The Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Project will participate in “Globalizing the Protection of Cultural Heritage” at IMT Lucca, June 23-26, with Professor Sonia Katyal presenting her work “The Spectrum of Digital Repatriation” and Delia Violante presenting the Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Project.
Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Project: “Globalizing the Protection of Cultural Heritage” at IMT Lucca
Canvas, Issue 19
This month, we cover policy upheaval as the Trump administration halted grants and proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as mixed signals with the art market and analysis on international law for the return of cultural property.
Takings, Private Property & World Cultural Heritage
Anne-Marie Carstens, Associate Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law, examines Octagon Earthworks, a 2,000-year-old indigenous site, to highlight the tension between private property rights and the World Heritage Convention’s requirements for cultural “authenticity” and “integrity”, and questions about using eminent domain for aesthetic and cultural heritage purposes.
Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Project | Sonia Katyal at Rhizome World
Professor Sonia Katyal join’s UCLA professor and artist Lauren Lee in a panel regarding surveillance, automation, and algorithmic living through the lens of trademark law, branding and advertising.
Tax Law as Muse
Co-authors Brian Soucek, UC Davis Law, and Jennifer C. Lena, Columbia, discuss taxation of the arts through a case in which Chicago officials targeted clubs hosting rock, hip-hop, country, and DJ performances, arguing these genres weren’t part of the “fine arts” and thus not tax-exempt.
Iconology of Justice. Rhetoric and Law in The Calumny by Sandro Botticelli
In his recent article, Iconology of Justice. Rhetoric and Law in The Calumny, University of Padova Law professor Pablo Moro presents a rhetorical analysis of The Calumny by Sandro Botticelli, a tempera painting created between 1494 and 1497. Moro explores how Botticelli uses classical concepts of justice and trial to depict an unjust legal process, highlighting the absence of truth in judgment
Canvas, Issue 18
This month, we cover the Trump administration’s actions against cultural institutions along with institutional changes, heritage battles, art fraud legal developments, AI’s creative impact, and market trends for spring 2025.
Canvas, Issue 17
This month, we cover the most significant developments in the art world, from AI copyright milestones to major museum renovations. This collection of articles examines technological reshaping of art, while also highlighting traditional concerns in cultural heritage preservation and art market dynamics.
The Art Belongs to the Artists
UNC Law professors Deborah M. Weissman, and Louis A. Perez dissect the US government’s refusal to grant Guantánamo Bay detainees ownership of the art they created during their detention, framing the confiscation of these works as a form of cultural plunder.
Canvas, Issue 16
This month, we’re buzzing with excitement as we bring you the latest scoop on the legal dramas of art market heavyweights, evolving trends in art investment, the rise of AI-generated art, AI fashion stepping into the prêt-à-porter spotlight, artists influencing cultural change, and more.