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Appropriation

Knowing smile of conscious trolling, or smirk of legitimate insanity?

You Can’t Crowdsource Creativity: A Letter to Kanye and Riff Raff

Companies often hire less-experienced people to join their team because they can get them for less money. Is that what's happening here?
By Justin Joffe
Terrace Martin: Saxophonist, Keyboardist, Storyteller

Fuck the Jazz Police: Celebration & Reclamation at Montréal Jazz Fest

“First of all, I’m from jazz, I’m from the ghetto, I’m black,” Terrace Martin tells me. “The jazz police can suck my dick.”
By Justin Joffe
This is not the photo of Sid Vicious under discussion. That one is protected by copyright.

Prince, Gagosian Sued for Appropriating Famed Sid Vicious Photo

Unless Prince decides to give up appropriating art and Gagosian quits putting Prince’s work on display, it will only be a matter of time until the next lawsuit emerges.
By Vida Weisblum
Joe Bradley, installation view of 2008 Whitney Biennial. Grear Patterson, Atlanta, 2015.

Are Painters Out of Ideas?

By Ryan Steadman
Ana Prvacki, Sam Durant==2015 MOCA GALA==The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles, CA==May 30, 2015==©Patrick McMullan==Photo - DAVID CROTTY/patrickmcmullan.com====

Artist Sells Shadows of Famous Sculptures, Francis Bacon Painting to Auction—and More

By Alanna Martinez

This Looks Familiar: Artist Richard Prince, Gagosian Sued Again Over Copyright

By Guelda Voien

Suicide Girls Sell Pics of Richard Prince Pics in Appropriation Tit for Tat

By Ryan Steadman
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