We are delighted to welcome you to Art & Law for the 15th time. The conference will again take place during Art Basel at the Congress Center Basel, ideally located near the fairgrounds. We are grateful to Art Basel for generously offering all participants a day pass to the fair.
The conference will begin with a welcome note by Bertold Müller, Managing Director Europe, Middle East & Africa at Christie’s, who will present a timely and insight-ful overview of “The Art Markets Today: Navigating Trends, Tensions, and Transitions.” Setting the scene for the day, the morning session will then turn to pressing international and cross-cultural questions.
Alana Kushnir will explore “Aboriginal Art in a Global Market: Legal and Ethical Issues”, shedding light on the complexities arising from the increasing internationalisation of the art market. The presentation will be complemented by a Swiss perspective from Nadja Fischer, who will address “Objects of Colonial Origin and the New Swiss Commission on Cultural Heritage with a Problematic Past”, examining evolving institutional approaches to restitution claims. Anne Laure Bandle will then present a highly relevant update on “Recent Changes to the Swiss Ordinance on the International Transfer of Cultural Property”, addressing current regulatory developments and their practical implications. After the lunch break, the afternoon session will focus on structural aspects of estate law and recent developments. Sebastian Rieger will open this session with a practice-oriented contribution on “The Foundation as a Solution for a Collection Estate”, highlighting legal structuring options for collections. It will be followed by Quirijn Meijnen’s analytical presentation on “Copyright as an Asset within an Artist’s Estate”, that will focus on the growing importance of intellectual property within
estate planning.
The programme will conclude with a forward-looking and practice-relevant discussion by Alfred Früh on “Is my Artwork Used for Training AI?”, that will examine the legal and conceptual challenges posed by artificial intelligence from the artist’s perspective.
Concluding remarks by the co-chairs Vanessa Rüegger, Nicolas Mosimann, and Lionel Schüpbach will close the conference.
This year’s event brings together a carefully curated programme, offering diverse perspectives on the evolving relationship between art and law. We look forward to welcoming participants from across the international community and to fostering engaging discussions and networking.
The visit to Art Basel after the conference is optional.
The conference, a continuing education event of the Faculty of Law Basel, is known as part of the “Recht aktuell” event label. It is designed for lawyers who work in or are interested in art law in legal, judicial or administrative practice, as well as art collectors, gallery owners, art dealers and museum managers. Interested students are also very welcome. With this event format, the Faculty of Law Basel aims to address a broader public, especially practitioners. It is thus not only providing continued education in law but also creates an opportunity to network and socialize.
Tagungsleitung: Dr. iur. Nicolas Mosimann, Prof. Dr. iur. Vanessa Rüegger, Dr. Lionel Schüpbach
Kontakt: “Koordinationsstelle Recht aktuell”, Martine Conus & Marianne Tschudin, phone +41 61 207 25 19, E-Mail: Recht-aktuell-ius@unibas.ch
