Thursday, October 31, 2013

A point about 5Pointz

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And, on the subject of graffiti art, another interesting recent art law story is the VARA lawsuit brought by a group of artists to block the...

A "distracting, frothy combination of art, money, celebrity and urban exploit"

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I also missed covering all the Banksy-related goings on over the last couple weeks, but Roberta Smith has a good rundown .

"In the wake of the appellate decision there still remains uncertainty about the extent to which one artist’s use of another artist’s imagery in creating a follow-on work is protected from a copyright lawsuit"

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" Moreover, it remains unclear—when there is a suit—what sort of evidence a court must consider in refereeing the dispute .... " ...

The Murkiest Realm

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Also in the Times this week, Patricia Cohen on a lawsuit by the Calder estate against his longtime dealer, Klaus Perls, claiming that he ...

"Forging an Art Market in China"

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The New York Times had a massive feature on the Chinese art market the other day, well worth reading. Felix Salmon adds his usual excelle...

You MUST read this post (just a suggestion)

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The Met got part of a lawsuit relating to its admissions policies thrown out -- the part alleging that it has no authority, under its lease ...

Let's get this started again

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I've been neglecting the blog lately -- and, like clockwork, there's been a ton of art law happening.  Let's see if we can play ...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

The latest on Prince-Cariou

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I'm quoted in this Art in America piece on the latest developments.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Tell me again about the public trust (education of Kevyn Orr edition)

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Gallerist's Dan Duray reports that the Cleveland Museum of Art is selling a pair of works at Christie's next month. This is a hel...

"We can clearly speak of negligence with serious consequences."

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A little swamped again, but this story is just too good not to pass along: "A Romanian man who has admitted to stealing masterpieces...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

On the Smith-Clay Resolution (UPDATED)

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Art in America's Brian Boucher has a report on the agreement reached last week between artist Lauren Clay and the Estate of David Smith...

"The emergency manager’s deputies have repeatedly told DIA leaders that he needs $400 million-$500 million from them ...."

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The Detroit Free Press has a look at some possible ways to " squeeze cash from billions of dollars of city-owned masterpieces without ...

MoMA Acquires Occupy Wall Street Art

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And Jim Johnson says it's "very, very depressing news."
Monday, October 14, 2013

"The latest outdoor artwork by the modernist sculptor to have been nipped by thieves in Britain"

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The New York Times:  Another Henry Moore Work Is Stolen in Britain .
Saturday, October 12, 2013

"If people were able to exchange opinions freely, cases like [Knoedler] would come to light much more quickly."

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The Art Newspaper : AbEx fakes scandal silences the experts .
Friday, October 11, 2013

"Keep in mind that art sellers very often have preferences over the quality of buyers they sell to."

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Tyler Cowen:  Price ambiguity as a buyer sorting mechanism .
Tuesday, October 08, 2013

"Because Amazon does not disclose sales figures, it is unclear whether this gamble is paying off."

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The NYT's William Grimes: Art Collections a Click Away . More from Grimes here . Earlier post on the Amazon Art experiment here .

Sotheby's Battle

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The other big story has been hedge fund manager and "activist investor" Daniel Loeb going after Sotheby's CEO William Ruprecht...

Knoedler Knews

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One of the two big art law stories over the last few days was the Southern District decision denying a motion to dismiss a pair of collector...

And furthermore

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I've been busy with the day job, but, before moving on to catch up on some of the other big art law stories over the last few days, the ...