NewsCrime
Released but still under investigation: Russian couple embroiled in fraud scandal
Igor and Olga Toporovsky linked to controversial show of Russian avant-garde works in Ghent
NewsDiscoveries
Stolen 'Klimt' found hidden in a wall will take a month to authenticate, officials say
Gardener discovered the painting behind a metal plate on an exterior wall at Italy's Ricci Oddi gallery
NewsForgeries
Bankrupt 'playboy' James Stunt attempted to borrow £40m against works of art claimed to be forgeries
The former husband of heiress Petra Ecclestone owes £5m in debt including an unpaid sum of £3.9m to Christie's
NewsCrime
Attempted robbery of Rembrandt paintings at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Theft of two paintings was thwarted thanks to gallery's security staff and systems
NewsRussia
Art trove belonging to Russian billionaire fugitive found hidden in village near Moscow
Investigators find paintings and rare books missing from private museum belonging to banker Alexei Ananyev accused of alleged financial crimes
NewsArt education
Brooklyn project waives court appearances for lawbreakers who agree to take art classes
District attorney says the initiative, which applies to minor nonviolent misdemeanors, promotes "human dignity"
NewsArt crime
Man who stole painting in broad daylight from Moscow museum is sentenced to three years in prison
Denis Chuprikov took the landscape from State Tretyakov Gallery with the aim of "causing hype", he says
NewsExhibitions
Nate Lowman’s new works to focus on Las Vegas mass shooting
Series of paintings at David Zwirner London are based on crime scene images released by police
NewsArt fairs
Paris fair struggles to move on from forged furniture fiasco
Criminal investigation launched three years ago into Parisian dealers at La Biennale continues to diminish confidence in the event's integrity
NewsInternational
Photography collective takes a stand against wildlife crime
Internationally renowned photographers join forces to publish a crowdfunded book in English and Mandarin that raises awareness of China’s illegal trade in animals
NewsCrime
Murdered muralist Héctor Domínguez honoured in Mexico
Suspicion aired that the 27-year-old artist may have been killed, along with his father and brother, because of his environmental activism
NewsCrime
A million Artsy user account details exposed in large-scale hack
Compromised data included account holders’ names and email and IP addresses
PreviewBooks
Witches, cannibals and murderers: the stories behind some of the Musée d’Orsay’s most violent works of art
In his new book The Orsay Murder Club, the art historian Christos Markogiannakis examines the horrors of the Paris museum’s collection
NewsCrime
Police arrest man after attempted theft of Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral
Incident is a further blow to English city following the novichok poisonings earlier this year
NewsConservation & Preservation
Spain tells vandal to Kiss off after Santiago de Compostela statue defaced
Authorities vow to find rock fan who damaged Medieval statue
NewsVandalism
List of 34,361 dead refugees and migrants goes back on show in Liverpool after being destroyed
Reasons and perpetrators behind the removal of the key biennial work remain unclear
BlogIn the frame
Catnapped: abduction of moody moggie Begemot from Moscow museum sparks media frenzy
BlogDiary of an art historian
Do not allow art to cleanse crimes
The art world has yet to tackle issues around works like Picasso’s $115m child-prostitute portrait
NewsArt crime
Full extent of burglary at Bath’s Museum of East Asian Art revealed
With the value of Chinese antiquities on the rise, police suspect the items removed were stolen to order
NewsLaw
Art consultant pleads guilty to filing false tax return
Lacy Doyle hid millions of dollars in inheritance in a Swiss bank account, US Attorney says
NewsSexual assault
Four women including arts and culture producer Tanya Selvaratnam accuse New York Attorney General of abuse
After denying the allegations, Eric Schneiderman resigned his post on Monday
News
Top Italian museum director faces trial over gym visits
The director of the Galleria Borghese in Rome has been suspended without pay for leaving the office
NewsIvory
Ivory-trade investigator Esmond Bradley Martin found murdered in Nairobi home
Former UN special envoy for rhino conservation was at the forefront of exposing scale of global black market for animal products