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Five Art Market Lessons from Recent Case Law

By Daniel S. Kokhba, Esq. A growing number of investors have turned their attention to the art market. There, they are greeted by advisors, appraisers, brokers,...
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UPDATE: Repatriation of Metropolitan Museum’s Cambodian Art

Following a visit to Cambodia six weeks ago by its General Counsel, Sharon Cott, and its Southeast Asian Curator, John Guy, the Metropolitan Museum of...
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Guardianship of Zao Wou-ki’s Estate in Dispute

Chinese-born, French-naturalized artist Zao Wou-ki died on April 9 2013 in Switzerland. Less than one months later, his family members, his third wife Françoise Marquet and...
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Liquidating Assets When the Asset is an Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol, Portrait of Dolly Parton, from Christie's May 2012 Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session.  The provenance lists that the Andy Warhol Foundation sold...
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Obituary: Edward De Grazia, Attorney Who Defended “Morally Defiant Artists”

I do have a cause, thought, it is obscenity. I'm for it! Tom Lehrer, "Smut" (1965)   Lysistrata by Aristophanes, Candide by Voltair, Tom Sawyer by Mark...
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Ownership of a Mahler Photograph in Dispute

The first one she married was Mahler, Whose buddies all knew him as Gustav. And each time he saw her he'd holler: "Ach, that is...
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Appropriate Standards in Appropriation Art? Cariou v. Prince Decision Garners Relief but Fails to Provide Substantive Guidance

One of the most closely watched copyright cases in the legal and contemporary art worlds was settled last week. On Thursday, April 25, the United...
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Part II: UNESCO Forced to Consider Street Art as Cultural Heritage

By Center for Art Law. On March 27th, four sections of the East Side Gallery were destroyed to make way for a high-end construction project. ...
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Helly Nahmad, Heir of Controversial Art-Dealing Dynasty, Indicted in International Gambling and Money-Laundering Scheme

Hillel "Helly" Nahmad, owner of the Helly Nahmad Gallery located in Manhattan's glamorous Carlyle Hotel, is one of thirty-four people indicted for playing a role in an...
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Pickpocketing at the Louvre Forces the Museum to Close After Guards Walkout

The Louvre closed its doors on April 10th after gallery guards staged a walkout in protest to an increase in pickpocketing and violence. On April...
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In Sobel v. Eggleston, Limited Edition Is NO Limit to Subsequent Editions

Detail of William Eggleston, "Untitled," 1970. It took less than a year for the Judge Deborah A.  Batts to rule in Sobel v. Eggleston (12 Civ. 2551). She dismissed Plaintiff's claims...
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Update: Amid Protests of the Hopi Nation and Supporters, Auction of Sacred Artifacts Proceeds in Paris

By Ariel Friedman This piece is an update to last week's post: The Hopi Nation Attempts to Stop Paris Sale of Sacred Artifacts. Amid protests, the...
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