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David Byrne and Danielle Spencer “Corporate Signs” Lenticulars, 2003 Byrne and Spencer altered photos of corporate signs from Research Triangle Park in North Carolina |
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Packard Jennings “Fallen Rapper Prototypes” Mixed Media, 2001 Jennings’ proposal to Pez Candy Inc. to make Pez dispensers for deceased rappers Tupac Shakur, Eazy-E, and Biggie Smalls. |
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Bill Barminski “Mickey Gas Mask” Latex rubber and cannibalized gas mask parts, 2001 One in a series of gas masks Barminski created for a multimedia installation titled Filter about self-censorship by the media. |
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Ai Kijima Untitled Fabric, fused and machine quilted, 2002 Kijima’s use of commercially printed fabric in her quilts adds new dimension to this traditional craft. |
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Andrew J. Epstein Self Portrait on Prozac Two-color block print, linoleum, 2000 Mindful of copyright risks, Epstein combined Mickey Mouse with the Ignatz character from Krazy Kat to depict his internal state. |
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Michael Hernandez de Luna Prozac, Viagra Laser Print/U.S. Postage Cancellation, 1996-9 De Luna violates trademark and postal laws with his designs of two pharmaceutical mainstays. |
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Dick Detzner The Sacrifice of Sprout, others Watercolor, 1999-2000 These paintings are part of Detzner’s “Corporate Sacrilege” series, which generated much protest in 2001 from religious sources. |
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The Residents Meet the Residents LP Cover, 1974 When re-pressing its debut album, the Residents changed the artwork to avoid a lawsuit with Capitol Records. |
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Wally Wood “Disneyland Memorial Orgy” Poster, 1967 Originally published in The Realist in 1967, this poster was turned into a bootleg that sparked a lawsuit from Disney. |
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Aric Obrosey “Oily Doily” Acrylic on mylar, 31″ x 24″, 1991 In this lace-like painting, Aric Obrosey combined three oil-company logos with the shine and shape of an oil spill. |
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Ray Beldner “How Mao” Sewn U.S. currency, 2002 “Mao” is one of a series of 20th century masterpieces that Beldner recreated using U.S currency. |
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Natalka Husar “Library” Oil on book covers, 1999-2001 This series of paintings by a successful Canadian artist has sparked legal threats from Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. |
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Kembrew McLeod Conceptual, 1998 Four years ago, University of Iowa professor Kembrew McLeod trademarked the phrase “Freedom of Expression”–then hired a lawyer to sue for infringment. |
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Noel Tolentino Bunnyhop Magazine Graphic, 1995 Bunnyhop magazine received a cease and desist notice from Simpsons creator Matt Groening for showing his character Binky punching out the Trix rabbit. |
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Diana Thorneycroft “Goofy,” “Mickey,” “Bert,” “Barney,” “Pinky,” “Bart” Graphite on paper, 2001-2 Thorneycroft had to withdraw this series of drawing from an exhibit in Canada to avoid getting sued. |
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Kieron Dwyer “Consumer Whore” Graphic, 1999 Starbucks sued comic book artist Kieron Dwyer and forbade him from distributing his parody of its logo. |
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Heidi Cody “American Alphabet” Installation, 2000 Heidi Cody created a complete alphabet on light boxes using letters taken from corporate logos. |
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Brian Boling “Dysfunctional Family Circus” Cut and paste zine, circa 1992 Since Boling created his zine, parodies of Family Circus panels have become a veritable cottage industry. |
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Tom Forsythe “Food Chain Barbie” Photographs, 1999 The Utah-based artist was sued by Mattel, which claimed that a series of images he posted on the web infringed on its Barbie copyright and trademark. |
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Negativland “U2” 12-inch/CD cover, 1991 The now-legendary single from Negativland has been a magnet for lawyers. |
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Various Artists DeCSS creative works A court case against DVD hackers has inspired various artworks. |
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Eric Doeringer “CD – 2002” Mixed media, 2002 Doeringer has duplicated every CD in his personal collection and repackaged them in hand-printed, numbered editions. |
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Aric Obrosey “The Symbolic Lotus of A Thousand Colonels” |
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Ashley Holt “Notmickey” Holt has created a pad of clipart, a ready-to-cut image of a familiar cartoon character, and a handy pair of scissors–all in one. |
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Dyke Action Machine“GAP” Campaign et al. DAM, a public art collaboration, critiques mainstream culture by inserting lesbian images into a recognizable commercial context. |
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Andrew Jeffrey Wright and Clare Rojas “The Manipulators” White-out and Sharpie on print advertisments Wright and Rojas, who live in Philadelphia, have been drawing, painting, and screenprinting together since 1996. |