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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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Twice Looted, Twice Returned?

By Shlomit Heering Anyone familiar with art law cases today knows the importance of Nazi-era art claims and the restitution of artworks. However, while there...
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Giacometti: a Foundation, an Association, and a Catalogue Raisonné

By Colby Meagle Renowned Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti passed away in 1966. Although he died childless, his legacy lives on as his works...
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Folding the White Cube: What Is Transforming the Gallery Scene in NYC?

By Alexandra Terrell Speaking at a Stropheus Art Law event entitled “Letting Go of Brick and Mortar: The Future of the Gallery” in September 2016,...
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Common European Heritage: The French and Dutch Government Joint Acquisition of Two Rembrandt Portraits

“Madame le ministre, Ladies and gentlemen, We hébben ze! Nous les avons! We have got them!’’ — Speech by Dutch Minister for Education, Culture and Science...
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The Eaton Collection: Off the Block at Rago

By Rebecca Krishnan-Ayer The Contested Sale The New Jersey-based auction house Rago Arts and Auction Center (est. 1988) stirred controversy with the April 2015 projected...
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Oy May! Artless Boycotts Blossom

Chris Ofili, The Holy Virgin Mary, 1996. Mixed media, elephant dung. By Irina Tarsis, Esq. The front page of the New York Times The Arts Section...
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