Lawsuits
Artist Mary Miss sues US art centre to block demolition of her Land art environment
Municipal officials recently approved the Des Moines Art Center’s plans to demolish “Greenwood Pond: Double Site”
Post-war art titan Marlborough Gallery to close after 80 years in business
The firm is winding down its operations globally and will sell off an estimated $250m of art
New York museum's former chief financial officer claims in lawsuit she was fired for raising concerns about director’s expenses
Denise Lewis claims she was fired “without cause or warning” after she complained about the Museum of Arts and Design's director's alleged use of the institution’s funds for personal expenses during a vacation in Mexico
Warhol Foundation to pay photographer $21,000 as dispute over Prince portraits ends
The case had gone all the way to the US Supreme Court, which last spring ruled in favour of the photographer Lynn Goldsmith
Frida Kahlo Corporation files trademark suit against Amazon sellers
The company that owns the anti-capitalist artist's image is embroiled in yet another legal tussle over representation
Paris court finds billionaire dealer Guy Wildenstein guilty of tax fraud
He has received a four year prison sentence and been fined €1m for concealing from authorities a massive art collection to avoid paying inheritance tax
New filing in Frankenthaler Foundation lawsuit alleges 'pay-to-play' scheme
Frankenthaler's nephew has accused the foundation, which terminated his board position last spring, of "extensive self-dealing"
Sotheby's and Rybolovlev’s lawyers paint contrasting pictures of culpability in fraud trial's closing arguments
The jury could return a verdict in the closely-watched lawsuit as soon as 30 January
Richard Prince ordered to pay damages to photographers in copyright infringement lawsuits over Instagram portraits
The nearly decade-long dispute over Prince's "New Portraits" series has ended with the artist and his galleries ordered to pay the photographers $900,000
Performer sues MoMA for alleged ‘sexual groping’ during Marina Abramović retrospective
John Bonafede, one of the artists who “reperformed” Abramović’s work for the show, claims he was sexually assaulted seven times during its run
Orlando Museum of Art faces financial troubles in Basquiat fiasco’s aftermath
Since it was raided in 2022 by the FBI, which seized 25 purported Basquiat works, the museum’s legal and communications costs have surged while public and private support slowed
US court rules Nazi-looted Pissarro painting belongs to Spain
The decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals leaves the heirs of Lilly Cassirer with few options to pursue their restitution claim
Leaked: the names of more than 16,000 non-consenting artists allegedly used to train Midjourney’s AI
The lists were both partially included in a recent class-action lawsuit and accidentally shared via a public Google spreadsheet
Confederate Memorial coming down at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, DC
Now that a judge lifted a last-minute injunction, the monument will be gone by the end of the week
How an Oscar statuette row highlights issues around resale rights in the US
A Californian ruling blocking the resale of an Academy Award may bring clarity over transfer of ownership of living artists’ work
More than 200 works belonging to Lisa Schiff could be sold by Phillips to help repay former adviser's creditors
The auctions, which would happen across 2024 if a court approves the plan, could be followed by sales of around 900 additional works
University’s plan to fund dormitory renovations by selling art worth $10m, including O’Keeffe landscape painting, clears legal hurdle
Following a county judge’s ruling in favour of Valparaiso University, both sides are making their case to Indiana’s attorney general
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation rejects ‘frivolous’ lawsuit from artist’s nephew
Frederick Iseman is suing the foundation of which he was until recently board president, accusing it of practicing “grabstract expressionism”
Appeals court backs Miami Beach decision to remove mural of police shooting victim
Controversial action was previously ruled as an act of “government speech”
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT creators awarded nearly $1.6m in trademark infringement lawsuit
A district court judge has ruled in favour of Yuga Labs, whose lawsuit against artists Ryder Ripps and James Cahen accused them of "cybersquatting"
Judge dismisses most of artists’ copyright lawsuit against AI image generators
The artists have indicated they will amend their complaints and continue the legal battle against what they say is unfair use of their work by artificial intelligence image generators
Cleveland Museum of Art sues the Manhattan District Attorney to retain ownership of $20m bronze statue
The museum had revised its own prior research in an apparent attempt to keep a headless sculpture believed to depict Marcus Aurelius
Collector Ron Perelman’s lawsuit against insurer over damaged art takes new turn
Court allows insurers to amend their argument, after arguing that the collector misrepresented his intention to sell “damaged” works, in $410m insurance claim
Hobby Lobby’s lawsuit against papyrus scholar changes venues
The company’s case against Oxford-based American papyrist Dirk D. Obbink revolves around ancient papyrus fragments it purchased for its Washington, DC institution, the Museum of the Bible
San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum sues architect and construction company behind new $38m pavilion
The museum says that Why Architects and Swinerton Builders “failed to meet even the minimum museum-quality standards”
Lawsuit over removal of mural honouring victim of police shooting returns to court
Judge previously ruled that taking the artwork down did not violate free speech rights
New building for Memphis Brooks Museum imperilled amid lawsuit over ownership of its riverfront plot
The legal case seeking to block the art museum's new $180m Herzog & de Meuron-designed building is ongoing
Former hospital president claims ‘unlawful’ dismissal over nude art event
The head of a New Jersey hospital was allegedly fired for ‘not intervening’ in a body painting display during a fundraising event
Gagosian notches victory in lawsuit brought by photographer over Richard Prince’s New Portraits series
The gallery will not have to pay Donald Graham for any “unrealised profits” related to Prince’s appropriation of the photographer’s work
Eye-opening filings in Lisa Schiff lawsuit reveal dozens of new claims and more than 100 missing works
The embattled art adviser is facing two lawsuits accusing her of running a "Ponzi scheme" and defrauding her clients