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Read More Posts From This CategoryABOUT THE APPROPRIATION ART COALITION
What is Approrpiation ?
At the heart of the issue lies ‘appropriation art’. Think collage. Many artists today work with a contemporary palette that takes from, reproduces, or appropriates material found within popular culture: film, tv, radio, advertising, news, text, character, song, plot…and so on. Artists transform what they have appropriated into new works, with... [Read more of this review]
Copyright Consultation Submission
The Appropriation Art Coalition submission to the Copyright Consultation. Read More →
Coalition Members
A list of the Appropriation Art signatories Read More →
The Coalition
The Appropriation Art Coalition reflects the broad spectrum of Canada’s art community. The coalition now numbers over 600 artists, curators, directors, educators, writers, associations and organizations from the art sector. All have come together to express concern over the state of copyright policy for artists and the future of ‘Appropriation Art’. Read More →
Open Letter
In June 2006 the Approriation Art Coaltion was formed around a set of princples set forth in an open letter. Read More →
51 State
An ironic chronicle of the fight to maintain Freedom of Expression in Canada. 51st State is a clickable comic book. It links to 193 websites, blogs, films and papers and articles. For best viewing download to your hard drive and then click links.
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