Michael Press' recent article, How Antiquities Have Been Weaponized in the Struggle to Preserve Culture (Hyperallergic 12/6), brings an interesting sensationalized perspective to the debate but offers no solutions and largely overlooks the more positive recent efforts...
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New York City Bar Association sends letter to Congress regarding U.S. withdrawal from UNESCO
United States’ Withdrawal from UNESCO
The Art Lawyer’s Diary Nov
Prospect 4: The Lotus in Light of the Swamp By Barbara T. Hoffman Fortunately, the stars aligned for me to attend the VIP/Press opening for Prospect 4, New Orleans' citywide international contemporary art exhibit founded by curator Dan Cameron, former senior curator...
The Venice Biennale: When the Body Becomes Art , October 2017
Barbara Hoffman's review of the 2017 Venice Biennale was featured in Sculpture Magazine's October 2017 Issue. Read the full article here.
The Art Lawyer’s Diary Sept
The Art Lawyer's Diary 1 Out of Africa: Reflections on the Opening of Cape Town's Zeitz MOCAA, the Joburg Art Scene and the Power of Ought On Friday, September 22, the first public institution dedicated to contemporary art and the art of the diaspora in Africa, Cape...
The Art Lawyer’s Diary Aug
With a scheduled business trip to Amersfoort, Netherlands (yes, I am still practicing art and cultural heritage law), I took the opportunity to travel six days earlier to continue what the art world has called “The Grand Tour”: from Venice, to Kassel (“Documenta”) and...
The 57th Venice Biennale 2017: Getting to the Art of the Matter
When I tell my art world friends I have just returned from the press openings of the Venice Biennale, the question almost inevitably asked is, what is it like? Is it worth a visit. My initial response is, of course, influenced by the big thematic exhibition in the...
The Destruction of Memory: Cultural Crimes and the National and International Efforts to Combat Them , May 2017
On May 18, 2017 Barbara Hoffman moderated a Program titled: "The Destruction of Memory: Cultural Crimes and the National and International Efforts to Combat Them" sponsored by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. See the event program, panelist bios,...
HISTORIC RESOLUTION: The United Nations Passes Security Council Resolution 2347 for the Protection of Cultural Heritage
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