Art
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Although people (and critics) have been arguing for centuries about what might be considered as "art", in general art may be defined to include forms of tangible personal property created intentionally by artists and craftsmen for the purposes of appreciation, beautification, education and occasionally also for utilitarian purposes, and may include but may not necessarily be limited to: airplanes; antiques; antiquities; books; carpets; cars; ceramics; coins; clothing; collectibles; decorative arts; drawings; engravings; etchings; ethnographic objects; furniture; furs; gems; historical fixtures once attached to real estate; historical memorabilia; illuminated manuscripts; jewelry; oriental rugs; paintings; prints; rare manuscripts; sculptures; ships; silver works; stamps; statuary; tapestries; textiles; vases; watercolors; or the like.
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Negotiating and drafting various agreements, contracts, documents, forms and templates related art practice, such as: for: administrator; affiliate; agent; art dealer; art display; art festival; art gallery; art leasing; artist collaboration; artist development; artist licensing; artist management; artist performance; artist residency; artistic director; artwork license; auctions; bidding; bulk purchase of artist's production; cease and desist; commissioned art work; confidentiality; consignment; copyright assignment; dealer commission; deed of gift; design services; exclusive reservation; gallery representation; grant; graphic design; guest artist; holding of artwork; installation; limited-purpose all-rights limited-time; limited-purpose limited-rights limited-time; loan of artwork for exhibition; merchandising license; media release; model release; museum exhibition; museum gift; music artist; one-time use; online gallery; performance; producer artist; promotion; property release; public art commission; publishing; recording; regional partnership; rental of artwork; resale royalties; sale of artwork; side-artist; talent agency; transmission of artwork.
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Typical practice of art law, including: acquisition; advertising; agency; agreements; alternative dispute resolution (ADR); arbitration; art financing; art investment partnership formation; art loans; attribution; bailment; brand protection; business affairs; charitable giving; claims; collections management; compliance; contracts; consignment; cultural heritage; customs; demands for returns; disposition; due diligence; ecommerse; entrustment; export-import regulations; exhibition organization; First Amendment; forensic investigations; historic preservation; insurance; intellectual property (IP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1031 exchanges; licensing; litigation; mediation; moral rights; negotiations; non-profits; proof of funds; provenance, title and ownership Issues; publicity; recovery of stolen property; replevin; restitution; retention; storage; transactions; Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) security filings; Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) compliance.
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Representation for: actors; appraisers; architects; art authentication subject matter experts (SMEs); art brokers; art purchasers; art recovery; artists; auction houses; authors; collectors; dancers; dealers; designers; distributors; educational institutions; employment; entertainers; estates and trusts; fashion designers; film producers; foundations; galleries; insurers; jewelry designers; museums; non-profits; photographers; sculptors.
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Last updated 210111_1816