![]() ![]() In 2009 Cariou accused Prince of copyright infringement after the latter’s “Canal Zone” paintings incorporated photographs from Cariou’s 2000 book, Yes, Rasta. Graham’s case follows a similar, but less successful, lawsuit filed against Prince by French photographer Patrick Cariou. Prince has not materially altered the composition, presentation, scale, color palette and media originally used by Graham.” In 2017 Stein refused Prince’s request to throw out the lawsuit, writing that the “primary image in both works is the photograph itself. The photographer Donald Graham, whose image Rastafarian Smoking a Joint was featured in the installation, filed a cease-and-desist order against Prince, followed by a lawsuit in 2015. The backlash was swift: several people pictured in them raised objections to their images being reproduced without their consent, and at least five lawsuits were filed. ![]() Prince first showed “Portraits” in an exhibition at Gagosian in New York in 2014. Malaysian Artist Detained for Allegedly Insulting Queen, Smithsonian Is Reopening, and More: Morning Links from April 26, 2021 ![]()
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