Institute of Art and Law

Thrilled to announce the release of Part 2 of the “AI, Art, and Copyright” article series, which I had the privilege of co-authoring with the brilliant pierre valentin, Stephanie Drawdy and Patrick McGranaghan. I am incredibly grateful to the Institute of Art and Law (IAL) for the opportunity to contribute not one, but two articles to their Art Antiquity and Law Journals in 2024. This has been an amazing experience, and I’ve learned so much—both from the content and from my talented co-authors. It’s hard to believe that just a year ago, Pierre and I wrote our first article on generative AI and copyright together, and since then, this legal landscape has transformed at an incredible speed. Keeping pace with these changes is both challenging and exhilarating, and I’m so grateful for the chance to contribute to this critical discussion. A huge thank you to Ruth Redmond-Cooper and Alexander Herman at the IAL for their patience and support throughout this process, especially as we all worked tirelessly to ensure the article remained as up-to-date as possible. I look forward to continuing to engage with this fascinating and fast-moving area of law—and to seeing where the conversation takes us next. Subscribe to the Art Antiquity and Law Journal here: https://lnkd.in/exfEwzB9 #GenerativeAI #Copyright #AI #Art #AIArt #Technology #LegalTech #MachineLearning

"A proposed deal between the Hilma af Klint Foundation and David Zwirner gallery has hit a roadblock after it was opposed by the artist’s great-grandnephew Erik af Klint. He has described the potential agreement as a “hostile takeover” that risks commercializing af Klint’s legacy." https://buff.ly/49TuSL3

"Polish authorities have seized several works, including pieces by Damien Hirst and the anonymous street artist Banksy, stolen from the small city of Przemyśl nearly three years ago as they were being shipped from war-torn Ukraine to Switzerland." https://buff.ly/4iVlQSa

"Unesco is stepping up measures for safeguarding cultural heritage in Ukraine by granting “provisional enhanced protection” to two more cultural properties especially at risk since Russia invaded the country in 2022, bringing the total number of cultural properties given this special status to 27." https://buff.ly/4gsxdPJ

"Greek authorities heeded a call to check out the basement of an Athens building long occupied by an upper-echelon dealer of rarities such as jewelry, watches, and works of art. There, they found 102 stolen ancient artifacts, 36 post-Byzantine religious objects, and 3,247 coins, some ancient, some modern." https://buff.ly/41Rvoap

AI, #copyright battles, #heritage protection, and #restitution shaped #artlaw in 2024. What were the year’s most significant shifts? Explore our Year in Review written by Alexander Herman and see what’s next. https://buff.ly/4093fdH

Here is a review of The British Country House Revival by Ben Cowell OBE, a fascinating history of British country houses. Essential reading for all those interested in British cultural heritage - not to mention the taxman, dough and stately homes. https://lnkd.in/eAcEFT3F Subscribe to Art Antiquity and Law, the quarterly journal of The Institute of Art & Law here: https://lnkd.in/exfEwzB9 Historic Houses Institute of Art and Law For some reason I cannot @ the Kinks

My review of #artlaw for the year 2024: it may contain #AI, #copyright, appropriation art, Mickey Mouse, shipwrecks, Stonehenge, Leonardo's Vitruvian Man, puzzles, the Getty Bronze and #restitution... what's not to like? Read more on the Institute of Art and Law blog - and see you all in 2025! https://lnkd.in/eerE7Q8J

"In June, Christie's France announced a slew of records from the €26.7m sale of Jean Siméon Chardin's masterpiece still life Cut Melon (1760), including "a world record for Chardin", "the most expensive Old Master painting ever sold in France" and "the most expensive 18th-century work of art ever sold in France". There's just one problem: the work has not been paid for." https://buff.ly/4fz9fBf

It was such a pleasure to welcome Laura Villarraga Albino to our Art Business and Law LLM IP class today at Queen Mary University of London's Centre for Commercial Law Studies to talk about the great work she is doing in relation to the Artist's Resale Right in Latin America, then to hear more about her work with Verónica Sofía Campos Huerta at Illa Art Law. Thank you Laura!