Selected court documents from Cariou v. Price et al, including excerpts from the videotaped deposition of Richard Prince, the Affidavit of Richard Prince, competing memoranda of law in support of summary judgement, exhibit pertaining to paintings and collages of Richard Prince and the use of reproductions of Patrick Cariou’s YES RASTA photographs therein, and the summary ass whooping dealt to Richard Prince by the Hon. Judge Deborah A. Batts, as compiled by Greg Allen for Greg.org in March 2011.

YES RASTA offers an extensive compilation of court filings and transcripts from the infamous Prince v. Cariou trail presented in a systematically organized and readable format. Prince discusses his work at length with poise and clarity, making this the longest interview he has ever given. With supporting image and textual evidence, one is provided with a unique insight into the process of Prince’s practice made public. Amidst an artistic climate of appropriation, redistribution, open source, and reinterpretive practices, the premise of the trial seems at times absurd, calling attention to the shifting significance of authorship. By making the trial publicly accessible, a gesture towards unfettered informational transparency, Greg Allen prompts a consideration of contemporary art practices’ place alongside proprietorial accountability.