An ownership dispute is heating up over a version of the Mona Lisa that is widely believed to be by the hand of Leonardo da Vinci. An international consortium jointly owns the painting, but now the heirs of a man who bought a quarter share in it are suing to find out the painting’s whereabouts and the
London art dealer Joseph Nahmad, who runs the Mayfair gallery Nahmad Projects, has pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend. In March, Nahmad attacked his girlfriend, Georgia Barry, at his London home in what prosecutor John Fairhead described in the Evening Standard as a “considerable beating—banging her head against the wall.” Nahmad, who is 31, also pleaded guilty to attacking
Who owns “love”? It’s a question posed by Julian Rivera, a street artist known for his signature heart symbol surrounding the word, in a lawsuit against Walmart and celebrity TV host Ellen DeGeneres. He claims the company and media personality appropriated his signature design for a line of apparel. Earlier this year, the retail giant
Public art used to mean sculptures in parks or billboards on busy city highways. Now, one museum is taking art to the people where they really live: on their phones. The Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach is launching an exhibition exclusively on Instagram, posting a series of works on a new social media
by Bruce Chadwick Bruce Chadwick lectures on history and film at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He also teaches writing at New Jersey City University. He holds his PhD from Rutgers and was a former editor for the New York Daily News. Mr. Chadwick can be reached at bchadwick@njcu.edu. This summer marks the 500th anniversary of
Portuguese authorities have announced they are seizing mega-collector José Berardo’s modern and contemporary art collection in a bid to cover the businessman’s immense debts. The 75-year-old, who has been described as the “Portuguese Charles Saatchi,” used his 900-piece collection—which includes works by Picasso, Bacon, and Basquiat, among others—as collateral for bank loans of nearly €1
Is the art market in for a downward dip? Sotheby’s sold $3.1 billion worth of art in the first six months of 2019, down 10 percent from the equivalent period last year. The auction house cited uncertainties related to Brexit as one reason for the drop. The market’s wavering also comes amid the US’s ongoing
Art Industry News is normally a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know this Wednesday, July 31. NEED-TO-READ Florence Court Rules Against NYU in Art Ownership Case – New York University has suffered a setback in its legal battle with Italian
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