Noh Shares Insight on the Impact of Conservation on Artists’ Rights with Telegraph
The limits of an artist's rights once the ownership of a work transfers from the artist to another party is discussed once again in a North Sea coastal town in England's Suffolk county where world-famous sculptor Sir Antony Gormley has taken issue with the presentation of his work. As quoted in The Telegraph, a representative for the sculptor states the placement "completely compromises their purpose as a piece of street furniture and the artist's original intention behind the work. It is a misrepresentation of four works he has designed as bollards and which should only ever be seen in that context, as per the streets of Peckham, London, or the grounds of the Angel of the North [...] As far as the artist is concerned, this is not an authorised public installation of his work."
Partner Megan Noh, a co-chair of Pryor Cashman's Art Law Group, shared her thoughts on the topic. According to The Telegraph:
“The notion that conservation can be ‘prejudicial’ [...] to a living artist’s honor simply by virtue of having been undertaken without his/her permission is important and provocative in the context of the current art market.”
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