Managing the artist's legacy
One-day workshop
Monday 30 January 2017 10am - 5pm
The Reynolds Room, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
£320 (non-artists and trade) / £125 (artists and their families). Includes light refreshments at the beginning of the day, lunch and a drinks reception at the end of the day.
Terms and conditions
This day-long workshop is designed to illuminate key opportunities and challenges in the management of an artist’s legacy. Leading experts from the art, legal and legacy management professions will discuss best practice when designing and implementing a strategy to preserve, promote and enhance the value of artist's work now and into the future.
Some artists and their estates have prospered, ensuring a vibrant and long-lasting legacy, while others have been marred in controversy, involved in damaging public disputes and withered away. The difference between success and failure often rests on the artist formulating their vision for their legacy, the early adoption of a strategy to implement that vision, enabling forward-thinking and planning.
This expert-led workshop will provide cutting edge information and skills in planning and management relevant for living artists and their families. It is also relevant to advisers and collectors who are interested in protecting and enhancing the value of artist's estates. The workshop draws on leading experts in the fields of law, tax, finance, intellectual property and information management as well as successful managers of leading artist’s estates.
The day will include a mix of presentations, panel and group-based discussions and specially designed case-based scenarios, designed to create a friendly and supportive environment. Key information will be provided on the most recent legal and business practices with consideration of how that will apply in your specific case.
This workshop is primarily for artists, their families and those interested in preserving artists' legacies and estates. The workshop is designed to provide an overview of the legacy management field as well as more detailed information on successful estate management and planning.
Guest speakers will include experts from the industry and art world with a key note introduction by Christopher Le Brun, President of the Royal Academy of Arts.
For concession rates available for professional artists and their immediate families please contact Mary Ealden, Academic Programmes Manager.
About the workshop
This workshop is suitable for all levels – with a personal or professional interest in an artist's legacy and estate management.
This workshop is for you if:
• You are an artist, a family member of an artist or an art-world professional working with artists and have a practical interest in the management of an artist’s legacy
• You aspire to work in the arts or cultural sectors and want to understand the importance of managing legacy and business practices involved in that process
• You are interested in the methods, tools and techniques of leading art-world professionals and advisers working with artists
• You would enjoy acquiring a fresh approach to understanding how to secure value for artists in the long-term
• You want to develop your skills and ideas in a peer-group context and within the historical setting of the Royal Academy’s Reynolds Room
For concession rates available for professional artists and their immediate families please contact Mary Ealden, Academic Programmes Manager.
Minimum age 18
What’s included
£320 / £125
Monday 30 January 2017
10am – 5pm
This workshop will provide:
• Practical information regarding the management and planning of artists’ estates and legacies
• Expert advice and information on the practical issues of law, tax, accountancy, intellectual property and rights management.
• The opportunity to work in a peer-group environment
• Skills and knowledge that will help you in the management of an artist’s legacy
• The opportunity to network with peers and professionals
• Handouts, slides and recommendations for further reading
• Light refreshments at the beginning of the day, lunch and a wine reception at the end of the day
Situated in the heart of Burlington House, the glorious Reynolds Room was originally the ballroom of Lord Burlington until 1854, when it became home to various learned societies.
The room has undergone significant alterations; firstly by the prolific British neoclassical architect John Carr, in the 18th century and again in the 19th by the celebrated architect Samuel Ware. On 1 July 1858, history was made in the Reynolds Room when Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace presented the paper 'Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection' to the Linnean Society. The paper introduced the ground-breaking ideas on evolution later made famous by Darwin’s On the Origin of Species.
In 1867 Burlington House became home to the Royal Academy of Arts and the Reynolds Room served as the Royal Academy’s library until 1927, when it was renamed in honour of the institution’s first President, Joshua Reynolds.
Speakers include:
Christopher Le Brun, PRA
Born in Portsmouth and trained at the Slade and Chelsea Schools of Art in London, Le Brun first appeared in several group exhibitions, such as the influential Zeitgeist exhibition at the Martin-Gropius Bau, Berlin, and from 1980 onwards, in many solo exhibitions in Britain, Europe and America. He was a prizewinner at the John Moores Liverpool exhibitions in 1978 and 1980 and worked in Berlin during 1987-88 as guest of the DAAD artist’s programme. Between 1990 and 2003 he served as a trustee of the Tate and subsequently of the National Gallery, a period which saw his involvement in the radical developments of Tate at Bankside, Liverpool and St. Ives as well as the masterplan and re-development of the east wing of the National Gallery. In recent years he has been a trustee of the Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Royal (formerly Prince’s) Drawing School, which he helped to establish in 2000. In the same year he was elected Professor of Drawing at the Royal Academy. He was elected President of the Royal Academy in December 2011. He is the 26th President since Sir Joshua Reynolds and the youngest to be elected since Lord Leighton in 1878.
Pierre Valentin, Partner, Constantine Cannon LLP
Pierre Valentin started Constantine Cannon LLP in London in 2012. The firm is affiliated with Constantine Cannon LLP in the USA where it has offices in New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C. Pierre heads Constantine Cannon’s international art law practice. His clients include commercial art galleries, art dealers, art collectors, auction houses, museums, artists, private banks and art investment funds. He was formerly Associate General Counsel and a senior director of Sotheby’s and more recently a partner of Withers LLP. Pierre speaks French, Italian and Spanish. Aside from his day job as a lawyer, he is a trustee of the Artists’ Collecting Society. He is also a founder and board member of PAIAM (Professional Advisors to the International Art Market). Pierre is ranked in Legal Directory Chambers UK 2017 as one of the top two leading art lawyers in the UK and “one of the best exponents of art law in the business". "Pierre lives and breathes art law. He is very well respected and known by clients and other professionals in the art market as the go-to lawyer, particularly where there is a contentious angle".
Christy MacLear, Art Agency Partners, Vice Chairman
Christy MacLear is a new member of the Art Agency Partners leadership focused on creating an advisory practice for Artists, Estates and Foundations. This builds upon her experience in defining the strategy and implementing the visions for both the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and the Philip Johnson Glass House. She has never had a job which existed before and is expert in pioneering new fields, enhancing legacies and creating “places”. Additionally, she consulted with the CEO of the Cleveland Clinic toward enhanced digital patient experience and global expansion; represented the boards of 3 Chicago museums during the relocation of Lake Shore Drive to create a lakefront park; led strategic planning and partnerships for Disney’s new town development called Celebration. Christy has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from Wharton/University of Pennsylvania. She serves on the Board of Trustees for Stanford University and on the Board of the Municipal Art Society of New York City.
Catherine Hill, Partner, Forsters LLP
Catherine advises a wide range of clients including traditional UK based families, entrepreneurs, professionals and those involved in the art world. She acts for living artists, individuals investing in art and owners of landed estates with significant heritage property. She has represented many of her clients for her entire time in practice and has seen families through different generations of planning. She advises on all aspects of estate planning including succession, taxation and asset structuring with Wills, trusts, partnerships and companies. She has particular knowledge of the tax exemptions and reliefs associated with art and business and the lending of art work to both institutions and individuals. Catherine has been recommended in a variety of leading directories including Super Lawyers, The Legal 500 and the Citywealth Leaders List. She trained and spent the first 15 years of her career at Withers. She joined Forsters as a partner in 2008.
Craig Davies, Partner, Corporate Services and Head of Business Tax Services, Rawlinson & Hunter
Craig Davies is a Partner at Rawlinson & Hunter Chartered Accountants. Craig is a chartered accountant and chartered tax advisor with particular focus on, and passion for, clients involved in the arts, entertainment and media sectors. He works closely with the owner managers personally and the business itself providing a full range of assurance, accounting, business management, tax compliance and tax advisory services. Craig heads up R&H’s Arts Advisory team which is a cross-discipline team of experts with deep knowledge in VAT, corporate and personal tax, accounting and commercial issues faced by contemporary artists, galleries and other businesses providing services to the arts. This team also provides support services to a number of artist estates and assists artists with estate planning. Craig is a founding member and sits on the board of PAIAM (Professional Advisors to the International Art Market) and is an active Trustee of the Blue Marine Foundation, a charity dedicated to creating marine reserves and establishing sustainable models of fishing.
Katy Rogers, Programs Director, Dedalus Foundation
Katy Rogers is the Programs Director of the Dedalus Foundation and the Director of the Robert Motherwell Catalogue Raisonné project. She joined the Foundation’s Board of Directors in 2011 where she serves as Chair of the Programs Committee and Secretary of the Board. Rogers is the co-author of the catalogue raisonné of Motherwell’s paintings and collages, which was published by Yale University Press in 2012 and the author of the forthcoming catalogue raisonne of Motherwell’s drawings. Most recently she co-authored Motherwell: 100 Years (Skira 2016). From 2009-2015, she was the manager of the Donald Judd Catalogue Raisonné project, under the aegis of the Judd Foundation. In 2013, Rogers became the President of the Catalogue Raisonné Scholars Association, an affiliated society of the College Art Association.
James Willington, International Group Finance Director, Gagosian Gallery
James Willington is the International Group Finance Director at Gagosian Gallery. Larry Gagosian opened his first gallery in Los Angeles in 1980. In thirty years Gagosian Gallery has evolved into a global network with sixteen exhibition spaces in nine cities. Gagosian Gallery’s vibrant contemporary programme and unparalleled historical exhibitionsfeature the work of leading and legendary artists. James joined Gagosian Gallery in 2007 and is based in London at their gallery on Britannia Street. James focuses on the financial and fiscal management of the European and Asian Galleries. Prior to joining Gagosian Gallery, James worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers. James is a member of the networking platform, PAIAM (Professional Advisors to the International Art Market), and an associate of the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales). He has a BA degree in Latin and an MA degree in Roman Myth and History.
Charles Saumarez Smith, Secretary and Chief Executive, Royal Academy of Arts
Dr Charles Robert Saumarez Smith CBE is Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. A British cultural historian specialising in the history of art, design and architecture, he is known for his contributions as a cultural commentator, an author of books and articles, a lecturer, and an academic, with regular appearances on television and radio. For updated information on his activities you can follow his blog at: www.charlessaumarezsmith.com/blog From 2002 to 2007 Charles was the director of the National Gallery, responsible for many major exhibitions including Titian, Rubens, El Greco, late Caravaggio and Velazquez, Charles’ most celebrated success in his directorship at the National Gallery was the purchase of Raphael’s Madonna of the Pinks in 2004 for £22 million. From 1994 to 2002 he was the Director of the National Portrait Gallery where he rose to prominence for staging exhibitions by contemporary photographers, including Annie Leibovitz, Richard Avedon, Bruce Weber and fashion photographer Mario Testino, and where he presided over the building of the critically acclaimed Ondaatje Wing. He joined the staff of the Victoria and Albert Museum as an Assistant Keeper with special responsibility for V&A/RCA MA in the History of Design and in 1990, he was appointed Head of Research. In 2008, Charles was awarded a CBE.He is also a visiting Professor of Cultural History at Queen Mary, University of London, an Honorary Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge and a Trustee of the Royal Drawing School.
James Kelly, Director, Science
James Kelly is a director of Science which is based in London. The company manages the affairs and business activities of the international contemporary artist Damien Hirst. James' role as a director encompasses a wide range of art market activities due to Damien's substantial presence in the contemporary art market. Prior to taking up the role as a director of Science, James was one of the senior partners at Rawlinson & Hunter, an international firm of accountants. He was with the firm as a partner for more than twenty years and worked with a number of galleries, artists, auction houses and other businesses related to the international art market. It's through this experience that he developed an understanding of how the international art market works and the problems and issues that arise for the businesses within this market. He was a founding board member of PAIAM. James is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Adrian Glew, Head of TATE Archives, TATE
Adrian Glew is head of TATE Archives. He curated the first display of Fluxus in 1994, the first correspondence art show at Tate Modern in 2003, and the first archival display, Reception, Rupture and Return: The Model and the Life Room in the new Archive Gallery, Tate Britain 2014-5. He was involved in the planning and realisation of the recent display, in this space, by the artist, Charlotte Moth. In 2001, Glew conceived and curated the virtual Church-House project for the Stanley Spencer retrospective at Tate Britain. In addition, he established archival microsites on Tate’s website for, amongst others, the Artist Placement Group, Audio Arts, Naum Gabo, Outsider Art and Donald Rodney. More recently, he has been closely involved in the planning and production of the digitisation project, Archives and Access funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, which has seen 53,000 items and pieces digitalised and made available alongside artworks on Tate’s website for the first time. Qualified as an archivist and art historian, Glew edited an anthology of Letters and Writings by Stanley Spencer and wrote a new introduction to Wassily Kandinsky’s, Concerning the Spiritual in Art (Tate, 2001 and 2006). Beyond Tate, Glew was art editor for a lifestyle magazine and has published widely in periodicals such as The Burlington Magazine, Art Monthly and University of the Arts London’s Brightlight. He is currently a director / trustee of four external bodies relating to archives, public monuments and artists.
Peter Wienand, Partner, Farrer & Co LLP.
Peter Wienand heads the IP & Commercial Team at Farrer & Co LLP. His clients include artists, artist's estates, collecting societies and cultural institutions. He is a Trustee of The Henry Moore Foundation. He sits on the Museums Intellectual Property Network and was on the Advisory Board of Transforming Tate Britain. He has spoken on the subject of art and copyright at the Art Business Conference 2016, the "Artist as Philanthropist" Symposium organised by The Henry Moore Foundation and at Museums Association seminars. He has contributed to Art Antiquity and Law, The Art Newspaper, Museums Journal and The Financial Times. He is editor and co-author of A Guide to Copyright for Museums and Galleries (Routledge 2000).
Tim Marlow, Artistic Director, Royal Academy of Arts
Tim Marlow is the Director of Artistic Programmes at the Royal Academy of Arts. Tim Marlow has had a distinguished career as Director of Exhibitions at White Cube since 2003. Over the past decade he has played a major role in White Cube's evolution into one of the pre-eminent contemporary art galleries in the world, with new spaces in São Paulo, Hong Kong and London. He has also worked with many of the most important and influential artists of our time including Jake & Dinos Chapman, Chuck Close, Tracey Emin RA, Gilbert & George, Antony Gormley RA, Damien Hirst, Gary Hume RA, Anselm Kiefer Hon RA, Julie Mehretu and Doris Salcedo. Marlow is an award-winning radio and television broadcaster who has presented over 100 documentaries on British Television, along with the international cinema series Exhibition, which launched with Manet: Portraying Life at the Royal Academy in 2013. He was the founder editor of Tate magazine and is the author of numerous books and catalogues. He has lectured, chaired and participated in panel discussions on art and culture in more than forty countries.
Elizabeth Gorayeb, Director, Wildentein Plattner Foundation
Elizabeth Gorayeb is the executive director of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, a new foundation in New York City dedicated to art historical research and digital archiving. In this role, Gorayeb lead a team of researchers and technology experts in preserving archival records and creating virtual reading rooms around the world. Their first initiative is the publication of the Jasper Johns Catalogue Raissoné Gorayeb, previously senior vice president and director of research at Sotheby’s, has led provenance research and restitution projects in London, Paris, and New York, and lectured internationally about her work. She holds a BA in Art History, and a MA master of art degree at the Institute of Fine Art in New York City.
Claudia Adrieu, Head of Legal Affairs, Picasso Administration
Claudia Adrieu is the Head of Legal Affairs at the Picasso Administration the company created by Picasso Estate to manage the rights attached to the artist’s name and works including copyrights, trademark rights and right of publicity. The company acts in the name and on behalf of the Picasso Estate in France and worldwide.
Karen Sanig, Partner, Head of Art Law Group, Mishcon de Reya
Karen founded Art Law at Mishcon de Reya in 1995. Clients Karen represents, across the globe, include artists and their estates, collectors, dealers, art foundations and charities, auction houses, galleries, museums and governments. She advises on a wide range of art-related matters such as sale and purchase of art, artists' rights, their legacy, creation and management of artists estates, disputes over attribution, authenticity and ownership, cultural heritage matters and restitution of looted cultural property .
The legal directories describe Karen as "pre-eminent in the field of art and cultural property". She is regularly published and provides commentary to the media in relation to art related legal issues. She often features on Front Row, BBC Radio 4's flagship culture programme and is quoted widely on art related legal issues in the Art Newspaper, the Times and New York Times. She is honorary legal counsel for the State Hermitage Foundation Museum, Israel. She is also a Trustee of Camden Arts Centre.