Daniel Grant
How ‘more mature’ collectors are powering the NFT market’s comeback
While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies reach new highs, the market for digital art has not experienced the same frenzy of speculation as in 2021. Recent auction results, however, suggest that an appetite is once more growing
Art Institute of Chicago argues Nazi loot claim to its Egon Schiele portrait lacks ‘a single shred’ of evidence
In a filing this week, the museum disputes the Manhattan District Attorney’s claim that the painting was taken from the Austrian cabaret performer Fritz Grünbaum by the Nazis
Art Institute of Chicago fights for possession of Egon Schiele portrait
Civil action for return of looted Schiele painting dismissed but criminal case looms
Sustainability takes root in US art schools as green push intensifies
The promotion of materials with less environmental impact than traditional art media—such as milk-based paints and leather created from yeast and bacteria—is gaining momentum
Francesca Woodman’s posthumous path to A-lister
Exhibitions at Gagosian in New York and National Portrait Gallery in London confirm late photographer’s arrival
Richard Prince ordered to pay damages to photographers in copyright infringement lawsuits over Instagram portraits
The nearly decade-long dispute over Prince's "New Portraits" series has ended with the artist and his galleries ordered to pay the photographers $900,000
After the boom and bust, an era of ‘greater maturity’ for art and the blockchain?
Despite the collapse of the NFT market and scandals involving cryptocurrency exchanges, experts still see potential in the technologies’ potential art world applications
Internal Revenue Service warns of tax scam targeting collectors
Scheme involves inflating value of donated works to claim bigger tax deductions
University’s plan to fund dormitory renovations by selling art worth $10m, including O’Keeffe landscape painting, clears legal hurdle
Following a county judge’s ruling in favour of Valparaiso University, both sides are making their case to Indiana’s attorney general
Artists, writers, performers and their advocates call on US Congress to ban companies from copyrighting AI-generated art
The AI Day of Action, scheduled for 2 October, comes as US officials consider whether and how to regulate material generated by artificial intelligence
Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s foundation begins to define its scope and goals, including executing the artists’ final, gargantuan project
On the agenda at the first board meeting of the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation was what to do with its more than $150m in assets and how to carry forward the duo’s ultimate piece
MoMA raises ticket price to $30 as US museums face tough choices on entry fees
Many of the biggest art museums in New York and elsewhere have raised the price of general admission to $30, while others continue to pursue free-entry policies
Artist says California city censored his exhibition after local police took offense
Two days after his exhibition at San Mateo City Hall opened, Diego Marcial Rios’s entire show was taken down
US drag show laws are a threat to artistic freedom and an attack on LGBTQ communities, say critics
A wave of local and state legislation “protecting” minors from drag shows has been denounced as a morally subjective, an anti-queer dog whistle, and likely to lead to the censorship of performance art
New US copyright rules protect only AI art with ‘human authorship’
The US Copyright Office has eased its stance in new guidelines, and a decision on a comic book created using artificial intelligence
Lawsuit filed to block university's sale of Georgia O’Keeffe painting to fund dormitory renovations
Indiana-based Valparaiso University is reportedly hoping to raise $20m with the sale of works by O’Keeffe, Childe Hassam and Frederic Church from its museum’s collection
How do US taxpayers value their art collections? With great difficulty
Possible penalties for donors and heirs make the process of determining the value of artworks a high-wire act
American art schools brace for positive discrimination policy ban
With the highest court in the US expected to rule against policies intended to boost student body diversity, universities and colleges are exploring alternative approaches.
Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by Peter Max’s daughter seeking damages from artist’s caregiver
The renowned Pop artist, who has suffered from Alzheimer’s-induced dementia for the better part of a decade, is at the centre of a years-long legal war
Activist prevails over collector Sheldon Solow’s estate in intellectual property dispute related to satiric website
Since 2017, Ethan Arnheim has maintained a website critiquing the Sheldon Solow Foundation’s tax-exempt status, though it does not provide public access to its $500m art collection
In the wake of climate protests and pandemics, collectors are growing wary of loaning art to museums
Prospective lenders are increasingly nervous that their works will be targeted by attacks or be vulnerable to a lack of security during museum closures
Artists and visual media company sue AI image generator for copyright breach
Lawsuits against firm behind Stable Diffusion image generator are recent attempt to define the legal status of such images
Artist’s lawsuit against school that sought to cover up his murals heads to appeals court
A district court sided with the school in late 2021, but artist Sam Kerson hopes an appeals court decision will help keep his Underground Railroad murals on view
Following Basquiat forgery scandal, Orlando Museum of Art placed on probation by US museums group
Loss of American Alliance of Museums accreditation, which the museum has had since 1971, could complicate processes like borrowing works from other institutions
Is the graphic designer who refuses to create websites for same-sex couples an artist?
US Supreme Court justices debate whether obliging a Colorado woman to create wedding websites for same-sex couples violates her free speech rights as an artist
Son of revered realist painter Gregory Gillespie facing prison time over role in 6 January 2021 attack at US Capitol
Vincent Gillespie has been charged with nine federal crimes, including assaulting, resisting or impeding police
Miami—once touted as an NFT hub—suffers through enduring ‘crypto winter’
Amid high-profile bankruptcies of cryptocurrency companies and a dramatically shrinking NFT market, some art world players are pulling back while others double down
Collectors recruit new allies to help museums accept the treasures they are offering
For many museums, the offer of works of art can be more of a headache than a blessing, so potential donors are finding they must do some groundwork to ensure their gift will be accepted—and appreciated
Would you invest in art without seeing it? New scheme invites users to buy into securitised—but unnamed—art loans
Service offered by the New York-based alternative investment platform Yieldstreet promises healthy returns to investors willing to buy "blind"
How does the market judge 'juvenile' work by name-brand blue-chip artists? Two early Warhol paintings are about to find out
Offered next week at Phillip's New York, the works were made during Warhol's student days and bear no resemblance to his signature styles