How the Photo Community Would Reimagine Copyright

Making sense of Richard Prince’s “New Portraits” is kind of like trying to orient yourself in a hall of mirrors. The greatest revelation from the work and the ensuing discussion—a period of art commentary so pervasive and drawn out, there is no precedent I can think of from my lifetime—is the astonishing lack of self-awareness and understanding of the arcane laws that govern our visual culture and now with the advancement of communication technology affect us all.