted occurring increasingly in the marketplace
Artist John Chamberlain can be sued over disputed Warhol, says Judge
Former Factory assistant claims he made the disputed work
Stedelijk returns five Malevich works to artist’s heirs
Museum retains 79 works on long-term loan from the City of Amsterdam
Rauschenberg gallery to continue lawsuit after artist’s death
Case seeks to punish defendant for selling works found in trash
Leopold Museum in Vienna accused over Nazi-looted art
Institution says restitution laws don’t apply as it is a private gallery
Rauschenberg sues artist for selling his trash
Robert Francis Montgomery's dumpster diving has landed him in litigation
Christie’s hits back over disputed Basquiat
Auction house seeks dismissal of lawsuit
Dutch restitution group to carry on for three more years
Former vice-president of the Dutch Supreme Court is named chairman
Heirs of millionaire art collector at loggerheads
The difficulty has arisen because Mr Eastman left the bulk of his estate in a “marital trust” for his wife
MoMA and Guggenheim file joint appeal against restitution effort
They dispute claims made by Julius Schoeps on Picassos in their collection
Swiss bank UBS used Art Basel Miami Beach to entice Americans in tax avoidance scheme
Former employee who facilitated the use of offshore accounts sentenced this month for “conspiracy to defraud” US and Internal Revenue Service
Gallery accused of duping collector through operating a “Ponzi” scheme
Salander-O’Reilly denies all charges
City of Amsterdam may be sued by the US over lawsuit brought by Malevich heirs
The heirs of Kazimir Malevich are seeking the return of 14 paintings from the Stedelijk Museum, claiming they are not entitled to the paintings
“Fake” Picasso is warning to make deals formal
Court to rule on payment “held in trust”
Norton Simon Museum of Art and Goudstikker heiress to go to court over fight for Cranachs
Marei von Saher claims they are Nazi loot, while Norton Simon believes it has legal title to the paintings
Starving Buddha sculpture returned to Pakistan
But leading London expert says it’s a fake
Collector forced to remove Kiefer sculpture from his property after it is legally classified as a 'structure'
Andrew Hall says he will now loan the piece to Mass MoCA
Stolen art discovered in reclusive collector’s estate
Christie’s and the Stair Galleries both cancelled sales as a result
Auschwitz survivor wants her art back from concentration camp
Roma portraits were made by Jewish prisoner on the orders of Dr Josef Mengele
Nazi war loot held in Austrian museums to be sold if unclaimed
The database of all art with questionable provenance is now online
As US museums face mounting legal issues, an annual conference explores what to do with whistleblowers and dodgy donors
Recent corporate scandals have raised concerns that American charities should be examining their ethics policies
Victims of Hamas suicide bombers demand Iranian antiquities from US museums in compensation for injuries
Terrorist attacks in Jerusalem which killed five and injured hundreds were executed with funding from Iran—say plaintiffs in several lawsuits
Books: The view from eastern Europe on restitution
These essays emanate from a series of Polish conferences
Austria must return five Nazi-looted Klimt paintings to the heirs of the Jewish collector Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer
“Morally, this is a gain for Austria” not a loss, says Maria Altmann
Debt and legal troubles force Berry-Hill Galleries to file for bankruptcy
Christie’s is owed $14 million and there are over 100 other creditors