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Archibald winner takes legal action

Del Kathryn Barton is pursuing legal action after a collector has purportedly damaged and divided her multi-panel work.

4 May 2015

Gina Fairley

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Kathryn Del Barton; Photo by Daniel Shipp

What position can an artist hold over their work once it has been sold? It is an interesting legal – and ethical – question that will be tested in the light of a Sydney collector, Damien Vass, purported damaging and splitting a five-panel work for resale by twice-Archibald winner, Del Kathryn Barton.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina