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In this episode of Art in Brief, Andrea and Paris In this episode of Art in Brief, Andrea and Paris speak with Will Korner, founder and director of the Cultural Heritage At Risk Database Foundation (CHARD). From conflict zones to disaster-stricken regions, Will discusses how documentation, collaboration, and technology can help safeguard the objects and stories that connect us to our shared past from illicit trade. He also explains how CHARD’s database can be used to cross-check whether stolen or missing cultural objects are appearing on the art market, including at auction, and what is at stake when these irreplaceable pieces of heritage are lost. 🎙️ Check out the podcast anywhere you get your podcasts using the link in our bio! #centerforartlaw #artlaw #artlawyer #podcast #legal #research #legalresearch #newepisode #artmarket #culture #artcrime
Despite the passage of multiple anti-money launder Despite the passage of multiple anti-money laundering laws in the U.S. over the past two decades, the art market is still considered the "largest legal unregulated industry." Its perceived lax regulatory regime and various industry-specific factors, makes high-value art an attractive tool for laundering criminal proceeds. The rise in laundering through high-value art is mainly attributed to the high-dollar transactions values, the ease of transporting artwork across borders, the market's longstanding culture of privacy, and art's evolution as a financial asset. That said, the art market is not entirely unregulated. As this article shows, other mechanisms — including industry self-regulation, public pressure from high-profile litigation and settlements, and sanction laws — provide a certain regulatory structure. 📚 Click the link in our bio to read more! #centerforartlaw #artlaw #legal #artlawyer #legalreserach #artmarket #AML #internationallaw #lawyer #artcrime #money
10 DAYS TO GO - MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Saturday, Ju 10 DAYS TO GO - MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Saturday, June 13 | 11:30–13:00 Auditorium Willy G.S. Hirzel, Landesmuseum Zurich Free & open to the public With big gratitude to our sponsors, we look forward to welcoming you at the event!
📍June 13, 11:30 - 13:00 | Auditorium Willy G.S. Hi 📍June 13, 11:30 - 13:00 | Auditorium Willy G.S. Hirzel, Landesmuseum Zurich Free & open to the public This June, as part of the official program of @zurichartweekend, we are bringing together some of the sharpest minds in the international art world for a candid conversation on what’s reshaping collecting today. ▪️Art Markets and the World in Transition: Frameworks Shaping Global Collecting Geopolitics. Tariffs. AML regulation. Taxes. The rules of the art market are changing as fast as your news feed, and this panel is where experts unpack what that means for collectors, gallerists, and art lovers. Speakers: Will Korner (TEFAF) · Alana Kushnir (Aurelian Lawyers & Advisers) · Pascal Robert (Pascal Robert Gallery) · Stefan Puttaert (Nicola Erni Collection) · Irina Tarsis, Esq. (Center for Art Law, moderator) The event sponsors to be announced soon! Link in bio to save your spot 🔗 #ZurichArtWeekend #ArtLaw #ArtMarket #Collecting #ZAW2026 LandesmuseumZürich CenterForArtLaw ArtAndLaw CrossBorderCollecting
Join the Center for Art Law for a conversation wit Join the Center for Art Law for a conversation with Dr. Rubina Raja, Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at Aarhus University, as she presents contemporary, collaborative approaches to combating the illicit trade in antiquities, with a particular focus on Palmyra (Tadmor), Syria. Drawing on the historical relationship between collecting and looting, the discussion will highlight the Palmyrene Portrait Project, a corpus of over 4,000 funerary portraits from Palmyra compiled by Dr. Raja and her team since 2012. The project serves as a critical record of material that, in many cases, remained in situ prior to the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War. Before its inception, this body of material had not been treated as a unified corpus, nor systematically digitized. Today, the project stands as both the largest corpus of individual Roman period portraits from a single urban context and an essential scholarly and practical tool for identifying objects from Palmyra as they emerge on the art market. 🎟️ Get tickets now using the link in bio! #centerforartlaw #arlaw #artlawyer #legalresearch #culturalheritage #artcrime #antiquities
On October 6, 2025, the Flemish Government announc On October 6, 2025, the Flemish Government announced plans to transform the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (M HKA) into an art center — a change that would make the institution lose its legal museum status and transfer its collection to the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst in Ghent. Losing this status will have huge legal, financial, and cultural repercussions for the M HKA. This decision raised strong reactions from the art world, denouncing the false administrative logic behind this reorganization, which, according to the Flemish Minister of Culture, aims to strengthen collaboration and coherence within the cultural landscape. How does this transfer truly impact the Belgian artistic landscape — and does it really contribute to any coherence, or does it instead destroy the long-term curation and expertise that the institution has built in Antwerp? 📚 Click the link in our bio to read the full article by Alexandra Kharchenko. https://itsartlaw.org/art-law/flemish-governments-plan-to-dismantle-m-hkas-collection-in-the-name-of-centralization-of-art/ #centerforartlaw #artlaw #legal #artlawyer #legalresearch #artcuration #MHKA #artcuration
Thank you to all of our sponsors for all of their Thank you to all of our sponsors for all of their help in executing our 2026 Art Law Conference!! #centerforartlaw #artlaw #legalresearch #2026annualconference #2026 #auction #nonprofit
This is the final day to bid in our Annual Art Law This is the final day to bid in our Annual Art Law Conference 2026 Silent Auction to support the Center's mission to advance artists’ rights and provide accessible legal resources to the artistic community. All proceeds go directly toward the Center’s programs, including our Summer Internship and ongoing educational initiatives. Don't miss out on the amazing pieces and experiences up for grabs! Biding will end May 27 at 5:30pm ET. 1st: Floragen 2.0.1 by Colleen Hoffenbacker 2nd: Jumping Frog by Vija Doks 3rd: Untiled no.11( Amy Hollywood) by Andre Pace 🖼️ Follow the link in our bio to begin bidding! #centerforartlaw #artlaw #legalresearch #2026annualconference #2026 #auction #nonprofit
In 1935 Ernst Magnus was forced to sell "The Virgi In 1935 Ernst Magnus was forced to sell "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne" and other works in order to escape the Nazi regime. In 1941 the painting was sold to Hermann Göring and was then recovered by the Allies at the close of World War II. By the 1960s the painting was held by the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen. Originally restitution was rejected, but under expanded guidelines the Museum chose to restitute the piece to Ernst Magnus' heirs. It is now set to be Auction by Sotheby's on June 2, 2026. The starting bid is listed at $28k and the estimated price between $40-60k. 🔗 Check out more about this work and it's provenance using the links in our bio! #centerforartlaw #artlaw #artlawyer #lawyer #legalresearch #nazilootedart #artcrime #wwii #restitution
Make sure to check out our Annual Art Law Conferen Make sure to check out our Annual Art Law Conference 2026 Silent Auction to support the Center's mission to advance artists’ rights and provide accessible legal resources to the artistic community. All proceeds go directly toward the Center’s programs, including our Summer Internship and ongoing educational initiatives. Biding will end on May 27 at 5:30pm ET. 🗽 Swipe to preview a selection of the consultations & experiences that will be available for purchase through the auction and follow the link in our bio to begin bidding! #centerforartlaw #artlaw #legalresearch #2026annualconference #2026 #auction #nonprofit
Historical examples of famous fakes and forgeries Historical examples of famous fakes and forgeries explain how technical skill is not the only factor that allow forgeries to flourish in the art market. Historical context — as illustrated by World War II-era cases — or, in the modern world, the lack of due diligence and risk assessment and failures of authentication, show how a combination of factors allows forgeries to flourish in particular contexts. From a legal perspective, fraud and forgeries are not the only issues complicating the operation of the art market. They are further amplified by related problems such as money laundering, fraud schemes, and theft. In this context, due diligence and authentication become even more critical considerations for buyers and sellers. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to read the complete article by Lauren Stein to get a deeper understanding of the vulnerabilities of the art market! https://itsartlaw.org/art-law/when-imitation-is-not-flattery-art-fakes-forgeries-and-the-market-they-fool/ #centerforartlaw #artlaw #legal #artlawyer #legalresearch #forgery #fraud #arttransparency
Don't miss out on our Annual Art Law Conference 20 Don't miss out on our Annual Art Law Conference 2026 silent auction to support the Center's mission to advance artists’ rights and provide accessible legal resources to the artistic community. All proceeds go directly toward the Center’s programs, including our Summer Internship and ongoing educational initiatives. Biding will end on May 27 at 5:30pm ET. 📚 Swipe to preview a selection of the books that will be available for purchase through the auction and follow the link in our bio to begin bidding! #centerforartlaw #artlaw #legalresearch #2026annualconference #2026 #auction #nonprofit
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