Providing legal analysis and touching on social and art history themes, this work offers an objective review of five art trials. Spanning the last 20 years, specific areas are examined with each trial: First and Fifth Amendments, copyright and contract, valuation of art and misrepresentation.

To scholars interested in contemporary art and its encounters with the law, this text bridges the gap between two seemingly disparate worlds.

Art Rogers v. Jeff Koons et al
Richard Serra v. General Services Administration et al
David Wojnarowicz v. Rev. Donald E. Wildmon et al
In the Matter of the Estate of Andy Warhol
Karen Finley et al v. National Endowment for the Arts et al.