tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post5290249304150534197..comments2024-03-28T13:45:42.289+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Is house of mirrors a bad reflection on a famous artist? Post-mortem moral rights in PolandVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-77614316220085857472014-12-05T08:53:59.506+00:002014-12-05T08:53:59.506+00:00Absent any EU Directive on the subject, Berne seem...Absent any EU Directive on the subject, Berne seems to be the logical place to turn to seek clarification on the droit d'intégrité. Art 6bis says " ... the author shall have the right to claim authorship of the the work, and to object to any distortion, mutilation or other modification of, or other derogatory action in relation to the said work, which would be prejudicial to his honour or reputation." So does housing the artist's work in a building of disputed aesthetic quality, constitute action in relation to his work? Conceivably one could say that hanging an artist's work in say, a public urinal (although probably not a work by <a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/duchamp-fountain-t07573" rel="nofollow">Marcel Duchamps</a>) might constitute derogatory treatment of the work, but if the work is inside and cannot be seen at the same time as the exterior of the building, that cannot be the same thing. If that were to be the case, the descendants of many artists could object to the design of museums or art galleries, such as the <a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/bilbao" rel="nofollow">Guggenheim in Bilbao</a>, being suitable to house works for which they were responsible.Andy Jnoreply@blogger.com