In Lawsuit, Artist Richard Prince Accused Of Lifting Images

“French photographer Patrick Cariou has launched a lawsuit against Richard Prince, claiming that the artist improperly lifted images from Cariou’s photographic survey of Rastafarian culture for a recent series of paintings. The suit, filed in New York, also names as defendants Larry Gagosian, Prince’s dealer who displayed the series in a recent show titled ‘Canal Zone’, and publishing house Rizzoli, which co-produced the catalogue.”