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Book Review: Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger (2012) by Ken Perenyi

By Caitlin O’Hare Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger is a first-hand account by Ken Perenyi, who built a lucrative career...
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Is Artificial Intelligence Copyrightable? A Report on the Copyright Office’s AI Initiative

By Ana Larsen As generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has increasingly integrated into daily life, its role has evolved from being an assistive tool, such as...
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The Case of the Ladies Who Lounge

By Helen Boone Curator, conceptual artist, and now performance artist, Kirsha Kaechele has turned an Australian museum exhibit into an international debate surrounding gender inequality....
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Navigating New Grounds on the Nazi-Looted Art Restitution Field: Swiss Commission and German Arbitration Tribunal

By Amanda Buonaiuto In the Process of Crafting a Committee: Insights from Switzerland Switzerland will form a Committee to address Nazi-looted art cases later this...
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Film Review: “Driven to Abstraction” (2019) & “Made You Look” (2020)

By Tianai Song The stories about fakes and forgeries circulating in the art market and fooling experts and collectors alike strike our imagination, capturing the...
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Book Review: “Art & Crime” (2022) by Stefan Koldenhoff & Tobias Timm, eng. ed.

By Anna Bashlakova Stefan Koldenhoff and Tobias Timm's book Kunst und Verbrechen came out in 2020. Translated and published in English in 2022 as "Art...
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Era of Despoilment: Looting in Cambodia (1970–2010)

By Cynthia Li “Looting” is a broad term to describe the nuances of all incidents of loss of cultural property. For Cambodia, an outflux of...
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Exploring Legal Controversies Surrounding Vivian Maier’s Estate

By Tianai Song A recent exhibition at Fotografiska in NYC [1] serves as a poignant reminder of street photographer Vivian Maier’s (1926–2009) hidden talents. Maier’s...
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Case Review: Getty v. Italy (2024)

By Livia Solaro While cultural heritage disputes have often proved heralds of international tensions, very few cases have caused quite the stir as the one...
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Book Review: “Museum Administration: Law and Practice” by Walter Lehmann (2022)

By Helen Boone According to Walter Lehmann, out of the 35,000 museums in the United States, only 50 maintain in-house counsel.[1] For those institutions without...
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Carats & Contracts: Intellectual Property Protection for Jewelry Designs

From the Editors: Center for Art Law often receives inquiries that inspire our articles. Please reach out if you have questions. Who knows, your question...
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The Conservation of Culture at All Costs: Spain’s Cultural Asset Export Laws as Examined Through the Old Masters

By Chloe Ghaleb The beating heart of the Spanish polity is a proud and multilayered culture. Modern Spain derives from deep historical traditions that encompass...
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