"Anna"
The carefree voice of a young woman came from the other end of the phone.
“My bestie, Xiao Nizi actually remembered to call me so late. By the way, have you received the cheese I sent for my birthday? Our best product, almost no sugar. It’s delicious with ham or made into cheese fondue. If you can’t eat it, store it in the refrigerator. Oh, you should have a separate cellar there.”
Aurora is a bit talkative.
Anna had just said hello and expressed her intention to come, and she heard the other party talking a lot like pouring buckets of water.
Those who can study art at the best universities in Austria have good family conditions.
Aurora's family is also very wealthy. Of course, it is definitely not comparable to the Elena family, but it is also as wealthy as a multi-millionaire.
The gallery in Bern is her cousin's property.
Her father has a dairy farm of more than 100 acres under the Alps, which produces Switzerland's famous Emmental cheese.
When she was in school,
Aurora told Anna.
When she was in high school, she struggled for a long time before choosing the former between studying art and going to her uncle's gallery, or studying ranch management and making handmade cheese at home.
"Thank you, I'll give you a thank you card. You should receive it in a few days."
Anna remembered the 93 kilogram round piece she received on her birthday shaped cheese.
She listened with a gentle smile.
The dormitory building of Yyn Academy of Fine Arts is like an independent three- or four-story villa. There is a small independent dormitory assigned to each person, and everyone shares the open kitchen on the first floor.
A dormitory is like a big family.
When she entered school, Miss Elena was slightly younger than the students of the same grade.
The dormitory director Aurora has a round face and is slightly chubby. She likes to wear tight jeans and bucket boots like a cowgirl. She is three grades higher than Anna. She has the natural talent of growing up on a ranch under the Alps. enthusiasm.
Aurora is one of the few seniors who can make Anna feel like a big sister. She is a good friend who can be called a best friend during her school days.
This year, the gallery in the other party’s home is holding a spring academic seminar, so I was unable to attend Anna’s birthday.
"Oh, by the way, you want to know which gallery's contract, what a strange request. Send me the contract to the mailbox."
Aurora remembered Business.
She didn’t ask why, she just clicked on the file.
"Let me see, it's not Gagosian's contract, nor is it Pace's template contract"
Aurora muttered quietly on the phone.
"Can it be more detailed?" Anna raised her tone slightly.
"More detailed, well, it's definitely not our home gallery." Aurora smiled.
"Aurora, I'm serious." Anna was helpless.
"Sister Anna, your request itself is very strange, okay? Contracts are not fingerprint identification, they can only be based on experience. You shouldn't ask me about this, you should post it on reddit and ask Holmes "Fan group."
"I have interned at Gagosian and have handled contracts with Pace, so I can exclude these two companies. They seem to be quite formal and detailed, and they are not modified from templates found directly on Google. , however some small galleries will also hire professional legal counsel to write contracts."
Aurora complained speechlessly on the microphone.
"If you really can't find it, forget it."
Anna originally wanted to give it a try.
She promised not to explore the other party's identity, but she was really itchy.
"Okay, okay. Don't worry, I will help you think about it seriously. Anna, do you have any other information?" Aurora asked.
"It should be a big gallery, maybe an intercontinental gallery." Anna said.
“The scope is much smaller. Those who can establish their own branch galleries across continents must have at least US$100 million in capital. I saw the report during my internship. Gagosian has offices in Tokyo, Rome, and Paris. , London and other local branch galleries, each with an annual operating expense of more than 20 million US dollars. Those are the only ones that can truly be called intercontinental galleries in the industry."
"We have just eliminated them. Apart from Gagosian and Ace, it’s probably not Perrotin or Alberto. These two galleries are very proud of their Parisian attributes. I heard that even all legal texts are only in French.”
Telephone
Aurora tinkered with the research for a few minutes, and finally concluded, “I think that if there is really a large-scale intercontinental gallery, there is a high probability that it will be nothing more than Saatchi Gallery, Mas Gallery, Tokyo Gallery or One of the Lehmann Maupin galleries in New York. My judgment may not be correct. You can also ask other people." Anna pulled up the notepad on the computer and wrote down Saatchi Gallery and Mashi respectively. Gallery, Tokyo Gallery and Lehmann Maupin New York.
One of these four galleries
She felt as if she had captured a corner of the mystery behind the detective cat sister.
"I just made a small discovery when I was studying the contract, and I don't think I broke my promise." Anna comforted herself in her heart.
"Say hello to August for me. Your dog is so handsome. Rua on its head for me."
Aurora yawned. , hang up the phone.
“I’m sleepy, my boyfriend is still waiting for me in bed. Welcome to come here to play with me in the summer. You can’t ski, but I can teach you how to make cheese on the ranch and let you sit in the back seat. It’s fun to ride a snowmobile and dog sled.”
“Wait a minute, I have something else to do. Remember, Aurora, you went to North America to study law after graduation. A lawyer's license, right?"
"Strictly speaking, I have a master's degree in law.It's a one-year degree, not a three- to five-year JD degree. ”
After Aurora finished college in Austria, she stayed in the United States for a few years.
Her cousin hoped that Aurora would be able to take charge of the family gallery after graduation. Administrative affairs. So in addition to interning at Gagosian Gallery, Aurora also completed a law course at New York University.
In North America, professional law courses are usually divided into two types: graduate school and JD. The latter can directly become a practicing lawyer.
“Can I ask you some legal questions?” Anna asked.
“If it’s about your huge property that makes me jealous. Yes, out of an attitude of responsibility for both of us, you'd better not ask me. But if it’s about this contract, you’re right to ask me.”
Aurora said with a smile.
“Maritime law”, “intellectual property law” and the like Regular courses are offered in every law school.
But New York is one of the centers of modern art, and it is also the international headquarters of major galleries such as Gagosian and Lehmann Maupin, as well as the Vatican, Louvre, Metropolitan Museum of Art, etc. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the great art temples, is home to high-end art industries.
New York University is therefore one of the few that has a dedicated art antique agency.
Aurora went to study for this reason.
“This contract was sent to me by a sister, she thought. I know, after signing this contract, it doesn't matter whether I can work part-time outside to provide articles to a publishing company. She felt that the agreement only stipulated not to cooperate with other galleries and auction companies. "
"She really thinks so"
Aurora smacked her lips, "This silly girl is really innocent and cute. ”
“How to say”
Anna raised her chin slightly.
Senior Aurora’s daily job is to handle this aspect of work for the gallery.
Miss Elena trusts the other party’s professional judgment.
“Being a gallery owner is exactly the same as herding. Our Simmental dairy cows have been supplied to the organic fertilizer factory since they were little. The milk they squeeze out can be used to make fresh milk and cheese. When they get older, they can be used as meat and milk cows to be supplied to the meat and poultry market. It is kneaded into furniture, and even the bones are made into beef bone meal to make money. ”
Senior Aurora gave out a cold smile belonging to a black-hearted capitalist, “There is no reason to let her secretly milk others.”
Anna did not expect to receive such feedback.
She has never studied law, and she was originally worried about Detective Cat not being able to go to auction houses in the future.
Now, according to the senior sister, this seemingly ordinary contract contains. , and there are pitfalls.
This answer is unexpected and reasonable.
If the twists and turns in a business contract are so easy to understand, I would need to study law.what.
The long-term consulting contract signed by the Irina family with the law firm in the past was 150,000 euros per year, and only handled simple formulaic matters. Professional legal consultation was also billed by the minute.
The legal team charges such a high price.
It couldn’t be easier to let others step on a trap without knowing it.
"Isn't it possible?" Anna asked strangely.
"It's very dangerous. It depends on whether the gallery wants to take a bite out of you."
Aurora snorted twice, "For example, you see, the gallery agrees, the contract During this period, it naturally enjoys all ownership of the works created by its agent painters using the gallery's art resources."
"This contract seems normal, but what does it mean to use the gallery's art resources?"
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"Sorry, sister Anna, only works drawn with the gallery's paper and pen can be called using the gallery's art resources. For example, our family held academic seminars for agent artists, and his skills improved after participating. Or a new creative inspiration has emerged, does this count as using the art resources of the gallery?"
Aurora casually gave an example, "It is complicated to judge whether to use company resources. Some of them are contract companies. . In the early years of Silicon Valley, many programmers who secretly used company-issued computers to do private work at night died miserably due to similar conditions."
"There is also this, painter. The commercial copyright and adaptation rights of the works created during the contract period belong to the gallery. If she draws illustrations, it will be easy to have disputes with the publisher. In addition, there are several reasons why she is not allowed to create works that violate the social image of the gallery."
Aurora casually scrolled through the contract, grabbing a lot of problematic clauses.
“When major artists sign a contract, they hire people to draw up the contract. They never use the template contract prepared by the gallery, and they are not bored.”
“That’s right.”
Anna nodded.
It is indeed a very wise choice to ask professionals for Detective Cat.
Otherwise, even Anna herself was not aware of the potential risks of these terms.
"In short, gallery owners should take their painters very seriously. There is no precedent for prosecution in the industry for serious painters to secretly supply manuscripts and illustrations to publishing houses, just because it is relatively rare. It’s basically impossible to make a lot of money. The gallery doesn’t want to show its greedy face just for the sake of a profit of tens of thousands of dollars at most.
“If you make a case, you can try and see if they sue you. "
"With these terms, winning is not guaranteed. It is not difficult to tear a few pieces of flesh from her body, and it is not difficult to force an out-of-court settlement. ”
“Really evil. "
Anna took a sip of her coffee and gave her own review.
"Of course, this is the money the gallery industry makes. Do you think anyone is Hirst and qualified to negotiate terms with his own gallery?"
OLaura gave a sly smile like Grandet, "If something like this happens to the painter I signed and no money can be squeezed out of her, I will look down on myself."
" In short, sister, if you don’t like small money, you can’t run away with big money.”
“So how to prevent this from happening?” Anna only cares about this matter.
"It's best to make it clear to the gallery directly. If you think his painting skills are good enough, or simply ask her to sign to our gallery, I can waive the ownership of her illustrations. I believe in your vision, Anna. Sign it." It will definitely pay off to buy this kind of painter."
Aurora suggested.
Anna smiled.
This is a choice.
She can’t recommend Detective Cat to Gagosian, but she can still recommend her to Aurora’s gallery.
It’s just that Aurora’s gallery is only one of those urban independent galleries with assets of several million Swiss francs, and its publicity resources are not as good as those of the Komatsu Gallery.
If Ms. Detective Cat can really sign with an intercontinental gallery.
The latter has a bigger stage and better exposure resources.
"If you want to completely construct the identity of an anonymous illustrator without letting the gallery owner know about it, is it possible?" Anna asked.
"Okay, I know Miss Elena doesn't like our poor workshop." Aurora sighed fakely.
She was not curious about the illustrator's request.
After 2010, anonymous illustrators are very trendy.
The public likes gimmicks with a sense of mystery.
Kas is neither called his real name nor kas. These four letters are the code name he gave himself when he became popular on S.
There are so many anonymous illustrators in the blockchain NFT virtual digital collection exchange that they cannot be counted at all.
"In this case, I will think of a way for you."
Later that night, Gu Weijing received an email from Mr. Sloth in his mailbox.
Detective Cat Lady
Based on your needs, I consulted with professionals.
If you want to separate the virtual identity of "Detective Cat" from the gallery's system of contracting painters, the best way to avoid future troubles is to clearly indicate the following terms in the contract.
“It is hereby stated that before I signed the contract, starting from March 6, 2023, all the paintings, network accounts, virtual i and surrounding intellectual property rights I enjoyed were held by me. At the same time, without borrowing Under the gallery's publicity channels, my future anonymous creations on the Internet, and all commercial activities based on them, have nothing to do with the gallery, and all rights and responsibilities also belong to the artist himself."
In addition to this statement In addition to the terms and conditions, there are also some key points and details that need to be paid attention to when signing a contract. I have sorted it all out for you and put it in the ord document in the appendix at the back of the email.
I know thisMay not be consistent with your desire not to attract additional attention from the gallery.
But sometimes there is no optimal solution for things in life. You can only choose the most advantageous option according to the situation. To avoid possible trouble in the future, I strongly recommend that you note this in your contract.
In addition,
The 15-year contract period is too long. I suggest that you make concessions on sharing and subsidies in exchange for a larger contract margin.
Shorter contracts mean more options, and signing a contract of less than ten years is a suitable choice.
I believe you have a talent that will shock the art world and collectors.
The first contract should be just a stepping stone to your career as a detective cat, not a lifelong support. If you talk about a short contract of about three years, even if you only get a 10 or even 5 share in exchange for the resource tilt of a large gallery, it is not unacceptable.
Wish you a smooth signing
Your forever friend, Mr. Sloth
s If the negotiation process does not go well, I have a good private relationship with a city gallery in Switzerland. Friendship, although it is not an intercontinental gallery, should be willing to give you a contract of your choice. This may be worth your consideration nb.
"Sure enough, we can't sign directly, but Mr. Sloth is more reliable."
Gu Weijing read the email from beginning to end twice, and saw Mr. Sloth's reminder in the attachment. After all the noteworthy aspects of his contract.
He knew that he had taken it for granted.
Gu Weijing took his mobile phone and sent a message of thanks to Mr. Sloth.
"Well, it seems we need to have a good talk with Hanks."
Although it is not quite what he imagined, knowing where the hole is is definitely better than being stupid and direct. Go sign it.
"I will make the request directly to the gallery to see if the other party can agree, or I should discuss it with Mrs. Sakai first."
Gu Weijing pondered for a moment.
He thought he had a better idea.
There are really big thick legs with hair thicker than my waist, waiting for him to hug.
In the field of art, my biggest supporter is not Mr. Sloth or Mrs. Sakai but
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