Dr Elena Cooper
@drelenacooper.bsky.social
Arts Editor, Law & Humanities (UK academic journal published by Taylor & Francis). Senior Lecturer, CREATe, University of Glasgow, UK. Author of 'Art and Modern Copyright: The Contested Image' (CUP, 2018).
"Sometimes I feel lighter than the air; when you shine you brighten up my day" lyrics penned by Finley Quaye that sum up my 2yrs so far as @law-and-humanities.bsky.social Arts Editor! Happy holidays to our community! More from me in 2026. "It's great when we're together" & that means Dublin 2026 👇
CfP: announcing the 8th L&H Roundtable workshop 'Visions of Democracy in Art and Literature' @tcddublin.bsky.social on 19 Jun 2026. Submit abstracts to Roisin.acostello@tcd.ie by Fri 6 Feb @legalhumanities.bsky.social @sophiedoherty.bsky.social @dkennytcd.bsky.social @drelenacooper.bsky.social 👇
December 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"Sometimes I feel lighter than the air; when you shine you brighten up my day" lyrics penned by Finley Quaye that sum up my 2yrs so far as @law-and-humanities.bsky.social Arts Editor! Happy holidays to our community! More from me in 2026. "It's great when we're together" & that means Dublin 2026 👇
Dr Kateryna Busol on the importance of both history and international law at the present moment 👇More from Dr Busol next year re @law-and-humanities.bsky.social arts reviews of The Tate ‘Lee Miller’ & Imperial War Museum ‘Unsilenced: sexual violence in conflict’ exhibitions tinyurl.com/2yjsc872
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December 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Dr Kateryna Busol on the importance of both history and international law at the present moment 👇More from Dr Busol next year re @law-and-humanities.bsky.social arts reviews of The Tate ‘Lee Miller’ & Imperial War Museum ‘Unsilenced: sexual violence in conflict’ exhibitions tinyurl.com/2yjsc872
Congratulations again to Dr Aline Iramina and watch this space for some fab publications from her excellent PhD! 🌟👏 @alineiramina.bsky.social
🎓 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 🎓
On 3 December, CREATe team was delighted to toast our brilliant LLM graduates and a newly awarded Doctor of Laws at a gathering in the CREATe Hub. 🥂
Check the full blog here: www.create.ac.uk/blog/2025/12...
On 3 December, CREATe team was delighted to toast our brilliant LLM graduates and a newly awarded Doctor of Laws at a gathering in the CREATe Hub. 🥂
Check the full blog here: www.create.ac.uk/blog/2025/12...
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Congratulations again to Dr Aline Iramina and watch this space for some fab publications from her excellent PhD! 🌟👏 @alineiramina.bsky.social
One of the many reasons I love being an academic at CREATe: the ECR community are at the heart of so much of what we do.
📣𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀📣 AI Regulation Early-Career Researchers Conference 2026 (Glasgow)
CREATe is delighted to host the first AI Regulation Early Career Researchers (#ECR) Conference on 𝟯𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 – 𝟭 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, University of Glasgow, funded by @𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 (#SLS).
CREATe is delighted to host the first AI Regulation Early Career Researchers (#ECR) Conference on 𝟯𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 – 𝟭 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, University of Glasgow, funded by @𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 (#SLS).
December 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
One of the many reasons I love being an academic at CREATe: the ECR community are at the heart of so much of what we do.
The gap between creator-intention & audience reception (explained below 👇 with quotes from Pina Bausch & Tom Stoppard) is one that we consciously & critically explore @law-and-humanities.bsky.social. Just one reason why our Arts reviews - connecting Arts to knowledge - matter. tinyurl.com/mr2fvyht
Lyn Gardner on the effect of great theatre
How the audience feel after a show is as valid a measure of success as whether they 'got' it, says Lyn Gardner
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December 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The gap between creator-intention & audience reception (explained below 👇 with quotes from Pina Bausch & Tom Stoppard) is one that we consciously & critically explore @law-and-humanities.bsky.social. Just one reason why our Arts reviews - connecting Arts to knowledge - matter. tinyurl.com/mr2fvyht
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ARTS NEWS👇 Have you seen our Spotlight on Theatre in the latest Issue? Our editorial links reviews by @kristinhausler.bsky.social, @eepwrites.bsky.social & @adiver.bsky.social re plays at @royalcourt.bsky.social, @nationaltheatre.org.uk, Lyric Belfast; @silentfacesuk.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3m4ccd7k
‘Spotlight on Theatre’ in Law and Humanities: Arts Reviews connect important new plays performed at the Royal Court, Lyric Theatre Belfast and the National Theatre - CREATe
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December 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
ARTS NEWS👇 Have you seen our Spotlight on Theatre in the latest Issue? Our editorial links reviews by @kristinhausler.bsky.social, @eepwrites.bsky.social & @adiver.bsky.social re plays at @royalcourt.bsky.social, @nationaltheatre.org.uk, Lyric Belfast; @silentfacesuk.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3m4ccd7k
I’m still 🤔 about Mulcahy/Moscati in SLS 👇As©️scholar, could creative choices/constraints test apply to performance (as per authorial works)? As @law-and-humanities.bsky.social Arts ed, ballet’s binding of freedom to control as critical metaphor for law. See you at IALS tomorrow dance/law community 👋
"Freedom draws upon the control the ballet dancer has on their body but also on the emotions & artistry that feed the movements... it’s the relationship between control, emotions, & freedom that brings beauty and harmony." Dr Nina Moscati in conversation with Dr Sean Mulcahy 👇 tinyurl.com/mr2cn5nv
Dancing Law | Law Dancing: A conversation on ballet and law with Dr Maria Federica Moscati and Prof Marett Leiboff
The lawyer is not meant to have a body. We cloak ourselves in robes, in particular forms of uniform dress and all the rest of it, but we have a very happy time telling bodies what to do or not to d…
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December 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I’m still 🤔 about Mulcahy/Moscati in SLS 👇As©️scholar, could creative choices/constraints test apply to performance (as per authorial works)? As @law-and-humanities.bsky.social Arts ed, ballet’s binding of freedom to control as critical metaphor for law. See you at IALS tomorrow dance/law community 👋
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December 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Just in time for the Christmas, you can preorder the paperback copy of my book! It won’t arrive until after Christmas, which I know will disappoint many, but a printout of a preorder is often an even better stocking filler than a book. 20% off with code below!
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"Stoppard’s genius underlines what we now risk losing", @thestage.co.uk article celebrates Stoppard's legacy, but looks forward; Stoppard 'earned a living as playwright', yet in 2023 he spoke of 'devaluing' of playwright; & this week: new report finds new playwriting ⬇️ by 30% tinyurl.com/3euyuy6w
The Stage editor Alistair Smith on Tom Stoppard and opportunities for playwrights in 2025
Tom Stoppard’s phenomenal career in theatre was in part down to the opportunities available – something that playwrights now lack, says Alistair Smith
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December 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
"Stoppard’s genius underlines what we now risk losing", @thestage.co.uk article celebrates Stoppard's legacy, but looks forward; Stoppard 'earned a living as playwright', yet in 2023 he spoke of 'devaluing' of playwright; & this week: new report finds new playwriting ⬇️ by 30% tinyurl.com/3euyuy6w
"Freedom draws upon the control the ballet dancer has on their body but also on the emotions & artistry that feed the movements... it’s the relationship between control, emotions, & freedom that brings beauty and harmony." Dr Nina Moscati in conversation with Dr Sean Mulcahy 👇 tinyurl.com/mr2cn5nv
Dancing Law | Law Dancing: A conversation on ballet and law with Dr Maria Federica Moscati and Prof Marett Leiboff
The lawyer is not meant to have a body. We cloak ourselves in robes, in particular forms of uniform dress and all the rest of it, but we have a very happy time telling bodies what to do or not to d…
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December 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Freedom draws upon the control the ballet dancer has on their body but also on the emotions & artistry that feed the movements... it’s the relationship between control, emotions, & freedom that brings beauty and harmony." Dr Nina Moscati in conversation with Dr Sean Mulcahy 👇 tinyurl.com/mr2cn5nv
Found them!!👇Unused for 30 yrs, after I failed my Royal Academy of Dance entry exam aged 17, but now I’m ready for Dance & Legal Materialities workshop at @ials.bsky.social on Monday 💃 🤔 hoping to connect further with @law-and-humanities.bsky.social community! 🕺🪩 💡Event details: tinyurl.com/nkpwtjnp
December 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Found them!!👇Unused for 30 yrs, after I failed my Royal Academy of Dance entry exam aged 17, but now I’m ready for Dance & Legal Materialities workshop at @ials.bsky.social on Monday 💃 🤔 hoping to connect further with @law-and-humanities.bsky.social community! 🕺🪩 💡Event details: tinyurl.com/nkpwtjnp
There are lots of reasons why @law-and-humanities.bsky.social arts reviewers sometimes need more time to submit reviews, but the current one in my inbox really speaks to just how connected our community is to world-events: the need to complete pressing international law research re Ukraine conflict
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
There are lots of reasons why @law-and-humanities.bsky.social arts reviewers sometimes need more time to submit reviews, but the current one in my inbox really speaks to just how connected our community is to world-events: the need to complete pressing international law research re Ukraine conflict
Well done to my colleague Bart Meletti 🌟another fab event for the Cultural Memory research theme at @create-glasgow.bsky.social
Yesterday, @𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶 joined the #BRAID Roundtable on Openness and AI in culture, arts and humanities at the @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social in London, where he presented our project 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 (funded by #CreativeCommons). 🎨🤖
Open Licensing Models in the Cultural Heritage Sector - CREATe
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December 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Well done to my colleague Bart Meletti 🌟another fab event for the Cultural Memory research theme at @create-glasgow.bsky.social
For us at @create-glasgow.bsky.social this👇 is a
fitting visual to pay tribute to a great playwright: Stoppard at the Tony Awards 2023 where he spoke of increasing devaluing of playwrights in the theatre food chain. & I heard that as @law-and-humanities.bsky.social Arts Editor too. shorturl.at/3APfv
fitting visual to pay tribute to a great playwright: Stoppard at the Tony Awards 2023 where he spoke of increasing devaluing of playwrights in the theatre food chain. & I heard that as @law-and-humanities.bsky.social Arts Editor too. shorturl.at/3APfv
King leads tributes to 'world's greatest playwright' Tom Stoppard
The King has led tributes to "the world's greatest playwright" Tom Stoppard following his death aged 88.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
For us at @create-glasgow.bsky.social this👇 is a
fitting visual to pay tribute to a great playwright: Stoppard at the Tony Awards 2023 where he spoke of increasing devaluing of playwrights in the theatre food chain. & I heard that as @law-and-humanities.bsky.social Arts Editor too. shorturl.at/3APfv
fitting visual to pay tribute to a great playwright: Stoppard at the Tony Awards 2023 where he spoke of increasing devaluing of playwrights in the theatre food chain. & I heard that as @law-and-humanities.bsky.social Arts Editor too. shorturl.at/3APfv
Just arrived at @tate.bsky.social to see the Lee Miller exhibition as Arts Editor of @law-and-humanities.bsky.social with a rockstar from art history academia 🎸🌟
December 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Just arrived at @tate.bsky.social to see the Lee Miller exhibition as Arts Editor of @law-and-humanities.bsky.social with a rockstar from art history academia 🎸🌟
Really looking forward to reading this new monograph by CREATe's friends who headed by the (then radical) 'Author's Interest' project. Looks great 👏 Well done Josh and Rebecca.
📘 New Book📘 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗱.
CREATe is delighted to share the publication of a new monograph by long-time collaborators 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗬𝘂𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷 (University of Auckland) and Professor 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗚𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻 (University of Melbourne)
CREATe is delighted to share the publication of a new monograph by long-time collaborators 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗬𝘂𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷 (University of Auckland) and Professor 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗚𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻 (University of Melbourne)
Copyright Reversion: Reclaiming Lost Culture and Getting Creators Paid, a new book by Joshua Yuvaraj and Rebecca Giblin - CREATe
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November 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Really looking forward to reading this new monograph by CREATe's friends who headed by the (then radical) 'Author's Interest' project. Looks great 👏 Well done Josh and Rebecca.
The brilliant photo-historian Dr Michael Pritchard will be speaking at Liszt Institute London on 2nd Dec👇Great abstract: where there's a good archive, there's a story, & it will always be original, always authentic. Great speaker too ⭐ @phrc-dmu.bsky.social @the-rps.bsky.social tinyurl.com/47uywea4
Teaching the World Photography: Andor Kraszna-Krausz (1904-1989)
Lecture by Dr Michael Pritchard.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The brilliant photo-historian Dr Michael Pritchard will be speaking at Liszt Institute London on 2nd Dec👇Great abstract: where there's a good archive, there's a story, & it will always be original, always authentic. Great speaker too ⭐ @phrc-dmu.bsky.social @the-rps.bsky.social tinyurl.com/47uywea4
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'Art Law in Fiction and Film': event at National Gallery, London, 11am-12pm, Tues 9th Dec, organised by the Art Lawyers' Association. And to our L&H community: if you go, please say 👋 to our Arts Editor @drelenacooper.bsky.social who will be attending! tinyurl.com/2w7fcmue
The 12th ALA Roundtable Discussion - Art law in fiction and film | Art Lawyers Assoc
We are pleased to announce the 12th session of the Art Lawyers Association's Roundtable Discussions. This discussion will be hosted by Richard Barnet and Charlotte Eaton from the National Gallery lega...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
'Art Law in Fiction and Film': event at National Gallery, London, 11am-12pm, Tues 9th Dec, organised by the Art Lawyers' Association. And to our L&H community: if you go, please say 👋 to our Arts Editor @drelenacooper.bsky.social who will be attending! tinyurl.com/2w7fcmue
Love this arts essay, not just re enduring power of Kafka's writing, but also for what an astute English scholar says re creativity in adaptation: in changing media "distinctive... grammars... transpose Kafka’s textual strategies" e.g. "aural dissonance, scenic abstraction or visual distortion" ⭐
OUT NOW 👇 Essay by @josephowen.bsky.social on adaptations of Kafka's 'The Trial' by Anmol Vellani (the play "Innocence") & Ed Harris (BBC radio drama): "Taken together, these recent adaptations reveal why The Trial endures as a critical touchpoint in the twenty-first century." tinyurl.com/3jxvpemx
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November 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Love this arts essay, not just re enduring power of Kafka's writing, but also for what an astute English scholar says re creativity in adaptation: in changing media "distinctive... grammars... transpose Kafka’s textual strategies" e.g. "aural dissonance, scenic abstraction or visual distortion" ⭐
Really looking forward to reading this one👇 by my favourite (living) sociologist: "In this interview, 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 elaborates on his use of the concept of a 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 to theorise the structural rupture of rational-critical discourse in the digital age..."
🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 🚨
CREATe is happy to present our 9th working papers in 2025 – ‘𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘯: 𝘈𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳’ by @𝗪𝗲𝗶 𝗭𝗵𝗮𝗼 (Beijing City University) and @𝗙𝗲𝗶 𝗛𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗴 (Jiangxi Normal University) 📄
CREATe is happy to present our 9th working papers in 2025 – ‘𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘯: 𝘈𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳’ by @𝗪𝗲𝗶 𝗭𝗵𝗮𝗼 (Beijing City University) and @𝗙𝗲𝗶 𝗛𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗴 (Jiangxi Normal University) 📄
New Working Paper: Rethinking the Public Sphere and the Regulatory Turn - CREATe
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November 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Really looking forward to reading this one👇 by my favourite (living) sociologist: "In this interview, 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 elaborates on his use of the concept of a 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 to theorise the structural rupture of rational-critical discourse in the digital age..."
'Something hit him in the eyeballs: the reflective light that comes from the sea'; it was 'like being woken up; shook by nature'; in his sketches he was trying to discover 'how little you need to represent something': from "Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks" now on BBCiplayer👇 tinyurl.com/3kyermy3
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks
Turner painted the world like no-one else, yet his life remains a mystery. Tracey Emin, Timothy Spall and Ronnie Wood explore his personal sketches to reveal the man behind the art.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
'Something hit him in the eyeballs: the reflective light that comes from the sea'; it was 'like being woken up; shook by nature'; in his sketches he was trying to discover 'how little you need to represent something': from "Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks" now on BBCiplayer👇 tinyurl.com/3kyermy3
Thank you @rhul-cvs.bsky.social for a warm welcome this evening; loved every minute of presenting to you & unraveling interdisciplinary perspectives on your stunning art collection 🌟 my third talk in the gallery and I sense not my last! And I got lost in all architectural details on my way in 👇
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Thank you @rhul-cvs.bsky.social for a warm welcome this evening; loved every minute of presenting to you & unraveling interdisciplinary perspectives on your stunning art collection 🌟 my third talk in the gallery and I sense not my last! And I got lost in all architectural details on my way in 👇
"This conference starts from the premise that to ensure the preservation of contemporary art in all its diversity we first need to understand who cares: who owns, controls and manages contemporary artists’ estates & what legacies are being cared for, how & why?"👇Love this CFP: implicit law/art nexus
CFP: Contemporary Artists’ Estates and Legacies (Maastricht, 19-21 Mar 26)
https://arthist.net/archive/51141
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Contemporary Artists’ Estates and Legacies (Maastricht, 19-21 Mar 26)
Christoph Rausch, Maastricht University. Maastricht, 19.–21.03.2026, Eingabeschluss : 10.12.2025
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November 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
"This conference starts from the premise that to ensure the preservation of contemporary art in all its diversity we first need to understand who cares: who owns, controls and manages contemporary artists’ estates & what legacies are being cared for, how & why?"👇Love this CFP: implicit law/art nexus
Well done to my CREATe colleague Kris Erickson 👏 Looking forward to reflecting on this paper from a legal historian angle: the status of directions, why they are not authorial (in Victorian carte de visit context), is discussed in Nottage v Jackson (1883)
🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 🚨
Can generative AI truly replicate iconic photographs? 📸
In our latest working paper, @Dr 𝗝𝗶𝗺 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗱𝗲𝗻 (University of Leeds) and @Prof 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻 (CREATe) experiment with rephotography by using #Midjourney to recreate four historic images, including 𝙈𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧.
Can generative AI truly replicate iconic photographs? 📸
In our latest working paper, @Dr 𝗝𝗶𝗺 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗱𝗲𝗻 (University of Leeds) and @Prof 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻 (CREATe) experiment with rephotography by using #Midjourney to recreate four historic images, including 𝙈𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧.
New Working Paper: Can Generative AI Reproduce Iconic Photographs? - CREATe
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November 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Well done to my CREATe colleague Kris Erickson 👏 Looking forward to reflecting on this paper from a legal historian angle: the status of directions, why they are not authorial (in Victorian carte de visit context), is discussed in Nottage v Jackson (1883)
Thinking about my talk ( tinyurl.com/4rekdmnc) this wk, while on Richmond Hill (known as Turner’s view & short walk from👇) My talk reflects on being present with art in the Gallery, but I will start with what is absent (Turner’s painting sold in 1993) which takes us to a different intellectual place
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Thinking about my talk ( tinyurl.com/4rekdmnc) this wk, while on Richmond Hill (known as Turner’s view & short walk from👇) My talk reflects on being present with art in the Gallery, but I will start with what is absent (Turner’s painting sold in 1993) which takes us to a different intellectual place