NewsProtests
MCA Chicago renounces future contracts with police until changes are made
Museums calls for policies that “respect black communities”
NewsWalker Art Center
Citing killing, Walker Art Center says it will suspend use of police services for special events
Museum calls for holding Minneapolis officers accountable for excessive force and treating people of colour with respect
NewsProtests
Monuments across the US are toppled, damaged as protests over George Floyd's death continue
Lawmakers mobilise the National Guard to quell destruction while demonstrators deface Confederate memorials and public works emblematic of white supremacy
NewsProtest art
George Floyd's final words flown across five cities as protests erupt across the US
Artist Jammie Holmes aims to "underline a need for unity" as the country reels from another incident of police brutality
NewsProtests
Artist Nan Goldin and other activists arrested during opioid protest at New York governor’s office
Campaigners known for museum protests accuse Andrew Cuomo of not doing enough to halt drug deaths
ArchiveFakes & copies
Arrest in latest Prouvé fakes case
Three dealers say initial complaints were dismissed by Artcurial specialists
ArchiveFakes & copies
Police investigate allegedly fake photographs sold at Artcurial Deauville
The works were supposedly from the artist’s family and "rediscovered"
ArchiveAuthentication
Gallery raid sparks panic over supposed fakes of late artist d’Arcy Doyle
Artist’s widow in marathon authentication exercise
ArchiveUnesco
Samarra mosque at risk from new police barracks
There are fears that the new station will be a target for insurgents; Unesco powerless to protect the World Heritage site
ArchivePolice
News from the States: Police disperse rabid intellectuals while René Ricard mixes with the Amish
Serious over-crowding at Deitch gallery causes policemen to break up event organised by Black Magick witch
ArchiveForgeries
Spanish art forgery network busted
Arrests followed an investigation sparked by the concerns of the Joan Miró Foundation
ArchiveFraud
The hunting and capture of two fakers, Mr and Mrs "van den Bergen" arrested on charges of forgery
Ali Baba’s cave of forgeries uncovered: the crucial evidence lay in the fake certificates
ArchiveSpanish Art Market
Spate of Spanish art fakes recently discovered in the market
Watch out for Millares, Chillida, Domìnguez and Barceló. Interpol find “French connection”