Legal

A class action lawsuit by artists against AI art is losing steam as a US court doesn’t seem sympathetic to the arguments. On Wednesday, the lawsuit Anderson vs Stability Ltd. was heard at the US District Court in Northern California. The…

A lot has happened since three women accused architect David Adjaye of sexual harassment on Tuesday, leading to reactions from the art world. On Tuesday, Financial Times published a report based on the statements of three Black women…

Two Italian climate activists have been fined more than $30,000 in restitution after damaging an ancient statue in the Vatican last year. Guido Viero and Ester Goffi are both members of the Ultima Generazione, an environmental group that…

In a historic decision, a US court ruled on Tuesday that the Sackler family will have to pay $6 billion in fines and give up control of Purdue Pharma, in exchange for protection against opioid liability cases. Purdue Pharma is a major…

Daniel Bouaziz, art dealer from Palm Beach (Florida), has been handed a 27-month prison sentence, along with three years of subsequent probation, for his involvement in a money laundering scheme centered around the sale of counterfeit…

After the incident involving threatening a New York Post reporter, artist Shellyne Rodriguez was arrested on Thursday. On Thursday morning, Rodriguez was arrested from her apartment in the Bronx, New York. The NYPD spokesperson said that…

Heirs of an Austrian, Jewish gallery owner have filed a case against Sotheby’s for faking the provenance of a painting sold in 2019. The painting in question is St. Francis of Paola Holding a Rosary, Book, and Staff by Giovanni Battista…

Daniel Elie Bouaziz, a Florida-based art dealer accused of selling fake works of artists like Andy Warhol, has pleaded guilty. Over the course of a long investigation that concluded in 2021, the FBI investigated Daniel Elie Bouaziz for…

The Chinese fast-fashion juggernaut Shein has launched a collaboration with Frida Kahlo through the Frida Kahlo Corporation. On Thursday, Shein’s social media handle announced that the company would collaborate with FKC to bring a new…

The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is suing designer Jean Paul Gaultier for using a Botticelli image for his latest collection without authorization. The image in question comes from the 14th-century painting by Sandro Botticelli. Titled…