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Against the Illusion: The Limits of Digital Repatriation in Restitution Debates

By Afroditi Karatagli Museums and cultural institutions increasingly use the language of digital repatriation[1] - the idea that returning digital surrogates of cultural heritage objects...
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Three works from the Harvard Art Museum: How I Introduced Art Law to Educate Visitors

By Hannah Gadway Art law is intriguing for those already invested in the realm of law, but can also be an educational tool that can...
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SOLD OUT: Not so Soft and not so Subtle Art of Capitulation

By Irina Tarsis On July 27, 2025, Valery Gergiev, laureate of many prestigious awards, once the top-paid cultural figure in the Russian Federation,[1] and a...
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Perelman’s Art Damage Case Continued to Burn Through Court Last Week

By Renée Vara June 18, 2025 marked yet another trial day in the closely watched case of Ronald Perelman versus a group of reinsurers (AGP...
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New York City is the Capital of Art Law!

By the Center for Art Law Editorial Team From May 12-16, the Center for Art Law hosted its inaugural summer school—an intensive five-day program packed...
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Introducing: ART IN BRIEF (aka our podcast)!

By Center for Art Law Editorial Team Warfare of Art and Law (with artist and attorney Stephanie Drawdy), The Art Law Podcast (with  Steve Schindler...
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Welcome to the AML Regulations and the Art Market: Our Comparative Study by Jurisdiction (1st ed) is Published

By Andrew Adams The art market’s reinventions, experimentations, and expansions in media, in collectability, in content, and in location create a constant churn of novel...
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Tempus fugit: If only I had an Apple…

By Irina Tarsis Who does not like apples?! In November, Christie's sold Paul Cézanne's "Fruits et pot de gingembre," just one of the paintings deaccessioned...
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A Historical and Cultural View of Many Lives of Looting: A Conservation with Philippe de Montebello

By Barbie Kim Philippe de Montebello is the Fiske Kimball Professor in the History and Culture of Museums at the Institute of Fine Arts, New...
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From Kiev to Kiev

Dear Center for Art Law Visitors and Friends, Over the last few days you might have noticed that our site has been undergoing some changes....
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Commodified Objects or Prism for Human Condition? Opinion on Artworks & Their Context

By Dr. Gary Bagnall. In creating, curating, transacting or regulating artworks, differentiation of specific objects or processes as artworks is integral. A work is often...
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Opinion: The Value of Judgment

By Noor Kadhim Was it rashness, a need to burn a hole in his wallet, or simply sheer passion that prompted a buyer to fork...
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