Fair Appropriation Practices
Warholisation was explored in the previous column, in which reported on the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in May 2023 that Andy Warhol’s appropriation of a photographer’s copyright image in his artwork, used without prior permission, was…
Diversity is not Inclusion
Attempting to forge a career as an artist or as any kind of creative professional presents obstacles for anyone. But neurodivergent people including those on the autism spectrum face extra burdens beyond the delights of simply…
Warholisation
In May 2023, a landmark court decision was published addressing the lawfulness of artists appropriating into their works other artists’ pre existing images. The Supreme Court of the United States decided the case, which was brought by the Andy…
Jonathan Ruffer curatorial grants – Small grants
Open deadline
The Jonathan Ruffer curatorial grants support UK curators, museum professionals and researchers to undertake travel and other activities that will extend and develop their curatorial expertise, collections based knowledge and art historical interests.…
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Structurally F-cked
A new code of practice for UK’s artists and the visual arts sector is currently being prepared, and will soon be published by, a n The Artists Information Company. This unique initiative is the next step in a…
I dream of Utopia
Hi, My name is Noemi Gunea, I’m a neurodiverse migrant artist tossing and turning through Hackney, trying to make the best out of life while building a career in the arts. I’m privileged in many ways. I have…
AI Authorship
Do Androids Dream of Electric Copyright? This allusion to the title of Philip K Dick’s 1968 dystopian novel, on which the 1982 film Blade Runner was based, is the playful title of a scholarly paper about authorship of…
Digital Rights Management
The French Ministry of Culture is currently embarking on research into ‘the permanence of artistic royalties through smart contracts and other means, and on how blockchains communicate with each other’. Launched in January 2023, this initiative focuses…
A rare beast – the native Londoner
What is at the core of keeping me here? Peer support is the heart of what I do. I am a native Londoner, with the word written through me like a stick of…
AI Art Tools
In January 2023 an unprecedented lawsuit was filed in a US Federal Court by three US based visual artists. It is a ‘class action’ comprising separate claims by three artists, who bound themselves into a single lawsuit…
Impact of the Online Safety Bill on visual arts practice
The Online Safety Bill is the latest in a series of very concerning Bills proposed by the UK Government that threaten freedom of expression, such as the new Policing Act…
Trademark or Copyright?
Towards the end of 2022, a significant judicial decision tackled a longstanding discussion within intellectual property law circles: whether copyright and registered trademark protections can apply simultaneously to the same image. Such questioning was the focus of…
Collecting
In surveying the contemporary art ecosystem in 2022 at its close, a novel initiative appears to have been largely overlooked, which merits wider exposure and consideration: a Code of Conduct for Contemporary Art Collectors (CCCAC). Primarily adopting a professional…
On Freedom to Protest
On the morning of 14 October 2022 Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, 1888, was vandalised by two environmental protestors throwing the contents of two tomato soup cans over most of the painting exhibited in Room 43 at UK’s…
MIND THE GAP
London is for buyers, not for artists these days. But, if art reflects society, will economic segregation change that mirror to a telescope? Artists are being forced out of town due to the high cost of living…
Goodbye London, Hello Glasgow
I moved to Glasgow in search of adventure and a new beginning. I fell in love with its architecture; the sandstone tenement flats and its post industrial warehouse buildings. The wide streets, open spaces and its…
Mental Health for Creative Freelancers
11 stories tackling the everyday mental health challenges of creative freelancers Mental Health for Creative Freelancers is the antithesis to run of the mill mental health advice. It is designed as a practical guide to…
Trust
It is remarkable to hear of a dealer absconding with the proceeds of numerous artists’ sales, and of victim artists bringing remedial legal action. Artists often complain they have not received in good time – sometimes not at all…