Belgian cuts to art crime policing weaken ‘intelligence gathering’
Decision follows years of uncertainty around dwindling enforcement funding
'We hold NFTs with no value and no future perspective': aggrieved Art Wars NFT investors speak out over dispute
The 1,138 NFTs have been de-listed from OpenSea, after artists complained that permission had not been sought for the creation of NFTs of their work
The rocky authority of the artist in authentication disputes: who gets the final say?
The authentication of a nude by Lucian Freud—despite his protestations that he did not paint it—highlights how creators are not always listened to
Top Croatian government official sentenced for corruption involving art
Nadan Vidosevic, former head of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, was found guilty in December of buying art for himself with public money
Pandora Papers reveal 1,600 works of art 'secretly traded' in tax havens
The art reportedly includes "more than a dozen" works by Banksy bought by the London-based financier, Maurizio Fabris, via an offshore trust in New Zealand since 2009
The US and Nigeria sign cultural property agreement
The five-year memorandum of understanding comes at a moment when Nigeria is taking increasingly proactive measures to secure its patrimony and recover artefacts that were looted and stolen
The 'Wild West' of finance: governments want to regulate NFTs and cryptocurrencies, but first they have to catch up
This booming but unregulated market is under scrutiny in the US and UK, but legislation is lagging behind innovation
Balkan-based looters share tips on Facebook about vulnerable sites, potential buyers and how to escape the law
Illicit trade in cultural heritage finds a home on social networks, study reveals
A swindler’s playground: why is the art market so appealing to fraudsters?
Indian antiquities dealer Monson Mavunkal is currently in custody following a string of fraud allegations, including trying to sell a walking stick he said belonged to Moses. But he is not the first con artist to target the art world
'May the image rights be with you': Artists claim Art Wars sold NFTs linked to their designs for Stormtrooper helmets without their permission
The online project was launched earlier this year by the London-based artist and curator Ben Moore, with NFTs based on his previous project which saw major artists design Stormtrooper helmets
Antiquities think tank pushes UK to impose tougher regulations to fight trade in looted art
Antiquities Coalition has published a policy brief urging government to seize the "window of opportunity" in wake of repealed EU Cultural Goods Regulations
Northern Ireland's art market mired in post-Brexit confusion
Experts fear country could become "gateway to Europe for illicit cultural property", while new asset seizure powers—which include art—are being introduced to help criminal investigations into unexplained wealth
A return of the knockers? How criminals gain the trust of the elderly and vulnerable in order to steal their art and antiques
The conviction of the father-and-son duo, Des and Gary Pickersgill, for the thefts of around £1.7m from an elderly widow's home, brings renewed focus on the threat of antique “knockers”
Art collector sues NFT platform Nifty Gateway over Beeple auction
Amir Soleymani, who has had his Nifty account and assets frozen, has accused the platform of changing its terms of sale
Secrets and lies: the role of restorers in art crime
Regulation of the conservation profession may be a start, but can it quash the “ego” that often motivates restorers-turned-forgers?
Art world rushes to conform to UK's anti-money laundering laws
So far a total of 475 "art market participants" have been registered—but delays mean more are likely to comply in the coming months
V&A's groundbreaking British design exhibition 75 years on—what can a post-pandemic UK learn from this historic show?
A prioritisation of design and a harnessing of public spirit are vital in the face of challenges posed by Brexit and Covid-19
Safani Gallery's lawsuit against Italy over disputed antiquity dismissed in court
The New York-based gallery sued after US authorities seized a bust of Alexander the Great in 2018. The sculpture's ownership and future remains unresolved
Make politicians wear hats and Banksy carry the Olympic Torch: we look back at ten years of e-petitions to the UK government
Of the 169 online campaigns related to the arts since they were introduced, only three have been debated in the House of Commons
What the US government sanctions of prominent Bulgarian art collector Vassil Bojkov mean for the art market
Oligarch is blacklisted as countries ramp up regulation and authorities move yet another step closer to the art world
Museum curators battle rise in bug numbers during pandemic with new card game
Staff continue fight against vermin with innovative entertainment
Shoe designer's $18.9m 'Double Eagle' sets new world record for a coin at auction
The unique coin from 1933, part of a collection amassed by luxury shoe designer, Stuart Weitzman, sold at Sotheby's in New York yesterday
Slash and burn: does artistic sabotage always pay off?
A slashed Velázquez and a burnt Banksy achieved notoriety, but vandalism in the name of the NFT faces ethical hurdles
China's destruction of Uyghur cultural property evidence of 'genocidal intent', UK MPs declare
Members of Parliament send warning to China ahead of motion to acknowledge human rights abuses against minorities in Xinjiang region
The devil is in the paperwork—don't be caught out by provenance fraud
The rise of the online art market means due diligence on purchasing art is becoming increasingly complex
Artful codgers: why the art market is a hotbed of grey crime
The recent case of a 71-year-old dealer convicted of art fraud is far from unique—in fact, elderly offenders could be on the rise
Australia pledges millions towards repatriation of Aboriginal artefacts from overseas collections
Government extends pilot project to return objects to Indigenous peoples—including those held by private collectors
Steal and repeat: why art gets stolen time and again
When works of art are taken multiple times, it is often more about criminal prestige or bargaining chips for reducing prison sentences
Houston politician's mysterious collection of African artefacts raises alarm bells
Hundreds of pieces of African art are being stored in a publicly funded warehouse by the Harris County commissioner Rodney Ellis with little explanation of their background