Anagha Gabbur, Jindal Global Law School
INTRODUCTION
Art destruction occurs when the works of art are damaged or destructed. Intentional art destruction occurs when people consciously try to alter or modify art pieces to create a new message out of them. A recent example of it occurred when four climate activists threw pea soup on a Vincent Van Gogh painting in the Netherlands1. Art is an expression of oneself and anybody can produce art. The definition of art is very broad and paintings and sculptures, films, books, dance and design are all different forms of art. No matter what form of art one creates, every artist has the right to protect what they have created. Just like how an artist is provided economic rights in the form of payment in exchange for a transfer of possession, an artist needs to be provided with rights that permit them to voice their opinion about what happens to the piece after it has been transferred to the buyer. This paper will attempt to understand the intersection of the art world and the legal industry in matters of the modification of property by understanding the concept of moral rights.
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