"The essays in this book arise from a large-scale multi-disciplinary research project at the University of Leuven (KUL), run by a group of leading Belgian and Dutch experts. The topics covered extend from preservation of archaeological heritage across droit de suite, artistic freedom, erotic art, art in time of war, the moral rights of artists, gallery contracts, authenticity issues and much more, to provide a uniquely provoking and subtle investigation of this area of law."--BOOK JACKET.
Note
Part 1. Art, society and the law 1. Introduction 2. Deconstructing individual authorship: artworks as collective products of art worlds Part 2. The artist and his artistic creation 3. Warning! You'll be shocked! Dealing with offensive art: erotic art and hate art in transatlantic perspective 4. The social status of the artist: a moving picture 5. Art and social security 6. Digital preservation of the cultural record in archives: a comparative copyright analysis 7. The payer determines, or does he? 8. Does the moral right of the author extend to destruction of his work 9. The moral right of Jeff Koons 10. One year and millions of euros later: taking stock of the implementation of the European Directive 2001/84/EC on Droit de suite Part 3. The artwork and it's preservation 11. The protection of the archaeological heritage: the United States and Belgium compared 12. UNESCO's Convention on Cultural Diversity and WTO law: complementary or contradictory? 13. The art of war: protecting art in war 14. Law, art and the ecclesiastical heritage Part 4. The artwork and it's circulation 15. Inheritance and art, a mirror of society 16. Private property rights in cultural objects: balancing preservation of cultural objects and certainty of trade in Belgian and Dutch law 17. The contract between an artist and a gallery under Western European law 18. Contracts and performance: managing museums 19. Great expectations and bitter disappointments: a comparative legal study into problems of authenticity and mistake in the art trade Part 5. List of authors Part 6. Photographic credits. Na nasl. str.: Die Keure Publishing Group; B & E, Business & Economics; ALM, Art, law & Management Research Programme; Fonds Mercator; Hart Publishing.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Art, society and the law; 2. The artist and his artistic creation; 3. The artwork and its preservation; 4. The artwork and its circulation; 5. List of authors; 6. Photographic credits.
"The essays in this book arise from a large-scale multi-disciplinary research project at the University of Leuven (KUL), run by a group of leading Belgian and Dutch experts. The topics covered extend from preservation of archaeological heritage across droit de suite, artistic freedom, erotic art, art in time of war, the moral rights of artists, gallery contracts, authenticity issues and much more, to provide a uniquely provoking and subtle investigation of this area of law."--BOOK JACKET.