The Illicit Allure of Art Forgery
An anarchic desire to undermine the art world’s institutions lends art forgers a roguish, rebellious identity that is both compelling and unsavory.
Source: hyperallergic.com
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An anarchic desire to undermine the art world’s institutions lends art forgers a roguish, rebellious identity that is both compelling and unsavory.
If there is one thing great art institutions usually try to avoid, it is fakes. The Courtauld Gallery has turned that on its head, with a show that tells the intriguing and instructive stories of the fakes in its own collection
"Art and Artifice: Fakes from the Collection" at the Courtauld Gallery explores the historical and aesthetic value of art forgeries.