Art Law

This course will provide an overview of important legal as well as ethical issues and cases in art and the market. We will examine legal and business relationships among artists, dealers, collectors and auction houses; issues in legal title and restitution of artworks looted during the Nazi era; provenance, authenticity and the market; disputes and scandals related to forgery; trusts and estates. We will also discuss copyright and the appropriation of images by artists (such as Richard Prince, Jeff Koons and others). Guest speakers on both sides of the Atlantic will enrich the discussion. No legal background is required.