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Book Review: “All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art” (2024)

By Guest Writer All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art by Orlando Whitfield is a compelling and thoroughly engaging recollection of...
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From the Canvas to the Courtroom: Discovering Artistic Collections in Legal Locations

By Parsa Zaheri While the intersections between the arts and the legal field can often seem nebulous or obscure, there is perhaps no clearer expression...
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Who owns African Art?

By Delela Ndela and Adenike Fapohunda The ongoing conversation about the ownership of African art tends to center historical works and cultural artifacts. From the...
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Celestial Art Law: An Exploration of the Artistic Landscape and Laws Governing Art in Space

By Nikki Vafai[1] Since time immemorial, space has been a point of inspiration and perplexity to those who glance upon it. Artists have gazed up...
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Vermeer: The Dutch Golden Age makes it back to the Netherlands

By Filip Radzikowski Vermeer – once in a lifetime? Coined the ‘Blockbuster exhibition of the year’[1], the largest to-date retrospective of Vermeer’s artworks hosted by...
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WYWH: “Arte Liberata” – An Exhibition to Investigate the Italian Struggle to Protect the Country’s Cultural Heritage during World War II *

By Livia Solaro [caption id="attachment_57509" align="alignnone" width="2000"] Frans Floris' "The Sin of Adam and Eve" (beginning of the XVII century). On the right, a photo...
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Artist Feature Series: In Conversation with Miriam “Molly” Dougenis

Miriam “Molly” Dougenis is an award-winning figurative artist who has been working in watercolor since the early part of her art career. Molly’s artwork has...
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Copyright Protection in Short-Lived Artworks: A Study on “Fixation” in Contemporary Floral Exhibitions

By Atreya Mathur Flowers have an impact on human happiness.[1] They tend to make things a little prettier or can even change the atmosphere to...
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Art Law in The Supreme Court

By Talia Berniker and Sabrina Soffer. Few art law cases have made their way to the United States Supreme Court. Those that did get accepted...
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The Art of Black Lives Matter Activism: Part I

By Marla Katz “The Art of Black Lives Matter Activism: Part I” will be followed by a second article, exploring the bail system, bail funds,...
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Beauty Wrapped in Bureaucracy: An Art Law Tribute to Christo and Jeanne-Claude

By Christopher Zheng. “When they ask us how we can have so much patience, I always answer, it’s not a matter of patience, it’s a...
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Book Review: “The Bouvier Affair: A True Story” (2019)

By Jacqueline Crispino “Beauty will save the world” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot. Alexandra Bregman, The Bouvier Affair: A True Story (Ingram Content Group, 2019). Available...
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