Art Litigation: Alfred Flechtheim Panel in Austria To Discuss His Stolen Collection

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Below is a link to a presentation I gave in Tucson AZ on recent case developments in the federal courts on Nazi art looting.

Nazi Art Looting - Case Developments [Compatibility Mode]


Nazi art looting will be a major topic at an upcoming conference in Vienna Austria on March 23-25.  Details of the conference are here.

Austria has invited Laurie Stein to chair a presentation on Alfred Flechtheim.   

Alfred Flechtheim was a German Jewish art dealer whose art gallery was Aryanized.   Many works stolen from him are currently in museums around the world, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Stein's report denying the Aryanization here

MoMA Expert Report Stein

The Museum of Modern Art refused to make its provenance documentaton relating to works from Alfred Flechtheim in its collection available to researchers working for the family of artist George Grosz.

More on Nazi Art Looting here.

More on Alfred Flechtheim here.

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Art Litigation: Pornucopia Scandal and Regulation of Nudity in Art

The Pornucopia gallery show is creating a furor on New York's Lower East Side. Artinfo reports here on New York City's growing prudery and Congressman Anthony Weiner's attempt to remove a 90 year-old statue from a Queens plaza. More from CBS and video here.

Here is a link to an AP story on former AG John Ashcroft concealing the breasts of the statutes at the Justice Department, Congressman Weiner's action is reminiscent of Ashcroft's move.

Weiner has long harbored mayoral ambitions, spending his time, money and energy on attacks on public art appear to be part of his vision for New York City.

More on litigation and controversies involving fine art here.
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Fair Use Fridays: Girl Talk Goes Cinematic

Girl Walk // All Day from jacob krupnick on Vimeo.

Derivative works from derivative works: music and choreography and film from the remix culture. Saw this video on Techdirt who fears copyright infringement claims and comments here.

Beautiful music and dance video, great shots of the Staten Island Ferry and Lower Manhattan.

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Fair Use Fridays: Charlie Sheen's Downfall

Even funnier, Hitler's Reaction to Charlie Sheen Getting Two and a Half Men Cancelled



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Fair Use Fridays: Art of Packaging Garbage

Thanks to phosita's post here on whether packaging makes a difference for this great vintage Rocketboom video on packaging garbage as art, on the art of packaging, on the art of pricing garbage, on the price of garbage art.    This video is a modern meditation on the Readymade conundrum launched by Marcel Duchamp.


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