Jan 23 Picasso-Obsessed Art Thief Sentenced in 2012 Athens Museum Heist An art-loving construction worker who stole a Picasso and Mondrian 10 years ago from an Athens museum has finally been sentenced for the heist. By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Jan 20 A Vincent Van Gogh in Detroit’s Museum Was Allegedly Stolen From a Brazilian Collector A 58-year-old law may prevent the return of an allegedly stolen Vincent van Gogh, which is currently on display at a Detroit museum. By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Aug 15 A Stolen Picasso Was Allegedly Discovered During A Drug Raid in Iraq Iraq's anti-narcotic authorities claim to have found a stolen Picasso during a drug raid over the weekend. By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Dec 1 Bronze Horse Head Looted During China’s ‘Century of Humiliation’ Returned to Beijing By Helen Holmes
Sep 14 David Adjaye to Design Benin Royal Museum, Housing Artifacts Stolen Under Colonialism By Helen Holmes
Nov 2 Louvre Offers to Store Rescued Art from Syria, Jeremy Shaw Wins Sobey Art Award By Alanna Martinez
Nov 1 Picasso’s Handyman Claims Hidden Hoard Were Gifts, Ai Weiwei Lashes Out During Talk By Alanna Martinez
Sep 7 French Court Jails Auction House Thieves, Museum of Arts and Design Names Director By Alanna Martinez
Jul 19 Henry VIII’s Warship Goes on View, New Bill Would Block Export of Sacred Artifacts By Alanna Martinez
Jun 15 McDonald’s Is the Art World’s New Favorite Eatery, NYC Landmarks Law Tweaked By Alanna Martinez
Jun 13 Ai Weiwei Joins United Talent Agency, David Nahmad Denies His Modigliani Is Nazi Loot By Alanna Martinez
Jun 3 William Eggleston Leaves Gogo for Zwirner, FBI Recovers Thousands of Artworks By Alanna Martinez
May 13 Artist Asks Women to Pose Nude at GOP Convention, Smithsonian Acquires Outsider Art By Alanna Martinez
Apr 12 Swiss Officials Seize Modigliani, Artist Deported After Destroying Passport—and More By Alanna Martinez
Apr 8 Communist Party Tries to Copyright Red Star, Galleries Leave Crown Building—and More By Alanna Martinez
Apr 7 Artist Sues Mapplethorpe Foundation, Museum Director Protests Anti-LGBTQ Law—and More By Alanna Martinez