In the intricate world of art, where authenticity reigns supreme, the craft of faking art has evolved into a deceptive ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jonathon Keats is a writer and artist who critiques museum exhibits. When the German chocolate tycoon Peter Ludwig decided to ...

The most abstract aspect of art today is its price: High-value fine art now fetches so much at major auctions that the cost of a painting by Gauguin or a balloon sculpture by Jeff Koons is meaningless ...

“Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy.” —Jim Uhls In February, 1972, the cover of Time magazine featured a portrait of American author Clifford Irving under the banner headline “Con Man of the ...

Art crime is woven throughout museums, galleries and private collections alike. From forgeries to the theft of its most valuable painting, the University of Arizona Museum of Art has an art crime ...

To museum professionals, forgery is no laughing matter. But to those whose livelihoods aren’t wrapped up in it, the subject of forgery is as perversely fascinating and fun as any crime story. A ...

In December, Sotheby’s officially acquired the Williamstown, Massachusetts-based firm, run by scientist and art conservator James Martin, who is now head of the auction house’s new scientific research ...

AI presents a radical new escalation of the art world's oldest crime. The post AI Is a Godsend for Criminals Forging Fake Art ...

Actor Alec Baldwin is returning to the public spotlight with a podcast about art. Specifically, the name of his new podcast is Art Fraud. The series, the first two episodes of which dropped today on ...

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