Courthouse News Service Tuesday June 7, 2022
The heirs of the late Notorious B.I.G. are squaring off in court against the widow of hip-hop photographer Chi Modu over the right to use images of the rap artist on skateboards, shower curtains and nonfungible tokens, notes Court House News Service. Notorious BIG LLC, set up by the mother and wife of Christopher Wallace, a.k.a. Biggie Smalls, asked a judge to stop Sophia Modu from selling merchandise with her late husband’s photos of the rapper, claiming it violates the estate's right to publicity. The estate even calls Chi Modu a “parasite,” adds DIY Photography. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Tuesday June 7, 2022
On May 14, 2014, 26-year-old French photojournalist Camille Lepage was fatally shot during an armed attack on the "anti-balaka" (Christian militia) convoy with which she was traveling in the western
Bouar region of the Central Africa Republic. Investigations into her still unexplained death ground to a halt several years ago, notes Reporters With Borders, which is now calling on the French and
Central African … Read the full Story >>
ARTnews Monday June 6, 2022
As an artist, where should you live? Anywhere that gives you inspiration. Nonetheless, you might want to know about the the top U.S. cities for art. Each year, UBS and the economist Clare McAndrew publish a report that looks at the world’s global art market. For the first time, McAndrew has also published a report devoted to the role that cities across the U.S. play in the global art market. The report reveals that the top five U.S. art cities are New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Miami. all of which are hubs for major museums, galleries, art fairs, and artists. Read the full Story >>
The New Yorker Monday June 6, 2022
“My idea of a good picture is one that’s in focus and of a famous person doing something unfamous. It’s being in the right place at the wrong time. That’s why my favorite photographer is Ron Galella.” So wrote Andy Warhol in 1979, and in the universe of celebrity worship, that’s probably the highest praise there is. Galella, who died on April 30th, at the age of 91, was perhaps America’s best-known paparazzo, capturing the daily lives of celebrities, whether they liked it or not, notes Naomi Fry at The New Yorker. Read the full Story >>
