Jon Sharples

Art and IP lawyer

[Jon Sharples @Jon_Sharples]

The fact of the matter is that doing business in the art world is far more regulated than most areas of life and commerce. However, there are a few inter-linked takeaways from the Philbrick episode that are worth bearing in mind.

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Happy New Year and Public Domain Day to those who celebrate! A few words on Henri Matisse and Frida Kahlo…

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@elginmarbles @YouGov https://t.co/AWW7hG0Oeo

[Dr Mario Trabucco della Torretta @elginmarbles]

@Jon_Sharples @NigelBiggar Let it never be said that a lawyer provides a straight answer, eh?

For my part, I've been pretty clear: I am not interested because it's utterly inconsequential. Up to you to prove the opposite, since you're the one asking for polling.

Good luck!

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@elginmarbles @NigelBiggar I’m not looking for a debate - you have answered my question by demonstrating that you are not interested in public opinion. Fair enough!

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@elginmarbles @NigelBiggar I just think it’s interesting to note where the majority are on these issues, given that they are not matters of science…

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FWIW, I completely agree with @RobertDiament’s comment - I have learned more from working with artists than they have ever got from me.

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A very nice surprise to be listening to one of my favourite artists Fani Parali on the @Talkart podcast and to hear my name come up in conversation, prompted by @russelltovey’s question on how performance art is bought and sold.

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@verdur_in Is that really a matter of “grammar”?

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Looking forward to meeting @yilinwriter in person for the first time at this event next week!

[Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter]

I'm coming to London on a book tour! Join me, @witchywonderer, Jinhao Xie, and @KetingSun from @tangramsound for a 2-hour event to celebrate The Lantern and the Night Moths, Chinese literature in translation and Sino diaspora literature.

Register here: https://t.co/iNFH5vF5W8

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Pleased to have some new Green MPs but I am sad that it came at the expense of @ThangamDebb, who has been a real source of hope and optimism as shadow culture secretary over the last year.

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Best thing in the Euros coverage is @ChristinaUnkel - a phenomenal advocate on her feet under immense pressure

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@yilinwriter What “outrageous claims” about “deviousness” were made?!

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Many thanks to everyone who supported @yilinwriter’s case last year.

[Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter]

2023 vs. 2024

It's been exactly one year since I fought the British Museum for using my translations of Qiu Jin's poetry without permission. Thank you for being here to witness this wild ride.

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It’s only a matter of time until the FCA takes an interest in some of the various galleries offering art “investment” opportunities that have proliferated in the UK in the last few years. 2/2

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It was good to talk with Anny Shaw and Massimo Sterpi about this recent regulatory enforcement action in Italy. Here’s the link to the text (in Italian) of the resolution published by Consob (Italy’s equivalent of the FCA): https://t.co/lRKrtlIG89 1/2

[The Art Newspaper @TheArtNewspaper]

Italy's financial authority has suspended an offer by Art Invest Srl, a company promising a guaranteed 6.8% increase on art investments over 18 months. The move reflects growing scrutiny as galleries globally pitch art as a viable investment

https://t.co/5aPArZDmsQ

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A few thoughts on the latest instalment of @guardian and @MaeveMCC’s investigations into Damien Hirst’s dating practices. https://t.co/blJ7JDlkQ2

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Many thanks indeed to @sigrunda for this fascinating story of post-colonial restitution for the Art Lawyers Association https://t.co/CYgZSs32A3

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Hirst is entitled to use dates however he wants… provided buyers are not misled either by unexplained unconventional usage and/or by promotional material containing inaccurate statements.

[Maeve McClenaghan @MaeveMCC]

Out now - Damien Hirst said he had made his Currency paintings in 2016, we found at least a thousand were made years later... https://t.co/HwlMN0slrF