Aicon v. Aicon: Inside the Lawsuit Tearing Apart Two Art-Dealing New York Brothers

If you have recently heard from or done business with a New York art gallery that has Aicon as part of its name, you may want to take a closer look at the dealer’s website or letterhead and make sure you know exactly who you are dealing with. That’s because two businesses, run by two dueling brothers, are in conflict over the use of the name, which, per a lawsuit, denotes a legacy business, Aicon Gallery, which was in operation for 20 years before the brothers parted ways in 2019.Aic