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Prominent art advisor Lisa Schiff is accused of running a ‘ponzi scheme’ in a lawsuit over the sale of a $2.5 million Adrian Ghenie painting. Richard Grossman and collector Candace Barasch filed the lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court…

The Joan Mitchell Foundation has sent a cease-and-desist order against Louis Vuitton for using the artist’s paintings in their handbag commercials. As per Christa Blatchford (executive director, JMF), Louis Vuitton Malletier (LVM) had…

Artist Mason Rothschild lost a legal battle with luxury brand Hermès over his MetaBirkins NFT series, inspired by the brand’s luxury bags. On Wednesday, the Southern District Court in New York announced that the MetaBirkins NFT project…

The Israel Museum in Jerusalem is being sued by the heirs of the alleged owner of a 14th century Hebrew manuscript over illegal ownership. The heirs of Ludwig Marum have filed a lawsuit in a New York state court against the museum. The…

The controversial NFT platform OpenSea is getting sued by owners of Bored Ape NFTs who lost access to their assets. Three different plaintiffs have sued OpenSea over losing access to their NFTs due to security vulnerabilities. All three…

The heirs of the trust that manages artist Piet Mondrian has sued the Philadelphia Museum of Art over Composition with Blue, reportedly looted by Nazis. The work in question was made by the Dutch artist in 1926. In 1927, Mondrian handed…

The much-talked-about Classical Nudes series from Pornhub quickly landed in trouble. Complaints from various galleries have prompted the website to remove its content. The Classical Nudes project by Pornhub is an interactive guide for…

Prominent German socialite Angela Gulbenkian was convicted of fraud and theft regarding a Kusama sculpture, last week in a London court. According to a report by Publico, Gulbenkian was charged with stealing around $1.4 million from art…

The multi-million dollar legal battle over works of Robert Indiana between his estate and the Morgan Art Foundation has finally reached a settlement after 3 years, as per the New York Times. The Morgan Art Foundation represented Robert…