Arts Digest: Glenn Ligon's Conceptual Double-Negative, "Restrepo" Director Killed, Copyright Protection as Legal Right, Walther Collection, and More

Daily Arts Digest Thursday, April 21, 2011

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Glenn Ligon and Post-Civil Rights America The artist's Whitney exhibition shows his signature gesture to be the conceptual double-negative, presenting a loaded reference only to hold it at a distance. read more » by Ben Davis share   The Daily Checklist Oscar-Nominated "Restrepo" Director Killed in Libya Warhol's Last Self-Portrait Set for Auction at Christie's Yves Saint Laurent Retrospective Heads to Denver Peter Vetsch Resigns From Art Forum Berlin read more » by ARTINFO share   Copyright Protection Is Not an Artistic Hurdle But a Legal Right The director of Paris's Giacometti Foundation, which is engaged in a copyright suit against artist John Baldessari, discusses the fundamental importance of copyright law. read more » by Veronique Wiesinger share   Visions of Africa on the Hudson: New Walther Collection Gallery Brings Non-Western Photography to Chelsea The new project space, founded by collector and former Goldman Sachs partner Artur Walther, will focus on photography from Africa and Asia. read more » by Julia Halperin   View Featured Slide Show share

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