Photographer/rapper Janine (Jah Jah) Gordon has filed a lawsuit against fellow photographer and contemporary art star Ryan McGinley alleging that the artist stole her visual style and subject matter — infringements that Janine feels deserve monetary recompense to the tune of $30,000 per "copied" artwork, writes Artnet's Rachel Corbett. The question as always is can any artist really copyright subject matter?
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Ryan McGinley and Levi's, targets 150 of McGinley's works, ranging from commercial shots for the jeans company and other companies to earlier pieces by the artist.
From Gordon's point of view, she sees McGinley taking subject matter and aesthetic strategy from her in the form of poses, compositions, and photography processes, what do you all think?
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