Made You Look: A True Story of Fake Art Review: The Most Spectacular Art Forgery Ever? Made You Look: A True Story of Fake Art Review: The Most Spectacular Art Forgery Ever?
Barry Avrich s documentary captures how art forgery isn t just a scandal but the uncanniest of magic tricks.
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Director: Barry Avrich
With: Ann Freedman, Dr. Jack Flam, Pei-Shen Qian, Carter Ratcliff, M.H. Miller, José Carlos Bergantiños Díaz, Charles Schmerler, Patricia Cohen, Michael Shnayerson, Domenico De Sole, Eleanore De Sole, Ronald Spencer, Dr. Jeffrey Taylor.
Melbar Entertainment Group
There’s a spectacular contradiction at the heart of art forgery. Forgeries, which pretend to be paintings by timeless artists, hang in museums all over the world; there are more of them than anyone knows, all hiding in plain sight. When a case of forgery comes to light, it tends to be greeted with moral outrage. The act of imitating a famous artist’s work,