Germany is In Accelerated Talks to Definitively Return Its Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
(Nigeria; Germany)Helen Holmes (2021). Germany is In Accelerated Talks to Definitively Return Its Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Observer. 23 March.
45 Valuable Drawings By Marvel Comic Artist John Buscema Have Been Stolen
(United States of America)Helen Holmes (2020). 45 Valuable Drawings By Marvel Comic Artist John Buscema Have Been Stolen. Observer. 6 November.
France Passes a Bill to Return Looted Art to Benin and Senegal Within a Year
(Benin; Senegal; France)Helen Holmes (2020). France Passes a Bill to Return Looted Art to Benin and Senegal Within a Year. Observer. 5 November.
Missing for 25 Years, a Stolen Robert Spencer Painting Was Recovered by the LAPD
(United States of America)Helen Holmes (2020). Missing for 25 Years, a Stolen Robert Spencer Painting Was Recovered by the LAPD. Observer. 4 September.
Hobby Lobby Lawsuits and a Scholar's Arrest Expose a Dark Side of Biblical Studies
(United States of America; Iraq)David D'Arcy (2020). Hobby Lobby Lawsuits and a Scholar's Arrest Expose a Dark Side of Biblical Studies. Observer. 23 May.
Banksy Denies Instructing Alleged Art Thief to Steal His Work
(United Kingdom)Helen Holmes (2020). Banksy Denies Instructing Alleged Art Thief to Steal His Work. Observer. 10 March.
Banksy Theft Solved? Two Arrested in Paris for Pompidou Center Heist
(France)Helen Holmes (2020). Banksy Theft Solved? Two Arrested in Paris for Pompidou Center Heist. Observer. 6 February.
An Artist Meets the Thief Who Stole Her Work in an Astonishing New Documentary
(Czech Republic)Stephen Garrett (2020). An Artist Meets the Thief Who Stole Her Work in an Astonishing New Documentary. Observer. 5 February.
Christie's Worked With the FBI to Return Art Looted by Nazis
(Germany; United States of America)Helen Holmes (2019). Christie's Worked With the FBI to Return Art Looted by Nazis. Observer. 2 August.
When Priceless Art and Antiquities Get Destroyed, Who Should Pay?
(United States of America)Daniel Grant (2018). When Priceless Art and Antiquities Get Destroyed, Who Should Pay?. Observer. 19 December.
Should Museums Be Allowed to Sell Donated Works of Art?
(United States of America)Daniel Grant (2018). Should Museums Be Allowed to Sell Donated Works of Art?. Observer. 24 January.
How Did the Modigliani Forgeries Make It Into an Exhibition?
(Italy)Noah Charney (2018). How Did the Modigliani Forgeries Make It Into an Exhibition?. Observer. 24 January.
Why Isn't Anyone Searching for Montreal's Stolen Masterpieces?
(Canada)Anthony Amore (2017). Why Isn't Anyone Searching for Montreal's Stolen Masterpieces?. Observer. 12 October.
Despite Leading Signs, Perpetrators of 1985 de Kooning Heist May Remain a Mystery
(United States of America)Anthony Amore (2017). Despite Leading Signs, Perpetrators of 1985 de Kooning Heist May Remain a Mystery. Observer. 18 September.
Theft of Artifacts Sets Back Scientists Tracing Human History
(Mexico)Michael Sainato (2017). Theft of Artifacts Sets Back Scientists Tracing Human History. Observer. 7 September.
The Art World Calls This Man When Masterpieces Go Missing
(United Kingdom)Alanna Martinez (2017). The Art World Calls This Man When Masterpieces Go Missing. Observer. 31 August.
Hot Heist: Over 40 Warhols Stolen in 10 Years
(United States of America)Anthony Amore (2017). Hot Heist: Over 40 Warhols Stolen in 10 Years. Observer. 11 August.
Why Isn't Anyone Talking About This $30 Million Italian Art Heist?
(Italy)Anthony Amore (2017). Why Isn't Anyone Talking About This $30 Million Italian Art Heist?. Observer. 27 June.
The Case of the Missing Feet: Antiquities and Terrorism in Cambodia
(Cambodia)Noah Charney (2017). The Case of the Missing Feet: Antiquities and Terrorism in Cambodia. Observer. 12 April.
This Holocaust Remembrance Day, Something to Cheer For: Obama's HEAR Act
(United States of America)Daniel Grant (2017). This Holocaust Remembrance Day, Something to Cheer For: Obama's HEAR Act. Observer. 27 January.
Ulay Remembers the Crime of a Lifetime 40 Years Later
(Germany)Noah Charney (2016). Ulay Remembers the Crime of a Lifetime 40 Years Later. Observer. 26 October.
Why Taking Photographs Is Banned in Many Museums and Historic Places
(General)Jay L. Zagorsky (2016). Why Taking Photographs Is Banned in Many Museums and Historic Places. Observer. 12 October.
Alec Baldwin, the Bait-and-Switch and 'Original Copies'
(United States of America)Noah Charney (2016). Alec Baldwin, the Bait-and-Switch and 'Original Copies'. Observer. 17 August.
Bavaria Sold Nazi Looted Art Back to Nazis: Report
(Germany)Guelda Voien (2016). Bavaria Sold Nazi Looted Art Back to Nazis: Report. Observer. 28 June.
How Not to Buy Stolen, Looted or Forged Art
(General)Noah Charney (2016). How Not to Buy Stolen, Looted or Forged Art. Observer. 4 May.
Feds Looking Into Maligned Swiss Art Dealer: Report
(United States of America)Ryan Steadman (2016). Feds Looking Into Maligned Swiss Art Dealer: Report. Observer. 3 March.
These ISIS-Destroyed Artifacts Are Now Available to Download and 3-D Print
(General)Casey Quackenbush (2016). These ISIS-Destroyed Artifacts Are Now Available to Download and 3-D Print. Observer. 17 February.
More Than Money: Inside the Knoedler Art Fakes Scandal
(United States of America)David Kahn (2016). More Than Money: Inside the Knoedler Art Fakes Scandal. Observer. 15 February.
Art Basel Stabber Pleads Not Guilty To First Degree Attempted Murder
(United States of America)Guelda Voien (2015). Art Basel Stabber Pleads Not Guilty To First Degree Attempted Murder. Observer. 29 December.
Non-Profit Makes 3-D Digital Archives of Endangered Heritage Sites
(United States of America)Abigail Rowe (2015). Non-Profit Makes 3-D Digital Archives of Endangered Heritage Sites. Observer. 19 October.
Elizabeth Hurley Booted From V&A Museum After Selfie on 16th-Century Bed
(United Kingdom)Abigail Rowe (2015). Elizabeth Hurley Booted From V&A Museum After Selfie on 16th-Century Bed. Observer. 13 October.
The Most Frequently Stolen Artwork in History Is…On the High Line?
(United States of America)Noah Charney (2015). The Most Frequently Stolen Artwork in History Is…On the High Line?. Observer. 30 September.
Disgraced Getty Curator Marion True Roars Back With Tell-All Memoir
(United States of America)Alanna Martinez (2015). Disgraced Getty Curator Marion True Roars Back With Tell-All Memoir. Observer. 25 August.
Art World Defends Bank Robber 'Performer'
(United States of America)Justin Joffe (2015). Art World Defends Bank Robber 'Performer'. Observer. 17 July.
US Returns Looted Artifacts to Iraq—But Are Some Fakes?
(Iraq; United States of America)Alanna Martinez (2015). US Returns Looted Artifacts to Iraq—But Are Some Fakes?. Observer. 17 July.
Bill in Congress Seeks to Rein in Trade by ISIS in Looted Antiquities
(United States of America)Alexandra Peers (2015). Bill in Congress Seeks to Rein in Trade by ISIS in Looted Antiquities. Observer. 24 March.
Bronze Sculpture Recovered After 32 Years to Display at ADAA's Art Show
(United States of America)Alanna Martinez (2015). Bronze Sculpture Recovered After 32 Years to Display at ADAA's Art Show. Observer. 2 March.