In a meeting last Wednesday, culture ministers from 16 German states agreed to repatriate artefacts looted in the colonial era from Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific. Continue reading
Art Law & More Instagram
To celebrate the launch of our Art Law & More Instagram page, we are taking a look at how the social photo platform has revolutionised the way we experience and perceive art. Continue reading
Floating museum to open in Paris
Move over Musée d’Orsay and Louvre. A new museum has docked in Paris and it’s the first in the world to float on water. Continue reading
Banksy wins pivotal case against museum for trademark infringement
Last month, the anonymous street-artist from Bristol successfully sued exhibition organisers in Milan for selling unauthorised Banksy merchandise. Continue reading
‘Caravaggio’ rejected by Louvre up for multi-million pound auction
It led one art historian to resign from a gallery advisory committee in outrage and now it could sell at auction for up to £140 million. Caravaggio is an artist who has always sparked controversy and now a painting said to be by his hand has the art world divided over its attribution. Continue reading
The novel Blockchain website making fine art investment affordable
Purchasing fine art has historically been the realm of the extremely rich, but this could soon change. Continue reading
Zehra Doğan released from Turkish jail after imprisonment for “terrorist” watercolour
On Sunday, the Turkish-Kurdish artist and journalist Zehra Doğan was freed from a Turkish prison, following a lengthy 25-month sentence for painting a local military attack. Continue reading
Buyer sues Richard Green gallery claiming it gauged him for Old Master paintings
A London art gallery is fighting a High Court case brought by a buyer who claims he overpaid for two multi-million euro Old Master paintings after the gallery hid information from him. Continue reading
Louvre requests Salvator Mundi painting for Leonardo exhibition
This week, the Louvre Museum in Paris confirmed its request to borrow Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’. Continue reading
British Museum director declares Parthenon Marbles will not be returned
The director of the British Museum, Hartwig Fischer, sparked outrage last month following his suggestion that the removal of the Parthenon marbles from Greece in the 19th century could be viewed as “creative”. Continue reading
