Canvas

Canvas, Issue 21

This month, we cover critical developments in art, law, and technology: deepfake legislation, virtual repatriation challenges, Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement, the shutdown of Christie’s digital art department, and the $136 million Sotheby’s Karpidas sale.

Canvas, Issue 20

This month’s developments include artwork legal personhood proposals, federal arts policy shifts, major restitution cases, exhibition censorship, declining auction sales, new E.U. import regulations, and AI authentication innovations.

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.

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.

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.

Canvas, Issue 15

This month, we highlight news of legal troubles for big names in the art market, changes to spending patterns of art investors, AI-generated art going mainstream, AI-generated fashion going pret-a-porter, and more.

Canvas, Issue 14

This month we highlight news of the effect of interest rate cuts on the art market, social activism, a groundbreaking green initiative, an explosion of immersive art, and more.

Canvas, Issue 13

This month, we highlight news of forgeries, federal lawsuits, endangered ancient world cultural heritage sites, women in restitution, art as a vehicle for action, and more.

Canvas, Issue 12

This month we highlight news of copyrights and activism, fraud and money laundering, art-backed debt securities, tracking looted antiquities, cyberattacks, and more.