Monday, November 28, 2016

Noah Charney would love to be a forgery collector

He explains here:  "Stripped of the fraud component, what you have is an extremely skillfully executed painting, beautiful and with a heck of an interesting story behind it. It becomes a relic of the story in which it featured, but it can also be admired for its aesthetic value."

Monday, November 21, 2016

Fixation

ARTnews has an interesting series of contributions on the question how to fix the art world (part 1, part 2).  Some of the responses touch on art law issues, including these suggestions from Christy MacLear of the Rauschenberg Foundation:

"Copyright:

"Set them free. Images for scholars, teachers, museums, and stewards. Images to be reused creatively by other artists. Even fair use comes with fear and some still seek a free pass or approval. Stop asking—start using—go forth and flourish. Share smartly and avoid a fear of legal retribution; we all trust you. Use art to teach and share knowledge or inspiration. We love more people loving art.

"Deductibility:

"Gifts of art to charities propel our culture but inure no direct benefit to the artist. ... An artist’s contribution to society must be recognized for more than simply the value of raw materials. Art must be valued as a donation equally for the creator as it is for the collector. Wealth and tax equality for all."

Friday, November 18, 2016

Christie’s Ned Schefer has excellent taste in online reading material

As evidenced here.

"The hits keep coming, but Prince doesn't seem to care."

artnet's Eileen Kinsella has a report on the latest Richard Prince lawsuit (including a quote from my post yesterday).

VAT insanity

Norway edition.

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Deja Vu All Over Again

Another lawsuit against Richard Prince.

Here is a previous example.  And another.  And another.  I'm probably missing some.

This is why I called the Second Circuit's Prince-Cariou decision a "missed opportunity."  Nobody has any idea what's fair use and what's not in the fine art context.  Prince-Cariou could have helped clear that up; instead, it made things worse.

Monday, November 07, 2016

The jig is up, the news is out

I'm honored to be included on this list of art law renegades from Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento.