Overview
Recent years have seen luxury brands collaborating with celebrity artists, mega art fairs raising a city’s international profile, and HNWIs diversifying wealth into art as an asset class. The influence of art is crossing industries, from fashion and entertainment, to private banking and tech. This calls for cross-disciplinary perspectives to understanding the art industry, as well as professional approaches to art management, especially from the lens of the law.
In celebration of the opening of Christie’s new Asia headquarters, an art and luxury destination for unprecedented collecting experiences, Christie’s Education Asia Pacific is proud to present Art Management and the Law. This programme navigates the global art world by introducing legal and practical issues that impact artistic production, value creation, market transaction and collection management today.
This multi-module programme will be conducted at the world’s leading auction house, and taught by renowned art law practitioners in the Greater China region. Through lectures, conversation, case studies and workshops, the programme will explore legal, commercial and practical know-how on interacting and transacting in the art market, as well as on optimizing the management of art assets, from intellectual property rights to artist legacies and family collections.
Module I (Accredited with 10 CPD Points)
15 & 16 October 2024
Empowering the Value of Art: From Intellectual Property to Artist’s Estate
Module II (Accredited with 10 CPD Points)
10 & 11 December 2024
Transacting in the Global Art Market: From Galleries to The Auction House
Module III (Accredited with 10 CPD Points)
3 & 4 July 2025
Art as an Asset Class: Building, Managing and Passing on Collections
Learning Objectives
- Deepen the understanding of the art market, in particular the systems and factors that determine the value of art and art as an alternative asset class.
- Gain knowledge in the legal principles and regulatory framework that govern the art market, from copyright law to laws related to estate planning and tax.
- Receive insights on professional approaches to art management, as well as collecting and holding art in today’s digital age.
- Meet leading art lawyers and industry experts who will share first-hand experience and the latest market know-how.
This cross-disciplinary programme is suitable for artists, collectors and practitioners in the art community, as well as professionals and entrepreneurs from law, finance, and luxury industries.
Upon the completion of all three modules, participants who maintain an attendance rate of 80% or higher, whether attending in-person or online, shall be eligible to receive a certificate of completion issued by Christie's Education upon request.
Module I
Empowering the Value of Art: From Intellectual Property to Artist’s Estate
Accredited with 10 CPD Points
15 & 16 October 2024 | 10:30-17:30 HKT
This module will focus on the protection, management and monetization of artistic creation. Offering an overview of the art industry and some of its important legal issues, lectures and case studies related to copyright law will discuss innovative ways of capitalizing on intellectual properties, such as the fashion and art cross-over and museum merchandising. Conversations with galleries will shed light on legal and commercial aspects of managing artist careers and legacies.
Lectures
- The Art World through Landmark Cases
- Copyright and the Art Industry: A Global Perspective
- From AI to NFTs: New Ways of Creating and Collecting and Associated Risks
Case Studies
- The Power of IP: From Fashion Collaboration to Museum Licensing
- The Risk of IP: Infringement and Defenses
Conversation
- Representing Artists and Their Legacies
*Schedule and topics are subject to change.
Module II
Transacting in the Global Art Market: From Galleries to Auction House
Accredited with 10 CPD Points
10 & 11 December 2024 | 10:30-17:30 HKT
This module will discuss major aspects of the international art trade, and introduce key legal and regulatory considerations when transacting in the art market. Relationships between galleries, auction houses and their clients, as well as principles in contract law, agency law and auction law will be covered. A workshop on due diligence will offer practical tips for buying and selling art in today’s art market.
Lectures
- Navigating the Global Art Market Landscape
- The Legal Framework of the Art Market in China
- Hong Kong as a Major Art Hub: The Legal Enablers
- Legal Issues in the Primary Art Market: Galleries
- Legal Issues in the Secondary Art Market: Auction Houses
- International Movements of Artworks: From Cultural Repatriation to Import/Export Restrictions
Workshop
- Due Diligence as Buyers and Sellers
*Schedule and topics are subject to change.
Module III
Art as Assets: Building, Managing and Passing down Collections
Accredited with 10 CPD Points
3 & 4 July 2025 | 10:30-17:30 HKT
This module offers insight into multi-generation collecting and management. Conversations with art market rainmakers and a visit to a renowned corporate collection will bring invaluable perspectives into building collections today. This module brings in experts in family offices, art insurance, storage and collection management systems, as well as lawyers specializing in art financing, philanthropy, estate planning and inheritance tax.
Lectures
- Iconic Collections at Auctions
- Building a Collection: Legal and Commercial Considerations
- Passing down a Collection: Estate Planning and Taxation Matters
Conversations
- Art as Assets: Collector and Investor Toolkit
- Introduction to Art Financing: Global Perspectives
- From Documentation to Museum Loans: Practical Tips for Managing and Optimizing a Collection
Visit
*Schedule and topics are subject to change.
Speakers
Angell Xi
Partner, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Ms. Angell Xi has 26 years of experiences in legal practice and business management, as a recognized legal expert in art, IP licensing, luxury and fashion industries, as well as in private client, M&A, restructuring and compliance fields. She is also one of the first lawyers to advise on AI, NFT, Metaverse in Art, Culture, Luxury and Fashion industries.
As a leading art lawyer in Asia, Ms. Xi advises clients on a wide range of legal issues related to art creation, transaction, collection, promotion, protection, art finance, investment, philanthropy, business operation, licensing, performance, etc.
Ms. Xi’s clients include international and Chinese museums, cultural heritage conservation and restoration institutions, art research and education institutions, and China’s cultural and tourism government authorities. She also advises artists, collectors, including individuals and corporate or family offices, as well as commercial players, including galleries, agencies, dealers, auction houses, art investment and finance institutions such as art funds and trustee companies. She recently also advises art technology companies, such as e-commence and media companies.
Ms. Xi is Senior Vice Chair of IBA Art, Cultural Institution and Heritage Law Committee, International Board Member of Licensing International, Member of IBA Private Client and Individual Tax Committee, Member of Art Law Foundation and the Responsible Art Market (The RAM). Ms. Xi was appointed as Postgraduate Tutor for KoGuan Law School of Shanghai Jiaotong University. She has lectured at Christie’s Education in courses on art law and NFTs.
In recent years, recognition and awards Ms. Xi was honored include:
- “2020, 2021, 2022 The World’s Leading Trademark Practitioner” by WTR1000
- “2021 China Top 15 Compliance Lawyer” by LEGALBAND
- “2021 China Private Wealth Management Leading Lawyer” by LEGALBAND
“2020 China Top 15 Family Wealth Management Lawyers” by LEGALBAND- “2020 China 'Art' and 'Art Dispute' Legal Expert” by Global Law Experts
- “2019 ALB China Top 15 IP Lawyers” by ALB
- “2019 China Business Law Journal A-List Elite Lawyers” by CBLJ
- “Art Dispute Law Firm of the Year”, “Art Law Firm of the Year”, both in 2020, 2021, 2022 by Corporate INTL
- “Art Law Firm of the Year in China” both in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 by Global Law Expert
Ms. Xi is the author or co-author of The Art Law, The Art Collecting Legal Handbook (3rd Edition), The Luxury and Fashion Law, The Trademark Law as published in London, U.K. by Law Business Research, as well as The Art Law Review. and The Private Client Law. Ms. Xi graduated from Wuhan University.
Yi Gao
Programme Lead, Christie's Education Asia Pacific
As Programme Lead of Christie’s Education Asia Pacific, Yi is responsible for developing course curricula and programme content, as well as supporting teaching, studying and recruitment. Prior to joining Christie’s, she completed her M.A. in Art, Law and Business, awarded jointly by Christie’s Education London and University of Glasgow College of Arts.
Yi is a qualified attorney licensed to practice in New York and practiced corporate and capital markets law at the global law firm of Kirkland & Ellis. She holds a B.A. in Law from Beijing Foreign Studies University and L.L.M. from New York University School of Law. Yi has studied and worked in Beijing, Hong Kong, New York, Washington D.C. and London, and is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Other important speakers include:
- Pearl Lam, Deputy General Counsel, Christie’s Asia Pacific
- Erica Wong and Eliza Siew, Partners at Deacons, a leading law firm from Hong Kong that specializes in art law
- Gallery founders, auction house management, art advisors, collection managers, art insurers and private bankers
Contact Us
For any queries about this course please contact
Hong Kong Courses Department
shortcoursesHK@christies.com
