Wednesday, November 29, 2017

The Art Of The Fake: Forgers Are The Art World's Folk (Anti-)Heroes

Noah Charney: "There is an element of illusionism to a good forger's craft, but also a mischievous Loki quality to them, a sense that they are 'more prankster than gangster,' and that it is okay to admire them, even cheer for them against the authorities. The tabloid media, in particular, likes to dress up art forgers as working class heroes who are 'sticking it' to the elites, showing the emperors that they wear no clothes."



Article source here:Arts Journal

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