British artist Anish Kapoor has reached a settlement with the NRA for using his reflective Bean sculpture in one of their promotional videos. The ad, titled The Violence of Laws, had used images of modern architectural landmarks, such a Gehry's Disney Concert Hall, Piano's New York Times building, and Kapoor's Cloud Gate, as stand-ins of liberal elitism.
In March, Kapoor condemned the non-profit which advocates for gun rights for their use of the image, and filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the US District Court in Illinois later that summer. Reached out-of-court, the current settlement has the NRA agreeing to remove the image from their video. Further, Kapoor has asked the US gun lobby to donate $1 million to charities working with victims of gun violence such as Every Town for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Actions for Gun Sense in America.
In a press statement released through Lisson Gallery, who represents the artist, Kapoor declared triumph over the NRA. "This is a victory not just in defense of the copyright of my work, but it is also a declaration that we stand with those who oppose gun violence in America and elsewhere. "
"The NRA will not be allowed to use art in support of their propaganda," he added.
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Are they not standins of elite liberalism?
they could have really enraged the gun nuts with some mapplethorpe photos.
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