I will admit to being totally clueless when it comes to building owner vs. artists rights on murals painted on building walls. And part of the reason is that different murals are handled differently... or do some just have a contractual lifespan specified, while others were poorly written without a time specific clause, or no contract at all?
This lawsuit seems a bit confusing to me... especially when we see the grief that building owners would have to go thru in order to tamper with or remove said mural. I find it hard to believe that a building owner would give up the right to make changes to his building once a mural is in place... or are murals such as this one and the Wyland "Whales" mural just exceptions to the rule?
One mural that always intrigued me was the one along the north wall of the Park Shelton Apts. just north of the DIA as written about here. Put up in 1974, it has not been well maintained, and since half covered up with a new parking structure next door.
http://art-musicforum.blogspot.com/2...ton-mural.html
It's not surprising how many murals there are in Detroit... and here are some of the more colorful ones. By far my favorite of these 18 murals is #9 on Orleans St., a "floral feast"....
http://www.dailydetroit.com/2015/09/...-in-the-world/
One of my favorite downtown murals is one built along the back side of the Detroit Opera House facing Broadway. This mural shows the Procenium arch framing the stage of the Opera House, with the central stage area painted black... to be overlaid with a banner of whatever is being shown at the Opera House at the time. Probably the most tasteful way to combine mural artwork and billboard design.
http://photos.mlive.com/detroit/2015...use_mural.html
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