Art Law Coffee Talk: Serpentine Legal Lab Online Discussion
Join the Center for Art Law, New York in a discussion with Serpentine Galleries R&D Platform Legal Lab about legal design and innovative collaboration.
About this Event
Why would a public gallery in London be concerned with climate emergencies and the impact of digital and new technology? Established 50 years ago, in 1970, the Serpentine Galleries in London made it their business to explore connections between art and climate change, equality and education, and the effect of new technologies and law on contemporary art.
One such initiative is the Serpentine’s R&D Legal Lab, which is testing and fostering forward-thinking legal solutions for the art field. In this discussion led by the Center for Art Law, attorneys Alana Kushnir, Marie Potel-Saville, and Yayoi Shionoiri will examine the notion of legal design and how the law can better support collaborations across art, science, and technology.
Speakers:
Alana Kushnir, Founder and Director of Guest Work Agency and Principal Investigator of the Serpentine Galleries R&D Platform Legal Lab.
Marie Potel-Saville, Legal designer founder of Amurabi.
Yayoi Shionoiri, Art lawyer and Executive Director to the Estate of Chris Burden and the Studio of Nancy Rubins.
Moderated by Irina Tarsis, Founder and Managing Director of the Center for Art Law.
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About the Center for Art Law
The Center for Art Law is a New York-based research and education nonprofit that offers resources and programming for the advancement of a vibrant arts and law community. Through its website and monthly Art Law Blast newsletter, the Center disseminates information and keeps readers updated on art- and law-related news, events, cases, and publications. The Center facilitates conversations by hosting and participating in programs including conferences, workshops, clinics, film screenings, and more. Today a world-renowned asset to the art law field, the Center serves artists, attorneys, students and scholars of both disciplines, art market professionals and members of the general public.
About the Serpenting Legal Lab
Serpentine’s Legal Lab explores how the law can better support collaborations across art, science and technology. Led by lawyer, curator and founder of Guest Work Agency, Alana Kushnir, the Legal Lab is a space for investigating legal issues and prototyping accessible legal solutions for the art field. Legal structures and tools, such as contracts, are crucial to structuring innovative enterprises and effective operational models. However, in the sphere of art, there is a tendency to shy away from legally onerous forms of arrangement. This has resulted in legal infrastructures being under-acknowledged for their multifaceted potential in supporting cutting-edge creative practice. These concerns are present in the internal organisation of the art field and the expanding realm of cross-disciplinary relationships between art actors and external fields.