An Artist’s Control Over His/Her Own Art Weakens

September 22nd, 2007 § 0

Here’s an interesting and concerning article from the New York Times today. Apparently, a judge has ruled that it’s A-OK for a museum to exhibit art that an artist has deemed unfinished (or unfinishable, as seems to be the case for this artist?). I’m sure there were some weird circumstances between the museum and the artist, in this case, that caused for the decision to be made, but still, it’s a little disturbing to me that a living artist has less control now over his/her own work. Personally, even as a museum employee, I think artists should be able to choose when their piece is ready to show… and it scares me a little that this ruling can now be used to dispute otherwise!

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