Tag: 12.27.00

London doesn’t just have a roll call of fancy new arts buildings in which to play. There’s a lot to go inside, too. “The long-term effect of the building programmes of recent years is now beginning to be felt; in terms of the number and quality of our exhibitions, London’s visual culture is now the richest in the world.” – The Telegraph (UK)

A half dozen major museums, artists and university presses are being sued for “appropriation” of copyrighted images. “The plaintiffs are seeking to hold the defendants liable for promoting and selling the disputed image, which they say was distributed on T-shirts, magnets, books, brochures, cards, websites and street billboards, including two immense building displays in New York arranged by the Whitney Museum. The lawsuit raises the question of what happens if an underlying image used in such a work is not in the public domain.” – The Art Newspaper

“Call it stock art: A group of New York artists are crafting what may be the most beautiful and speculative shares on the market. Entrepreneur Carol Braddock plans to sell the documents as art objects to fund Webbittown, a commerce-cum-community Web site. Over the past few months Braddock has assembled a roster of artists that reads like a who’s who of the downtown New York art scene. So far, the stocks have been embellished with everything from simple sketches to elaborate collages.” – The Standard