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Art as an Office Asset: Motivations and Collection Practices in Corporate Settings

Photo: I. Tarsis, Greenhouse Art By Ian Silverstein Born from humanity's perpetual need to accumulate things of value and beautiful objects, the art market has...
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Greece’s First Comprehensive Legal Framework to Combat Forgeries: Art Market Transparency and Accountability

Photo: I. Tarsis, Sometime in Greece By Jacqueline Koutrodimos-Lewis This year, Greece has passed a new law to combat art crime, including forgery, trafficking, and...
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A Case for the Art Market Integrity Act

Photo: I. Tarsis, Art Fair Blur By Victoria Cook [caption id="attachment_80459" align="alignright" width="300"] The proposed "Art Market Integrity Act" (2025).[/caption] The United States accounts for...
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The Mendelsohn Case: Implications for Future Restitution

By Kira Hernandez and Rebecca Amen In August 2024, California-based collector Aaron Mendelsohn filed suit in the Central District of California against Manhattan District Attorney...
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Spotlight On: The UK Spoliation Advisory Panel

Jan Griffier, View of Hampton Court Palace, 1710 By Natasha Phillips-Geen Whilst the Nazis’ looting of art collections across the territories they occupied between 1933...
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A for …. A-Corp: Understanding Artist Corporations

Photo by Veronika Martinelli on Unsplash By Kira Hernandez and Sophia Molina The idea behind this brand-new legal framework was originally presented by the co-founder of Kickstarter, Yancey...
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POPS Art! David L. Johnson’s “Rule” and the Legal Landscape of New York’s Privately Owned Public Spaces

Left: Seagram Building in Manhattan, New York, Ryan Ng, 2025 Right: Plaza at 375 Park Avenue Rules of Conduct Sign, Sam Brady-Myerov, 2026 By Sam...
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What Do Artists Give Up in Museums?

Artworks with their wall texts at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (credit: pxhere) By Priya Shah What does an artist give up in...
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Inside the Norval Morrisseau Forgery Ring

Norval Morrisseau, Observations of the Astral World (c. 1994), acrylic on canvas, 236 x 514 cm, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa By Victoria Cook Art...
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From National Treasure to Asset Class: The Gelman Collection’s Case

Diego Rivera, Portrait of Natasha Gelman, 1943 By Paula Gutierrez de Villasante The controversy surrounding one of the most historically significant and valuable collections of...
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Selling America’s Sistine Chapel: The Trump Administration’s Effort to Sell Federal Buildings and the Artworks Trapped Inside

Seymour Fogel, Wealth of the Nation, 1942 (Photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, 2011) By Sam Brady-Myerov As United States of America celebrate the 250th anniversary...
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Beautification Out of the (American Flag) Blue: The Lawsuit That Attempted to Halt the Reflecting Pool Makeover

The Reflecting Pool with its gray basin in 2006. (Image: Hu Totya, Sept. 18, 2026, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0) By Cara Ianuale Since...
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