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Money, Money, Money, Not So Funny in Sicily

Mozia Charioteer, 470-460 BC, now on display at the J. Getty Museum Sicilian are crying foul to the J. Paul Getty and Cleveland Museum exhibition...
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Six Syrian Sites Added to UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger

The World Heritage Committee has placed six sites in Syria on the UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger in an effort to draw attention...
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Police Confiscate Pornographic Justin Bieber Collage in Australia

Paul Yore, Are End of the World, 2013 installation at the Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts. The circumstances of Brooklyn v. NYC are revisited once again in Australia.  The police...
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Fact and Fraud: Two Forgery Rings Discovered in France and Germany

Wassily Kandinsky's Blauer Kreis No. 2. This week two forgery rings were discovered in France and Germany.  Both cases required long investigations and police resources--...
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Lift on Ban for Posthumous Dan Flavin Sculptures Raises Questions As To The Artist’s True Wishes And The Effect On The Present Market For His Works

The estate of Dan Flavin, contemporary artist known for his florescent light sculptures, has reversed its position on the production of posthumous versions of the...
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What’s in a name ‘Borghe$e’?

  Coat of arms of the House of Borghese Depending on one's background and taste, 'Borghese' is associated with different things: Italian papal history, art collection...
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Is Body Art Free Speech?

Tattoos, piercings, and other forms of body art have a long history. There is firsthand physical evidence of tattoos on a 5,200-year-old frozen corpse, and...
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UPDATE: Banksy’s "Slave Labour" Mural Up for Auction Again

Former home to Banksy's "Slave Labour" in Wood Green, a suburb north of London.  The street art remaining is anonymous. The controversial Banksy taken from...
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Order of Business At Auction, Red Flag or Paddle?

Steven Brooks, a collector of Old Masters, says that a painting he bought from Sotheby’s for £57,600 in 2004 (about $90,000 today) is worthless because...
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National Museum of Ukrainian Folk Art Plans to Take Action over Marimekko Infringement of Folk Artist’s Work

Last week, the National Museum of Ukrainian Folk Art announced it plans to sue Marimekko, Finnish clothing and home furnishing company, for plagiarizing a design taken from Ukrainian...
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Museums Increasingly Face Copyright Issues

Rijksmuseum makes waves by allowing photography in all its galleries and high resolution images on their website. When the Rijksmuseum opened its doors last month...
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Marc Jancou’s Case Against Artist Cady Noland Dismissed

A New York state trial court has dismissed dealer Marc Jancou's suit against artist Cady Noland for tortiously interfering with his contract with Sotheby's arising...
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