Andy Warhol’s 15 Minutes of Fame Run Out at the Supreme Court

A ruling that reads like an Art History term paper pits two giants — Justice Kagan against her fellow liberal, Justice Sotomayor.

Via Christie’s
Andy Warhol, ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn.’ 1964. Via Christie’s

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, a copyright case that touched on the prerogatives of genius and the nature of creativity itself, will reset the rules of the road for artists in an image-saturated culture. 

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