Abstract

We conceived of this issue, “Art beyond Copyright,” nearly two years ago. Our position was and remains, first, that copyright law stands in direct opposition to art historians and is irrelevant to the vast multitude of practicing artists; and, second, that the myopic focus on copyright has blinded attention to conceptually and historically distinct facets of the law that inflect art practice, art history, and art law. The inadequacy of copyright and the imperative to seek out alternatives for art and law are the focus of this special issue of Grey Room.