Partner and Art Group co-chair Megan Noh discussed an artist's right to firmly define the presentation of their work in perpetuity in relation to a matter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where a metal sculptor has filed a lawsuit against Kirkwood Community College. The college has modified the presentation of Molly Mason's metalwork piece titled "Before the Sun Speaks" to remove the original water feature and add a planter. The artist has sued the university citing the Visual Artist Rights Act. According to the Des Moines Register:
Artists' use of the law has been rare. Megan Noh, a New York City attorney who has tried to track every case in U.S. history, estimates that about 90 artists have brought cases under the federal statute, which applies to paintings, drawings, sculptures and limited- edition prints and photographs.
Perhaps the most high-profile case unfolded last year, when a U.S. Appeals Court affirmed that a real estate developer had to pay graffiti artists $6.8 million for painting over a collection of work that covered a Brooklyn apartment building he purchased.
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