A Fine Balance - When Art and the Law Meet
A Fine Balance - When Art and the Law Meet |
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Description: | Since the earliest civilizations, art has played an integral role in the development of society. Throughout history, art has been produced and accumulated as a way to understand, influence and provoke. The history of art, on the other hand, has been plagued with theft, deceit and violence. Under Napoleon, French armies hauled the Pharonic structures of Egypt to Paris, while the English were transporting Greece's Elgin Marbles to London. During World War II homes were plundered and looted; in the cold war of Vietnam, Cambodian sculptures were being airlifted, and even as recent as the war in Iraq, archaeological sites were pillaged and artifacts have disappeared. | |
Date/Time: | Monday, September 24, 2012 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM | |
Location(s): | Moyse Hall (Arts Building), 853 Rue Sherbrooke O. Montreal, Quebec CANADA |