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Artists’ open letter calls for cancellation of Christie’s AI auction

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An open letter asks Christie’s to cancel the auction, alleging that some models used copyrighted works without permission.

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What changed

Artists address training disputes directly to an auction institution.

RESEARCH NOTE

Retain infringement claims as allegations by the signatories; do not state that every lot is unlawful.

Editorial research question

Research question: how does this material connect artistic practice, forms of action and institutional responses?

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An open letter asks Christie’s to cancel the auction, alleging that some models used copyrighted works without permission.

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Date, addressee and main text

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Cancel the Christie’s AI Art Auction

Artist signatories of the open letter · EN · 2025-02-08

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DOC-0002Cancel the Christie’s AI Art Auction

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