Fascinating online talk
from the Woolwich Contemporary Print fair looking at art crime and
what to be aware of when buying.
Will Korner of
the Art Loss Register and Fred Clark from law firm Boodle Hatfield talked us
through the different types of art crime pointing out it is not just the high
profile thefts that might affect buyers but also fraud in the market and
copyright issues. Clark told some interesting stories of cases that have dealt
with for the street artists Stik around works which he had done for community
projects turning up on the art market.
They outlined
things to consider when buying art including using reputable sources such as
art fairs which have been vetted, not to feel the pressure to by as it is a
buyer’s market, to keep records of what you own and to ask questions, and as
with many things in life if it looks to good to be true it probably is too good
to be true.
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