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Art has continuously evolved and site-specific art is one product during this process. Art is site-specific, where the surrounding environment or its location plays an integral role in the meaning and interpretation of the work. Since site-specific art is designed and arranged for particular locations, removal from a specific location arguably mutilates or destroys the integrity of the work.
This article will explores the protection scope and content of site-specific art in the context of moral right, specifically the right of integrity and analyze the relevant provisions of Korean Copyright Act, focusing the problems in Phillips v. Pembroke Real Estate, Inc., which raised the public awareness in the U.S..
Part II will address the meaning and movement of the site-specific art to give a better understanding of related legal issues and 'contextual integrity' which is the cruel clue for solving legal disputes. Part III will cover the legal treatment of site-specific art under Korean and foreign legal systems, focusing on the Visual Artists Rights Act of U.S. Part IV will look into the limitation of protection of site-specific art through VARA and do analysis of the court decision in Phillips and subsequently the future of site-specific art in the wake of Phillips decision. Further this article will specifically consider the right of integrity and its exceptions under the Korean Copyright Act and will conclude with the suggestion for legal alternative.