This episode of Out of Space’s Care series is all about the themes and sources of information that come together to inspire and make an artwork what it is. We are going to be looking at this from the very particular position of copyright, and consider how this works in practical terms, alongside some more conceptual ideas around inspiration, remakes, reproduction, fakes, copies and authenticity.

To discuss this fascinating subject, we welcome two guests: visual artist Hugh Mendes and art collector and art and intellectual property lawyer Jon Sharples. 

Further reading and references  from this episode:

• Richard Prince case: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/richard-prince-wins-major-victory-in-landmark-copyright-suit-59404/
• Luc Tymans case: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/luc-tuymans-plagiarism-settlement-337045 
• Work of Elaine Sturtevant: http://www.artnet.com/artists/sturtevant/
• Watch John as part of a copyright infringement session, organised by Block 336 here: https://block336.com/events/artists-legal-rights-sessions-copyright-infringement/
• L’image volee, exhibition at the Prada Foundation https://www.fondazioneprada.org/project/limage-volee/?lang=en

To learn more about the artists taking part, and for further resources, please visit the What’s On section of SPACE’s website.