Art and Authority - Moral Rights and Meaning in Contemporary Visual Art

Art and Authority explores the sources, nature, and limits of artistic freedom. K. E. Gover draws upon real-world cases and controversies in contemporary visual art to offer a better understanding of artistic authorship and authority.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction


• 2: Art, Authorship, and Authorization


• 3: When the Work is Finished


• 4: The Artist and the Institution


• 5: Boundary Issues: Reconsidering the Artist's Sanction


• 6: Taking Pictures: Appropriation Art, Copyright, and Intentionalism


• 7: Conclusion

About the author

K. E. Gover is currently a JD candidate at Harvard Law School. She was a philosophy professor at Bennington College from 2005-2019, and held a visiting professorship at Columbia University in 2019-2020.

Summary

Art and Authority explores the sources, nature, and limits of artistic freedom. K. E. Gover draws upon real-world cases and controversies in contemporary visual art to offer a better understanding of artistic authorship and authority.

Product details

• Authors: K. E. Gover, K. E. (Philosophy Professor Gover
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.04.2021
• EAN: 9780198867005
• ISBN: 978-0-19-886700-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Theory of art, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, ART / Criticism & Theory, LAW / Intellectual Property / Copyright, Philosophy: aesthetics, Copyright Law