Monday, August 20, 2007

"The museum's director comes across as almost blithely discussing the idea of opening the show as it stands, without the artist's consent"

JL at Modern Kicks weighs in on the latest developments in MASS MoCA's lawsuit against my client Christoph Büchel. Sergio Muñoz-Sarmiento has more here and here, including the museum's failed attempt to keep from public view all new documents produced in the litigation: "In an era of growing demand for corporate transparency and accountability, it boggles the mind that an art institution--traditionally against censorship and creative restrictions--would try to enforce the silencing of artistic voices through force of law."