On the heels of Friday's sold-out LCCHP conference, Looted Art and Cultural Property: Current Controversies, Future Resolutions, I'm pleased to share my most recent publication (also released on Friday), "Cultural Heritage Vandalism and Looting: The Role of...
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Monika Grütters and Cultural Heritage Law
Today I had the pleasure of attending a round table discussion at the United Nations sponsored by The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Antiquities Coalition. The discussion featured German Cultural Minister Monika Grütters. It was a...
Antiquities Looting and Collectors: An Editorial
As the world looks on in horror as the Islamic State, ISIL (also known as "Daesh" or "ISIS") vandalizes and loots cultural heritage objects and sites, people around the world feel helpless and wonder as to how they can halt these criminal activities. Although stopping...
Art and the Third Reich: Holocaust Symposium at Boston College
Leila A. Amineddoleh is pleased to participate in “Art and the Third Reich, From Degenerate and Looted Art to Recovery ad Restitution (A Holocaust Symposium)” from 4-6 pm on Tuesday, February 23rd at Boston College. Joining her on the panel will be Victoria Reed from...
First Monthly Installment for Artsy: Famous Forgers
On the heels of the highly anticipated trial against the Knoedler Gallery and its director, Ann Freedman, an article about other famous art forgeries seemed appropriate. In my first monthly installment for Artsy, I explore some of history’s most compelling incidents...
Guest Post: Fighting IS with Pixels
As the man began to swing the sledgehammer, I closed my eyes. Even though I knew that the 3,000 year old statue he was aiming at was already destroyed, and that this grainy video was merely a triumphal boast about the destruction, I could not watch as the sledgehammer...
Picasso, Gagosian, and the Qatari Royal Family
Each year Picasso’s works seem to take major roles in legal cases involving the art world. Last year, an electrician was sentenced for stealing hundreds of works by the late modern master. 2016 started with the filing of a lawsuit between the representatives of...
The Role of Copies of Stolen Masterpieces
It was reported last week that a facsimile of Caravaggio’s Nativity with San Lorenzo and San Francesco (also known as The Adoration) will be placed in the Oratio of San Lorenzo, the oratory where the painting on which it was copied was stolen in October 1969. After...
For the past few years I've worked w/ a family to return an antiquities collection to Jordan. Last night, the Jordanian Ambassador and other high-ranking diplomats honored my clients during a ceremony in DC celebrating Royal Jordanian Airline's new direct route b/w DC and Amman
Leila chatted with the @AP about the controversial sale at Christie's, namely potential copyright infringement and its implications for the art market.
Christie's launched "Augmented Intelligence," the 1st time a major auction house has held an auction of all AI-generated art. I spoke w/ @AP about the controversial sale, and why artists are protesting it (potential infringement of IP rights). https://apnews.com/video/christies-ai-generated-art-auction-sparks-copyright-concerns-and-artist-protests-d422ad0e1eeb420da16a78e0fe4d12b5
It was an honor to work on this matter to reach this wonderful solution. It is a wonderful example of how ethical museum practices build strong relationships with foreign governments. Thanks for the great reporting @BostonGlobe
We were thrilled to work on this important repatriation & loan agreement b/w Italy and the Worcester Art Museum b/c it's a wonderful example of how ethical museum practices build strong relationships with foreign governments. https://www.artandiplawfirm.com/news-repatriation-announcement/
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I had the honor of teaching a week-long course @CSMC_Hamburg in December. It was valuable engaging with scholars and experts at the university. I also presented information about the application of law to manuscripts and art, and gave this interview. Thank you @CSMC_Hamburg