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Exclusive members’ event | Art Paris

We are pleased to invite you to the first “exclusive members event” of the fall season, for an exceptional VIP visit of Art Paris at the Grand Palais Éphémère, Champ-de-Mars, Plateau Joffre, 75007 Paris on Saturday 11 September 2021 We will be welcomed at 10:30 am by Mrs Béatrice Guesnet-Micheli, VIP Relations Manager, and Mr Guillaume Piens, Fair Director. Then we will have the privilege of a private guided tour accompanied by an expert of the Observatory of contemporary art. Please note that the presentation will last 45 minutes and will be in French. At the entrance you will receive a “Prestige” pass, valid for two people for the entire duration of the fair.


Art transactions: risks and liabilities

The annual conference of the Art Law Foundation (ALF) and the Art Law Centre will address the main risks that can arise in transactions involving works of art and cultural property. The aim of this day is to examine the role of each actor involved in the transaction, such as the seller, the broker, the art dealer, the expert and the buyer. Themes covered will include ownership and provenance, authenticity and origin of funds, cross-border aspects, auction guarantees and contractual relations.


Exclusive members event | Non-Fungible Tokens in the art market | the beginning of a digital art boom?

Non-Fungible tokens (NFTs) provide an opportunity to invest in and own digital works of art. Is the sale of such works a short term hype or a growing market trend of selling intangible art ?Gabriel Jaccard, tech lawyer and PhD candidate at the University of Geneva, Garrett Landolt, Postwar and contemporary art specialist at Christie’s and Leila Amineddoleh, art lawyer based in New York will explain how NFT works are created, address their market potential as well as the legal issues that they raise.