Don't miss this interesting panel on a new book concerning Seth Siegelaub and his very own "writings—one of the projects for which he never found the time, busy as he was running his global one-man operation. Edited by a group of researchers and curators who each collaborated with Siegelaub, the book brings together his personal notes, public interviews, and precious few published writings into one volume, offering unprecedented insight into the many facets of his inquisitive life." Panel includes Lauren van Haaften-Schick, Jo Melvin, and James Hoff. More info on this event here.
Our good friend, Dave Steiner, gives us a good recap of recent copyright and trademark legislation. Interestingly, in regard to the Copyright (Small) Claims Board, Steiner writes, Participating in a procedure before the CCB is voluntary—a respondent may opt out of a procedure originally brought before the CCB. In that event, the CCB must dismiss the proceeding without prejudice, which presumably would force the claimant to file a case in district court. Although other consequences of opting out are not yet clear, we would expect that doing so may lead to larger damages awards and increase the probability of an ...
You may read about the new crop of Art & Law Program fellows here.
It's public domain time. Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain has a very thorough, funny and witty article on what works are now in the public domain and free for use in the United States. Included in this list is one of my favorite artworks of all-time, Joan Miró's The Birth of the World, from 1925.
David Lamelas, Quand le ciel bas et lourd (When the sky low and heavy), 1992, view at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, 1990s. Apparently it's not just the season to be jolly. According to Jan Mot gallery, a major artwork by artist David Lamelas faces destruction. The work, Quand le ciel bas et lourd, located at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Belgium, was installed in 1992. After some back and forth between the artist and the ministry of culture the work was supposed to be removed and reinstalled but apparently now it will just be removed. An ...
Going her own way, Stevie Nicks sells most of her music publishing rights for $100M. Bob Dylan sells them all, for nine figures.
In part, the new law takes place 180 days from November 30, 2020 and will not be retroactive. More on what the law covers here.
2020 hasn’t been great, but when we’re presented with generous gems we take them. Here’s a new exhibition on Felix Gonzalez-Torres, which coincides with Felix’s birthday, November 26, and the exhibition will unfold over the course of two weeks, with new content made available on Collecteurs’ website throughout the exhibition and shared with millions worldwide. The exhibition also includes two social campaigns that allow for viewers to participate in this exhibition.
From the Collecteurs website:
Collecteurs and the Felix Gonzalez-Torres Family Archive proudly present Félix.
Drawing from pivotal and never-before-seen works and material from the Felix Gonzalez-Torres Family Archive, this digital exhibition takes place on Collecteurs’ website and social media. A conversation with Felix’s sister, Gloria Gonzalez-Torres, is presented to provide unique insight into Felix’s early environment. You’ll also find essays addressing the constructs of private versus public, one of the topics most relevant to the artist’s multidimensional practice.
More information on the exhibition here.
Could 2020 get any more interesting? Still over a month to go so I’m sure there will be a competition for dumbest art move of the year.
The Palm Springs Art Museums has openly stated that they are against exhibiting art that shows nudity. Well, not quite, but they are against showing kitsch that shows nudity, which is to say, they not only think of themselves as the rightful arbiters of what is and isn’t “real” art, they are meeting the demands of “woke” and cancel culture by agreeing that a sculpture of Marilyn Monroe “objectifies women, is sexually charged and disrespectful?”
Anyone who reads this blog knows quite well that the foundation of art is violence, religion, and…nudity. So, go out and see it, take a selfie, Instagram it. You have three years.
The NY Times’ Robin Pogrebin pens a glowing recap of Mass MoCA director Joe Thompson, and the amount of good he did for the institution, the community, and the art world. I’m curious why she fails to mention that it was Thompson who initiated and strategized the first lawsuit by an art institution against a visual artist, (Christoph Büchel), seeking to exhibit the artist’s work without his permission?
If you need a reminder, here’s Roberta Smith, also of the NY Times, elaborating in 2007 why she thought Mass MoCA had erred: “The museum deserves to be scathed.”
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