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According to Art News South Africa of April 2006, (who reproduced both the controversial ad – removed from circulation after a short run, and a close-up of Marx’s work), Marx considered legal action against [[BMW]] shortly after an ad campaign created by agency Ireland-Davenport allegedly infringed on his copyright. <ref>http://www.method1.co.za/images/saat.pdf </ref>His agent, Warren Siebrits had already confirmed in March 2006 that Marx will be represented by the copyright lawyer Owen Dean,<ref>http://nathanielstern.com/blog/2006/03/08/plagiarism-and-copyright-infringement-of-gerhard-marx%E2%80%99s-work/</ref> better known for [The Lion Sleeps Tonight] case.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/22/international/africa/22lion.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5090&en=9efc7b3de4e248d5&ex=1300683600&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss</ref> |
According to Art News South Africa of April 2006, (who reproduced both the controversial ad – removed from circulation after a short run, and a close-up of Marx’s work), Marx considered legal action against [[BMW]] shortly after an ad campaign created by agency Ireland-Davenport allegedly infringed on his copyright. <ref>http://www.method1.co.za/images/saat.pdf </ref>His agent, Warren Siebrits had already confirmed in March 2006 that Marx will be represented by the copyright lawyer Owen Dean,<ref>http://nathanielstern.com/blog/2006/03/08/plagiarism-and-copyright-infringement-of-gerhard-marx%E2%80%99s-work/</ref> better known for [[The Lion Sleeps Tonight]] case.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/22/international/africa/22lion.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5090&en=9efc7b3de4e248d5&ex=1300683600&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:49, 15 June 2007
Gerhard Marx is a South African artist born in 1976.
Biography
Born in 1976, he completed his Master degree in Fine Arts cum laude at the University of Cape Town in 2004.[1] He has worked with well known artists such as William Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Company [2]
He currently teaches at the University of the Witwatersrand.[3]
Works
- The theatre piece Tshepang (Gerhard Marx - co director, Lara Foot-Newton – director) was chosen as one of the twelve feature film projects for January 2007 Screenwriters Lab by the Sundance Institute.[4]
- The play “Hear and Now” was presented at the Baxter Theatre Centre during 2005.[5]
Controversy
According to Art News South Africa of April 2006, (who reproduced both the controversial ad – removed from circulation after a short run, and a close-up of Marx’s work), Marx considered legal action against BMW shortly after an ad campaign created by agency Ireland-Davenport allegedly infringed on his copyright. [6]His agent, Warren Siebrits had already confirmed in March 2006 that Marx will be represented by the copyright lawyer Owen Dean,[7] better known for The Lion Sleeps Tonight case.[8]
References
- ^ http://dublintheatrefestival.com/artist/Gerhard_Marx/308.htm
- ^ http://www.handspringpuppet.co.za/html/about_us.html
- ^ http://www.wits.ac.za/artworks/contact/drama.htm
- ^ http://www2.sundance.org/pdf/2007JanSWLabFINAL.PDF
- ^ http://www.news.uct.ac.za/mondaypaper/archives/?id=5246
- ^ http://www.method1.co.za/images/saat.pdf
- ^ http://nathanielstern.com/blog/2006/03/08/plagiarism-and-copyright-infringement-of-gerhard-marx%E2%80%99s-work/
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/22/international/africa/22lion.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5090&en=9efc7b3de4e248d5&ex=1300683600&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
External links
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