Appropriation Art

http://www.appropriationart.ca/

Ottawa, ON – June 6, 2006 – Over 500 members of Canada’s art community have today released an open letter to the Ministers of Canadian Heritage and Industry calling on the Canadian government to adopt balanced copyright laws that respect the reality of contemporary art practice. Appropriation Art, A Coalition of Art Professionals, comprises artists, curators, arts organizations and art institutions who share a deep concern over Canada’s copyright policies and the impact these policies have on the creation and dissemination of contemporary art. The Coalition argues that Canada’s current copyright laws put at particular risk those artworks using appropriation, such as conceptual art, art video & film, sound art and collage.