Suzanne,
Great problem! On the one hand, this is a standard exhibition
agreement, with the artist giving you rights to show the work for a
specific period (and I expect to reproduce works from it). So much of
your standard language should prevail -- including a request for
reproduction rights in multiple media. For once though, web use might
not be quite as difficult a negotiation ;)
But it gets complicated if you are going to physically take
possession of the works, rather than run them on the web. If you are
you running them locally, then you may want to write in specific
technical requirements, and performance requirements, so that it's
clear who is going to be responsible to make sure the piece works in
the gallery (Taking delivery of a piece of software gives new
meaning to an artist's installation!).
The artist may want certification of the destruction of the local
copy after the show, and may request that you link to their site
rather than mount a copy of the work on www.whitney.org. They may
also want stats to know who used the work in what way, when it was
installed in the gallery.
Good luck with the biennial!
jt
Anyone ever borrow a work of webart from an artist for an exhibition? What
kind of loan form did you use? What does the borrower need to watch out
for? The artist?
Hey, how is this one for a conversation stopper?
Any and all thoughts on the subject gratefully received.
Suzanne Quigley
squi...@panix.com
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