Who owns commissioned artwork? - The artistic, legal and ethical implications of the commissioning process

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Commissioning and collecting artworks presents aesthetic, ethical and legal challenges to artists, collectors and curators. Should institutions always be faithful to the intentions of artists when displaying their artworks? What rights should artists have to authorise the exhibition of their artworks after they have been sold? This seminar discusses the impact of artist's rights on the commissioning and collecting process and the responsibilities of collectors and curators to living and dead artists. Speakers include: Daniel McClean, Lawyer, Withers LLP, editor of 'The Trials of Art' (2007, Ridinghouse) Kate Bush, Head of Art Galleries, Barbican Prof. Elke Bippus, University of the Arts, Zurich/Switzerland To book please click on the link below. Admission is free.