Art Law 101 for Artists
with Yayoi Shionoiri
Executive Director, Chris Burden Estate and Nancy Rubins Studio
Thursday, May 27th 7:00pm EDT / FREE

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AHL Foundation is excited to announce the second session of its online mentoring workshop series, titled “Art Law 101 for Artists” with lawyer Yayoi Shionoiri. The workshop will be held on May 27th at 7:00pm EDT via Zoom and is the second session of AHL Foundation’s three-part online mentoring workshop series scheduled monthly through late-June.

Far too often, artists deal with broken agreements, exploitative practices, and a host of other legal issues that can take time away from their practices. The legalese surrounding these situations also discourages some artists from taking action. Drawing on over a decade of legal experience in the art world, Yayoi will cover some of the basic legal tools available to artists that can help them protect their work, including contracts, copyright, and negotiation strategies. Attendees are encouraged to share any specific legal situations and experiences they are willing to openly discuss.

Registration is free. The workshop will be held via Zoom and a link to the workshop will be sent upon registration.

About Yayoi Shionoiri

Yayoi Shionoiri serves as Executive Director to the Estate of Chris Burden and the Studio of Nancy Rubins, where she is responsible for stewarding Burden’s art historical legacy and promoting Rubins’ artistic practice. She also serves as U.S. Alliance Partner to City Lights Law, a Japanese law firm that represents creators, innovators, and artists, and as an Outside Board Director to Startbahn, an art technology company that is attempting to bring greater reliability to transactions in the art ecosystem. In the past, Yayoi has served as General Counsel and Head of Asia Strategy to Artsy, Associate General Counsel of The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, and Legal Advisor to Takashi Murakami. She has degrees from Harvard University, Cornell Law School, and Columbia University. She serves as an Advisory Panelist to the Serpentine Gallery’s Legal Lab. (IG: @yayoi_shionoiri)