Announcement
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jan 22, 2026 Activists seek to stop Trump from demolishing ‘Sistine Chapel of New Deal Art’
The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building is pictured in an aerial view

Advocates have penned a petition demanding that the Trump administration stop its plans to demolish the building.

by Adam Schrader
Jan 21, 2026 FOIA Documents: NLRB Case Charge Against The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Records released from the National Labor Relations Board

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jan 21, 2026 NLRB investigating claim The Met suspended worker to deter union activity
NLRB investigating claim The Met suspended worker to deter union activity

The case remains open and under review by the agency’s New York regional office.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Jan 20, 2026 Rockwell Museum opens contemporary Native art show amid America 250
Rockwell Museum opens contemporary Native art show amid America 250

The show brings together about 50 artworks by more than 30 Indigenous artists from across the United States.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jan 19, 2026 Greenwich dealer accused of stealing from estate seeks mental competency hearing
Greenwich dealer accused of stealing from estate seeks mental competency hearing

David L. Johnson, 66, was indicted by a federal grand jury in December.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jan 19, 2026 Alaska student arrested for eating another’s A.I. artwork
Alaska student arrested for eating another’s A.I. artwork

At the time he was arrested, Granger was allegedly “chewing and spitting out” artwork made by Nick Dwyer.

by Adam Schrader
Pop Culture   -   Jan 18, 2026 Nan Goldin to sell print to support Ms. Rachel’s Gaza fundraiser
Blurred color photograph by Nan Goldin showing a young girl in a white dress twirling inside a softly lit bedroom

Goldin is selling a print of her 2007 photograph 'Ava twirling, NYC' in an online auction.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jan 18, 2026 Düsseldorf Art Academy rejects Jewish groups’ bid to stop event with Palestinian artist
Düsseldorf Art Academy rejects Jewish groups’ bid to stop event with Palestinian artist

The academy declined to cancel a student-run event following objections raised by Jewish organizations.

by Adam Schrader
The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building is pictured in an aerial view
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jan 22, 2026 Activists seek to stop Trump from demolishing ‘Sistine Chapel of New Deal Art’

Advocates have penned a petition demanding that the Trump administration stop its plans to demolish the building.

by Adam Schrader
Jan 21, 2026 FOIA Documents: NLRB Case Charge Against The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jan 21, 2026 NLRB investigating claim The Met suspended worker to deter union activity by Adam Schrader
NLRB investigating claim The Met suspended worker to deter union activity
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Jan 20, 2026 Rockwell Museum opens contemporary Native art show amid America 250 by Adam Schrader
Rockwell Museum opens contemporary Native art show amid America 250
Law and Crime   -   Jan 19, 2026 Greenwich dealer accused of stealing from estate seeks mental competency hearing by Adam Schrader
Greenwich dealer accused of stealing from estate seeks mental competency hearing
Law and Crime   -   Jan 19, 2026 Alaska student arrested for eating another’s A.I. artwork by Adam Schrader
Alaska student arrested for eating another’s A.I. artwork
Pop Culture   -   Jan 18, 2026 Nan Goldin to sell print to support Ms. Rachel’s Gaza fundraiser by Adam Schrader
Blurred color photograph by Nan Goldin showing a young girl in a white dress twirling inside a softly lit bedroom
Law and Crime   -   Jan 18, 2026 Düsseldorf Art Academy rejects Jewish groups’ bid to stop event with Palestinian artist by Adam Schrader
Düsseldorf Art Academy rejects Jewish groups’ bid to stop event with Palestinian artist
Featured Articles 4 Articles
Law and Crime   -   Nov 04, 2025 Tracking global art crimes, thefts and vandalism: The Urgent Matter database
An NYPD police van is pictured on the sidewalk in Central Park in New York City. The grass is green and the leaves are colorful, indicating fall

Urgent Matter’s tracker follows major crimes targeting cultural property, from museum heists and forgeries to activist vandalism, across the art world.

Shows and Exhibitions   -   Nov 03, 2025 Global art fairs calendar: what’s coming through 2026
An external view of the Design Miami fair in 2023 as people walk past sculptures outside the tent.

New markets are opening as the art-fair economy adjusts to higher costs and slower top-end sales.

Law and Crime   -   Nov 03, 2025 How climate activists are leaving museums behind
Authorities are seen detaining a protester who threw black paint onto a Gustav Klimt painting while the hand of another is pictured glued to the glass protecting it

Facing tougher laws, rising costs, and waning support, climate activists are quietly ending the museum protests that once shocked the art world.

Law and Crime   -   Oct 27, 2025 Tracking art lawsuits and legal disputes: The Urgent Matter database
A bird flies past the scales of Lady Justice atop a courthouse dome

A running record of lawsuits shaping the art world, maintained by Urgent Matter.

Latest Articles 218 Articles
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jan 22, 2026 Activists seek to stop Trump from demolishing ‘Sistine Chapel of New Deal Art’
The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building is pictured in an aerial view

Advocates have penned a petition demanding that the Trump administration stop its plans to demolish the building.

by Adam Schrader
Jan 21, 2026 FOIA Documents: NLRB Case Charge Against The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Records released from the National Labor Relations Board

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jan 21, 2026 NLRB investigating claim The Met suspended worker to deter union activity
NLRB investigating claim The Met suspended worker to deter union activity

The case remains open and under review by the agency’s New York regional office.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Jan 20, 2026 Rockwell Museum opens contemporary Native art show amid America 250
Rockwell Museum opens contemporary Native art show amid America 250

The show brings together about 50 artworks by more than 30 Indigenous artists from across the United States.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jan 19, 2026 Greenwich dealer accused of stealing from estate seeks mental competency hearing
Greenwich dealer accused of stealing from estate seeks mental competency hearing

David L. Johnson, 66, was indicted by a federal grand jury in December.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jan 19, 2026 Alaska student arrested for eating another’s A.I. artwork
Alaska student arrested for eating another’s A.I. artwork

At the time he was arrested, Granger was allegedly “chewing and spitting out” artwork made by Nick Dwyer.

by Adam Schrader
Pop Culture   -   Jan 18, 2026 Nan Goldin to sell print to support Ms. Rachel’s Gaza fundraiser
Blurred color photograph by Nan Goldin showing a young girl in a white dress twirling inside a softly lit bedroom

Goldin is selling a print of her 2007 photograph 'Ava twirling, NYC' in an online auction.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jan 18, 2026 Düsseldorf Art Academy rejects Jewish groups’ bid to stop event with Palestinian artist
Düsseldorf Art Academy rejects Jewish groups’ bid to stop event with Palestinian artist

The academy declined to cancel a student-run event following objections raised by Jewish organizations.

by Adam Schrader
Popular Tags 6 Tags
Your link has expired. Please request a new one.
Your link has expired. Please request a new one.
Your link has expired. Please request a new one.
Great! You've successfully signed up.
Great! You've successfully signed up.
Welcome back! You've successfully signed in.
Success! You now have access to additional content.