Duplicate, Decolonize, Destroy: Current Topics in Art and Cultural Heritage Law

The opening panel discussed the upcoming case before the United States Supreme Court, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith. Panelists included Amelia K. Brankov, Founder, Brankov PLLC and Chair of the New York City Bar Association Art Law Committee; Joel L. Hecker, Principal Attorney, Law Offices of Joel L. Hecker; and Philippa S. Loengard, Director of the Kernochan Center for Law, Media & the Arts and Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School. The case is compelling because the Court rarely hears copyright cases, especially those addressing the affirmative defense of fair use. Moderated by Christopher J. Robinson, Of Counsel, Rottenberg Lipman Rich, P.C., the panel discussed the case, the fair use issues it raises, and their respective hopes and fears for the outcome. Out of Context: Reframing and Repatriating Objects in Museum and Public Spaces explored the decolonization of cultural institutions and attempts to re-contextualize historical objects with fraught lineage through a contemporary lens. Topics included the recent movement in a longstanding debate on the return of Benin bronzes to Nigeria, the role of customs law enforcement in regulating the importation of historical artifacts into the United States, and the Nepal Heritage Campaign’s grassroots efforts to return a sacred statue to its original shrine in Kathmandu. Moderated by Steven R. Schindler, Founding Partner, Schindler Cohen & Hochman LLP, this panel included panelists Rudyard W. Ceres, Partner, Freeborn and Peters LLP; Nicholas M. O’Donnell, Partner, Sullivan and Worcester LLP; and Erin L. Thompson, Professor of Art Crime, John Jay College (CUNY). In her Keynote, Irena Tarsis, Founder and Managing Director of the Center for Art Law, discussed the destruction and protection of cultural heritage throughout the armed conflict unfolding in Ukraine. Moderated by Leila Amineddoleh, Founding Partner, Amineddoleh & Associates LLC, and Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham, the panel Erased: Protecting Cultural Heritage in Times of Armed Conflict discussed various contexts in which war and hostility have threatened cultural heritage. The panelists included Yelena Ambartsumian, Founder, Origen; Jennifer Kreder, Of Counsel, Rottenberg Lipman Rich P.C.; and Michael McCollough, Partner, Pearlstein & McCullough LLP. The panel discussed the history of the destruction of cultural property and looting from the Nazi-Era to the present day, the legal tools available to victims, and the responsibilities and rights of collectors

TECHNART 2017. Non-destructive and microanalytical techniques in art and cultural heritage. Book of abstracts

440 p.TECHNART2017 is the international biannual congress on the application of Analytical Techniques in Art and Cultural Heritage. The aim of this European conference is to provide a scientific forum to present and promote the use of analytical spectroscopic techniques in cultural heritage on a worldwide scale to stimulate contacts and exchange experiences, making a bridge between science and art. This conference builds on the momentum of the previous TECHNART editions of Lisbon, Athens, Berlin, Amsterdam and Catania, offering an outstanding and unique opportunity for exchanging knowledge on leading edge developments. Cultural heritage studies are interpreted in a broad sense, including pigments, stones, metal, glass, ceramics, chemometrics on artwork studies, resins, fibers, forensic applications in art, history, archaeology and conservation science. The meeting is focused in different aspects: - X-ray analysis (XRF, PIXE, XRD, SEM-EDX). - Confocal X-ray microscopy (3D Micro-XRF, 3D Micro-PIXE). - Synchrotron, ion beam and neutron based techniques/instrumentation. - FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy. - UV-Vis and NIR absorption/reflectance and fluorescence. - Laser-based analytical techniques (LIBS, etc.). - Magnetic resonance techniques. - Chromatography (GC, HPLC) and mass spectrometry. - Optical imaging and coherence techniques. - Mobile spectrometry and remote sensing

In the Bogs of Joukahainen and Väinämöinen – The Alchemies of Peat from Sacred to Profane and Back

Peat bogs play a special role in Finnish cultural history, climate policy, economic life, and art. This article examines the performative meaning-making of peat and aims to rewrite with and through art and cultural heritage the human-centered endeavors of peatland and to create parallel ways of being with the materiality of peat. The article consists of three partly intertwined discourses: 1) the mythical pre-modern bog scene found, 2) this scene transformed in modern times into a site of control and profit, and 3) human-centered peat work is challenged by the demands of climate actions, the Anthropocene, and the posthuman landscape.&nbsp

The Sustainability of Art and Culture: The Malaysia Perspective

Abstract Art and culture are the core that serves as the identity, sign, and symbolism of the community, which becomes an important aspect for every community in shaping their culture. There is an important fact that the sustainability of art and culture able to contribute to the socio-economic and socio-cultural. However, the modernity, ecological development, and technological advances that are taking place have challenged the continuity of art and cultural heritage. This paper focuses on identifying an appropriate approach and strategy for the sustainable development of the art and cultural heritage in Malaysia. The need to ensure the sustainability of art and culture continues must be planned in detail and effectively. By understanding the concept of sustainability, it can show value on focus and strategies for sustainability. Keywords art and culture sustainability cultural heritag

Emulation in the context of digital art and cultural heritage preservation: Requirements, Approaches and yet so much more to do

The article focuses on current approaches and potentials for emulation technologies within the cultural sector. In order to mark the field, practical examples are given. They convey some of the interests of "computer culture enthusiasts”, who engage themselves within cultural production and preservation. In order to sustain their heritage, they have started applying emulation technologies long before traditional institutions. Furthermore, institutionalized interests of cultural memory institutions are explained. Opposed to the enthusiasts' examples, they focus on the process of value creation within the cultural sector. Opposed to the formerly given examples, this approach is normally centered on (single) "objects” and their specifity, originality, authenticity etc. Coming to a conclusion we ask how far these two seemingly opposing lines might become reconciled. The theory of digital memory seems to be adapted for this alliance and broadens an outlook on future research activitie