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The Art Business Conference is the one-day conference for art market professionals held in central London.

If you are involved in buying, selling or caring for fine art or antiques - whether as a gallery owner, director, art advisor, foundation, private collector or auctioneer, this conference covers the key aspects of running an art business or private collection.

The day will include talks, Q&A panel discussions and workshops, where industry experts will share specialist advice and insight on the market - from best practice to the latest updates in legislation. In the Business Pavilions, you can meet speakers and businesses to continue the discussions.

Ticket prices include entry to all sessions, breakfast networking, access to the Business Pavilions, all refreshments, lunch and evening networking drinks (subject to terms and conditions).

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Antonia Bartoli - Millions of Volumes, Infinite Words: The Nazi Looting of Libraries and Spoliation Research at the British Library

While stories of paintings and fine art collections have received extensive scholarly and institutional attention, as well as public attention through the media, the history of the Nazi looting of books, manuscripts, archives, and other printed material is relatively obscure. Focusing on findings from the Henry Davis Collection of Bookbindings at the British Library, BL Spoliation Curator Antonia Bartoli’s seminar will discuss the widespread Nazi plunder of libraries and provenance research as it relates to printed material. In sharing case studies of items in the BL’s collection that were identified as having been spoliated during the Nazi period, the talk will further highlight the ethical, moral and legal considerations that arise in seeking just and fair solutions for the return of Nazi confiscated cultural property.

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As an artist, it is easy to be inspired by someone else’s work, and your work might be an inspiration to others; but where do copyright and fair use end? Join Louise Carron, attorney and Executive Director of the Center for Art Law, to learn about the basics of copyright, the fair use defense, works-for-hire, and more. 

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Invitations with details on how to RSVP to come out soon. For more information see here: https://www.artmarketstudies.org/tiamsa-legal-save-the-date-nazi-looted-art-and-restitution-claims-sep-6th-2019-national-gallery-london/

A discussion with Bill Charron, Elizabeth Gorayeb, Jane Kallir and David Nash. Moderated by Maggie Carrigan, Deputy Art Market Editor, The Art Newspaper 

Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Doors open at 6 PM; talk begins at 6:30 PM 

Space is limited; please RSVP to gallery@gseart.com by September 6 

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Whether carved in stone, painted on canvas or built on hallowed ground, our culture is what defines us. As a result, culture often finds itself a prime target during times of war and conflict.

Organised by the IWM Institute in close partnership with Historic England with support from the UK Blue Shield, the Culture Under Attack Symposium will unpick the complexities behind the targeting and destruction of culture around the world, questioning how we rebuild societies once that which defines us has gone.

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As the world watched in horror, a disastrous fire on April 15, 2019 threatened to destroy the beloved Gothic Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. While the worst was averted and the Cathedral itself still stands, its wooden spire toppled and much of the roof was destroyed. The full extent of the damage to the stone structure is still not known. IFAR has enlisted several noted specialists in stone conservation and medieval art and architecture to discuss the situation. A program highlight will be the showing of extraordinary laser scans made of Notre Dame by the late Professor Andrew Tallon in 2015, which are being made available to the French government. 

Q&A and an Informal Reception will follow the talks. 

Reservations and Pre-Payment are Required


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Following the success of the 2018 inaugural event, EXPO CHICAGO and Art Vérité present the 2019 Art Crime & Professionals Forum. Taking place in conjunction with the eighth edition of EXPO CHICAGO—The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art at Chicago's historic Navy Pier, this year’s expanded program will span three days and include a practicum at the fair. Featuring keynote presentations and interdisciplinary panel discussions from international experts on current issues in art law, ethics and market practice, this CLE accredited program offers essential insight for art professionals, cultural property lawyers, collectors, and heritage stakeholders.

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Following the success of the 2018 inaugural event, EXPO CHICAGO and Art Vérité present the 2019 Art Crime & Professionals Forum. Taking place in conjunction with the eighth edition of EXPO CHICAGO—The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art at Chicago's historic Navy Pier, this year’s expanded program will span three days and include a practicum at the fair. Featuring keynote presentations and interdisciplinary panel discussions from international experts on current issues in art law, ethics and market practice, this CLE accredited program offers essential insight for art professionals, cultural property lawyers, collectors, and heritage stakeholders.

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The International Art Law Conference will bring together a wide variety of participants such as art law and art market experts, collectors, auction houses, art dealers, museum professionals, business lawyers, and other interested participants to discuss current legal issues revolving around the art market. The objective of the conference is to gain behind-the-scenes insights into issues currently being discussed among experts in their respective fields and to enable the participants to discuss such issues from a legal angle.
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Directed by: Daria Price

Documentary/ USA/ 84 mins
Strand: Arty / In Competition
World Premiere


The world of modern American art was rocked by the hoax but was Knoedler’s esteemed director really the victim of a con?
Daria Price’s documentary follows the ignominious collapse of one of America’s oldest commercial art galleries: the (in)famous M. Knoedler & Co., founded in 1846, closed in 2011. The story begins with Domenico De Sole – erstwhile CEO of Gucci, and co-founder of Tom Ford International. He was enquiring at Knoedler for a work by Sean Scully, and met with the gallery’s esteemed president, Ann Freedman. They didn’t have any work by Scully at that moment, but she did have a painting by Mark Rothko, which De Soles quickly coughed up $8.3 million for. Several years later, it emerged that it was a fake.

So begins an investigation deep into Knoedler’s practices and contacts. More fakes are uncovered and the reputation of the gallery soon begins to buckle. But who is to blame? Ann Freedman is singled out first, but what of her mysterious supplier – supposedly an anonymous Swiss gentleman, and his amiable representative in the States? As the plot thickens, so do considerations on art more generally, Price exploring what it means to fake an artwork, what it means to buy one, and how the art market has created a stage for the (not so) perfect crime. A gripping documentary that delves deep into this previously unseen world. / Review by Milo Garner

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