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Warfare of Art & Law Podcast
Hosted by Stephanie Drawdy · EN
Warfare of Art and Law Podcast sparks conversation about the intriguing – and sometimes infuriating – stories that arise in the worlds of art and law with artist and attorney Stephanie Drawdy.
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D. Paul Schafer on the need to shift from the Economic Age to the Cultural Age and his new book, The Great Cultural Awakening: Key to an Equitable, Sustainable and Harmonious Age
Sep 1, 202401:10:16Tap to summarizeSend us a textTo learn more, please visit the World Culture Project and read about D. Paul Schafer's most recent book, The Great Cultural AwakeningShow Notes:0:00 Schafer quotes Gurte: “live in the whole , the good and the beautiful”2:15 background 7:50 Ontario Arts Council8:15 Arts Administration and Cultural Policy graduate program at York University8:45 freelancer-UNESCO, Canadian Dep’t of External Affairs9:25 publications predicated on argument that it’s time to shift from Economic Age to Cultural Age9:50 creation of the World Culture Project16:40 Culture: Beacon of the Future (1998)18:10 AI impact18:45 Geoffrey Hinton’s concerns over AI20:50 Revolution or Renaissance: Making the Transition from an Economic Age to a Cultural Age (2008) 24:25 The World as Culture: Cultivation of the Soul to the Cosmic Whole (2022)30:05 The Great Cultural Awakening: Key to an Equitable, Sustainable and Harmonious Age (2024)42:30 future leaders should have backgrounds in the arts and culture sector46:50 Feedback received about The Great Cultural Awakening48:00 excerpt from The Great Cultural Awakening’s chapter titled Tale of Two Ages that references Charles Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities53:00 the power of art to address social injustice1:00:00 definition of justice1:02:20 Cultural Historian Johan Huizinga, author of The Waning of the Middle Ages1:04:20 legacy 1:06:40 future projectsPlease share your comments and/or questions at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.comTo hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.Music by Toulme.To view rewards for supporting the podcast, please visit Warfare's Patreon page.To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com. Thanks so much for listening!© Stephanie Drawdy [2024]
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Dr. Andres Guadamuz on IP in the AI Age: Exploring Copyright, Authorship, and Future Regulations
Aug 4, 202401:00:42Tap to summarizeSend us a textShow notes:1:20 background and work in IP law and technology2:20 blog article, “What can internet history teach us?”3:25 IP issues emerging in the age of AI5:10 inevitability of AI6:40 global regulation of AI8:25 Emily Gould - which body would handle global regulation of AI11:00 Council of Europe’s adoption of first AI international treaty 11:50 Gould - UK proposal to expand text and data mining exception to cover commercial uses 14:55 transparency issues 18:40 Gould - response - need for legislation20:20 authorship question 21:40 THJ Systems v. Sheridan (THJ Systems Ltd. v. Sheridan [2023] EWCA Civ 1354, [2024] E.C.D.R. 4, CA, 20 November 2023) is of great interest because it confirms the test for originality in copyright law in the UK after Brexit.22:55 Li v. Liu, Case Number: (2023) Jing 0491 Min Chu No. 11279, Beijing Internet Court, 27 November 202325:00 NFTs25:30 Thaler v. Perlmutter and USCO, USCA Case #23-5233 29:30 continued utility of copyright 32:40 AI copyright suits in the US36:30 cultural impact of AI models’ accelerated training capabilities 38:20 view of whether there is a future for careers in art42:50 tools like spawning.ai for artists’ protections 43:00 opt ins versus opt outs43:50 technological protections like Glaze and Nightshade 45:15 difficulty of implementing opt ins 47:45 injustices in the AI age and definition of justice50:33 mark that Andres hopes to make with his work53:40 Stefania Salles-Bruins - IP protection for AI software and outputsPlease share your comments and/or questions at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.comTo hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.Music by Toulme.To view rewards for supporting the podcast, please visit Warfare's Patreon page.To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com. Thanks so much for listening!© Stephanie Drawdy [2024]
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Artist in Exile: Tetiana Cheprasova Shares About Her Work as a Witness of her Time
Jul 7, 202400:59:22Tap to summarizeSend us a textTo learn more about Tetiana Cheprasova, please visit her page at Agency of Artists in Exile.Special thanks to Valentina Kostornichenko for acting as interpreter in this episode.Show Notes:0:00 Tetiana Cheprasova's view of the war in Ukraine & interpreter Valentina Kostornichenko1:30 Cheprasova's background and work in painting, photography, sculptures and graphic design 4:50 Giovanni Ercolani’s book The Maidan Museum Preserving the Spirit of Maidan. Art, Identity and the Revolution of Dignity that features Cheprasova’s paintings inspired by Caravaggio8:00 from Cheprasova's Depassement portfolio - paintings of hands, including wounded hands signifying stigmata 10:30 Mariupol woman who inspired Cheprasova20:40 ‘Stop Emotions’ series of 9 paintings25:00 Cityscapes of Mariupol29:30 sculpture that’s part of new work to depict destruction in Ukraine34:00 Parisian architecture35:00 consequences of war 38:00 power of art to address social injustices and the impact of war41:00 Cheprasova's view of justice 45:40 Cheprasova’s work as art therapist49:20 Cheprasova’s hope for viewers of her work53:00 Giovanni Ercolani’s questions to Cheprasova 56:00 if only one person is impacted by your work, it’s worth doing 56:50 Artists as witnesses of their timePlease share your comments and/or questions at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.comTo hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.Music by Toulme.To view rewards for supporting the podcast, please visit Warfare's Patreon page.To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com. Thanks so much for listening!© Stephanie Drawdy [2024]
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Author & Historian Angie Elita Newell Discusses her book, All I See Is Violence, involving the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn and the 1970s American Indian Movement
Jun 9, 202400:49:47Tap to summarizeSend us a textTo learn more, please visit Angie Elita Newell's site for All I See Is Violence.Show Notes:1:20 Newel’s background 4:00 impetus to address historic inaccuracies4:50 women warriors5:30 research process7:20 perspectives decided on for All I See Is Violence8:45 interconnectedness of all 10:15 timelines within All I See Is Violence11:50 reading from All I See Is Violence16:50 archival research18:45 surreal stories from elders20:40 feedback21:40 Custer22:40 power of art to address social issues23:00 Picasso’s Guernica25:00 reparations25:50 the Very Little Truth and No Reconciliation Committee 27:00 reservations / prison camps28:30 publishing process and manipulation of the truth by the big 5 publishers32:30 Indigenous Poet Joy Harjo33:30 American Indian movement in the 1970s35:50 concept of justice related to awareness38:40 next book tells story of Apache leader Geronimo and female warrior Lozen43:50 research on Lozen45:00 Mexican slave trade of indigenous people 45:45 questions from Anjali Rao47:00 to build dual timelines, Newell asks questions about what’s the point and building on that overarching pointPlease share your comments and/or questions at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.comTo hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.Music by Toulme.To view rewards for supporting the podcast, please visit Warfare's Patreon page.To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com. Thanks so much for listening!© Stephanie Drawdy [2024]
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Deadria Farmer-Paellmann Provides an Update on Restitution Study Group's Work for Slavery Justice, including the Status of the Benin Bronze Suit Against the Smithsonian Institution
May 26, 202400:36:37Tap to summarizeSend us a textCover Photo by Nils Paellmann0:00 Restitution Study Group (RSG) Executive Director Deadria Farmer-Paellmann 1:30 overview of suit and issues raised 4:30 Prof. Tobias Skowronek’s findings on the metals contained in the manillas7:00 Dismissal of suit against Smithsonian based on mootness7:55 court order that Plaintiffs conceded points and waived arguments 8:45 ruling in OK reparations case for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre10:30 Nigerian declaration by outgoing President Buhari 12:00 critical argument that transfer was ultra vires 13:00 Administrative Procedure Act - failure to hold public hearing on ‘ethical transfers’ creates First Amendment issue 15:00 opinion on Nigeria’s position 17:00 DNA research as to descendants from Esan People from Benin Kingdom19:00 Benin Kingdom’s enslavement of their females20:15 Manchester Museum’s 2023 repatriation to Australia’s Aboriginal Anindilyakwa community of Groote Eylandt21:00 change in narratives offered by Frankfurt’s Museum of World Cultures and Berlin’s Humboldt Museum 22:45 ancestral dedications at institutions holding Benin Bronzes23:30 Benin Kingdom Museum in Harlem, NY 25:15 underreporting on lawsuit 26:00 shock about value of Benin Bronzes - a classic Wakanda story at end of first Black Panther film28:20 potential for justice in US lower federal courts and in SCOTUS31:00 narrative attached to the Benin Bronzes33:30 Illinois State Rep. Carol Ammons - Joint chairwoman of Illinois Legislative Black Caucus meeting with Chicago's Field Museum34:30 NY Legislator involved in work of RSGPlease share your comments and/or questions at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.comTo hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.Music by Toulme.To view rewards for supporting the podcast, please visit Warfare's Patreon page.To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com. Thanks so much for listening!© Stephanie Drawdy [2024]
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Fast Familiar Co-Founder Rachel Briscoe on Creating Audience-Centric Theatre to Facilitate Dialogue and Address Social Issues and How Tech Can Serve Humanity in that Process
May 5, 202400:40:16Tap to summarizeSend us a textTo learn more, please visit Fast Familiar's site.Show Notes:0:00 Briscoe discussing justice1:20 Briscoe’s background in theatre and co-founding Fast Familiar3:15 2015 project ‘Invisible Treasure’ about systems of power4:40 2018 began work with computational artist Joe McAlister5:20 technological solutions for use in projects 6:30 The Justice Syndicate 8:40 The Acquisitions Panel9:40 collaborations 10:25 The Evidence Chamber - forensic science work with University of Dundee 13:00 use of comic strip with forensic information in The Evidence Chamber15:40 Curse of the Burial Daggers 18:00 Smoking Gun - collaboration with Data Stories 23:00 outcomes in jury shows and influence of current events25:25 machine learning with data gathered through projects26:45 process 28:40 Future for Fast Familiar30:30 justice defined32:20 feedback35:35 arts to address social issues38:20 2024 projectsPlease share your comments and/or questions at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.comTo hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.Music by Toulme.To view rewards for supporting the podcast, please visit Warfare's Patreon page.To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com. Thanks so much for listening!© Stephanie Drawdy [2024]
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Author & Art Historian Dr Laura Morelli Discusses her Historical Fiction Novel The Last Masterpiece and WWII Looting of Florentine Collections
Apr 21, 202400:46:00Tap to summarizeSend us a textTo learn more, please visit Laura Morelli's site.Show Notes:0:00 Laura Morelli discussing the WWII era art looting1:15 genesis of writing about the looting of Florentine art collections in The Last Masterpiece 2:45 German Jewish artist Rudolph Levy as guest of German Art History Institute 4:30 Stolperstein for Levy5:00 perspectives in WWII Italy: museum officials, German expatriates and Allies8:30 German Eva Brunner and American Josephine Evans - characters in The Last Masterpiece 9:30 decisions on where to begin and end The Last Masterpiece13:30 decision to use fictional characters versus historical figures in book14:40 German Art History Institute Director Prof. Friedrich Kriegbaum16:00 Kriegbaum’s participation in Hitler’s 1938 tour of Florence18:25 Brunner’s back story20:10 German photographer Hilde Lotz-Bauer who worked for Prof. Kriegbaum photographing Allied damage to historical monuments in Florence 24:15 Evans based on Women’s Army Corp (WACs)28:25 women who worked with and supported the Monuments Men29:00 justice in terms of the individual actions and decisions that enabled the survival of art looted during WWII31:30 books by Robert Edsel and Ilaria Dagnini Brey32:15 survival bias 33:30 van Dyck painting33:40 Uffizi Director Eike Schmidt’s work for Germany to return looted Dutch painting35:00 impact of propaganda during WWII38:10 Michelangelo’s Secret Room with 16th C drawings 42:20 2024 release of book related to hiding places in Tuscan countryside in 1943-44Please share your comments and/or questions at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.comTo hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.Music by Toulme.To view rewards for supporting the podcast, please visit Warfare's Patreon page.To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com. Thanks so much for listening!© Stephanie Drawdy [2024]
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Glance at Culture - The Last Cyclist: Naomi Patz on the Holocaust, Terezín Concentration Camp and Karel Švenk
Aug 20, 2021Tap to summarizeSend us a textTo learn more, please visit The Last Cyclist's website.SHOW NOTES:3:30 background in Holocaust studies6:00 Jana Šedová’s essay referenced The Last Cyclist9:00 Terezin March used in 1995 version of The Last Cyclist created by Patz12:00 Svenk died in death march14:00 title of The Last Cyclist rooted in bitter joke16:30 Jana Šedová21:00 The Last Cyclist underscored prisoners’ resilience and spiritual resistance 24:00 Holocaust was a shaky topic under Communists 27:30 The Lost Food Card30:00 Verdi’s Requiem Mass brought to Terezin by Rafael Schächter35:00 Emperor of Atlantis36:45 Brundibar39:00 Lullaby from The Last Cyclist survived but not in current version40:45 4-part documentary is in process42:45 The Last Cyclist is also a film 45:30 Director Edward Einhorn46:25 Terezin Music Foundation47:30 Composer Stephen Feigenbaum48:00 Artwork by Mark Podwal48:45 The Last Cyclist’s ongoing relevance to address bigotry and bullying49:40 justice facilitated by The Last CyclistPlease share your comments and/or questions at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.comTo hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.Music by Toulme.To view rewards for supporting the podcast, please visit Warfare's Patreon page.To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com. Thanks so much for listening!© Stephanie Drawdy [2024]
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