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Museum v Artist
By Sarah Bush

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Photo taken during installation of "Training Ground For Democracy" (Photo credit: Mass MoCA)
Photo taken during installation of "Training Ground For Democracy" (Photo credit: Mass MoCA)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - September 21, 2007 - The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art is squaring off against Swiss artist Christoph Buchel today in federal court in Springfield.

As WBUR's Sarah Bush reports, they're at loggerheads over a massive, unfinished, work of art.



RELATED LINKS


Artists Foundation

Conversation about how this case is resonating in the art world

"Training Ground For Democracy" page at Mass MoCA

"Big Red & Shiny" arts site coverage of this case

Web site about Swiss artist Christoff Buchel




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