Ethics and the Visual Arts

The dark side of the arts is explored in this timely volume, sure to spark discussion and debate. Nineteen diverse essays by such distinguished authors as Eric Fischl, Suzaan Boettger, Stephen Weil, Richard Serra, and more cover a broad range of topics facing today’s artists, policy makers, art lawyers, galleries, museum professionals, and many others. Readers will find expert insights on such up-to-the-minute issues as preserving Iraqi heritage after the U.S. invasion; the role of new media; art and censorship; the impact of 9/11 on artists; authenticity and forgeries; cultural globalization; fair use; how tax laws encourage donations of art to museums; where people buy art; the ethical codes of working art critics; and much more. With its clear-sighted commentary on today’s hottest arts issues, Ethics in the Visual Arts is essential reading for anyone interested in the humanities and in current events.




• Eric Fischl, Suzaan Boettger, Stephen Weil, other top names

• Valuable to policy makers, attorneys, art critics, museum professionals, anyone involved in art

Elaine A. King is a professor of the history of art and critical theory in the College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University. She has served as a museum director, curator, appraiser and critic. A regular contributor to Sculpture magazine and other top publications, she lives near Washington, D.C.



Gail Levin is a professor of art history and American studies at Baruch College and the graduate school of the City University of New York. She has written 18 books, including the award-winning Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography. In addition to publishing many articles and catalog essays, she has lectured about the arts around the world. She lives in New York City.