The fine art industry has experienced a remarkable digital transformation in the last year and a half. At the forefront of this paradigm shift – preceding even the Covid-era – are tech-driven art collectives and projects, with teams composed of artists, programmers, engineers, software developers, data scientists and chemists, to name a few. However, a new report released on July 26 by…
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50 Years On: How the ARRTSA Model Continues to Influence Artists’ Rights
In 1971, the brain-child of conceptual art dealer Seth Siegelaub and New York lawyer Robert Projansky revolutionized art purchase transactions. Set against the backdrop of a turbulent 1960’s that mirrors continued inequities today – think: the civil rights movement, women artist’s committees, art worker’s rights – The Artist’s Reserved Rights Transfer and Sale Agreement, also known as ARRTSA; the Siegelaub-Projanksy…
