Invited by Law Business Research, a UK publisher of business law research and analysis, Jingtian & Gongcheng partner Angell (Minjie) Xi will be the contributing author of the China Chapter in the very first edition of Art Law scheduled to publish in London, UK for global distribution in April.
Art Law covers the 11 most important art and art business law jurisdictions: China, UK (England and Scotland), USA (New York and California), France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey and the Czech Republic with in-depth, comprehensive, detailed and practical description and discussion of art law legislation and judicial enforcement in each country. Art Law offers legal practitioners a snapshot of how the laws of other countries address some of the most common questions arising when buying, selling and lending art and collectibles. Topics covered include: export and import controls; direct and indirect taxation; borrowing against art; intellectual property rights; agency; consigning items; auctions; spoliation during Nazi era; lending to museums; cultural patrimony; anti-money laundering; endangered species (ivory, dinosaur fossil etc.); and consumer protection.
Art Law, whose first edition was published in 2018, is the newest chapter of Getting the Deal Through, a legal series published by Law Business Research. The law in the art industry includes a broad-range of legal systems from international treaties to national laws such as civil law, criminal law, administrative law, copyright law, trademark law, auction law, cultural relics protection law, measures of the administration of business operations of artwork and even endangered species of wild fauna and flora protection acts, all of which were clearly dealt with in the 49 chapters contributed by art law professionals globally. Minji Xi contributed the chapter on China.
A legal series on special topics published by Law Business Research, Getting the Deal Through deals with both legislative regulations and law practices, covers more than 90 practice areas and fields in the legal industry, over 130 countries and regions with each topic a new edition annually. For each subject, Law Business Research works with many of the best experts in each field, in each jurisdiction and in each country to write about the chapter of that specific country.
Art is an unfathomably vast and deep field and its commercial development has changed considerably and constantly. Law Business Research invites art law experts from 11 countries as contributors to the publication of Art Law. This edition will indisputably offer the best option for the art professionals, regulatory authorities and general art lovers to be knowledgeable about the law in art industry and its evolution. As the sole contributor to “Art Law-Chapter of China”, Mrs. Xi offered a detailed description and comprehensive analysis of major topics in the art industry based on her years of law research, practice and business acuity in the art field. She stated that this writing experience gained her new insight into the area of art law in terms of theory and execution when revisiting the old by sharing her experience, lessons, understanding and thoughts in practice. Mrs. Xi believed that to her, art law is the perfect combination of legal expertise, business knowledge and personal interest. With over 20 years of legal experience, Mrs. Xi looks forward to facilitating art to have a smooth and safe exchange and transaction between China and the world.
Angell (Minjie) Xi is the partner of Jingtian & Gongcheng with legal expertise in art, intellectual property, corporate dealings and compliance, mergers and acquisition. In the art and culture fields, Mrs. Xi excels on utilizing her legal knowledge to assist the development of art and culture and to serve artwork creation, artwork transactions, art licensing, financing, art education, relic repair, protection and circulation, art-related compliance and dispute resolution. Assisting in designing many art and cultural program, business infrastructure, project, courses and international program management, she not only sponsors Chinese artists and art and cultural institutions to “go out”, but also engages quality foreign art and culture to “come in”. Clients seeking Mrs. Xi and her team’s counselling include but are not limited to artists, studios, collectors, art investment groups, family offices, art foundations, art licensing agencies, museums, art study academies charities, non-profit organizations, agents, consultants, galleries, cultural and creative studios, dance companies, orchestras, opera houses, art media, art supporting services etc.
Mrs. Xi is an officer of International Barrister Association (IBA) Art, Cultural Institution and Heritage Law Committee as well as a member of International Licensing Industry Merchandiser’s Association. In art licensing, her recent services include not only world’s top-notch art IP projects of world leading museum licensing in China, such as the British Museum, V&A museum, MFA Boston and National Gallery but also China’s world-class museums’ licensing outside China, such as the Palace Museum.
