The Orlando Museum of Art, which mounted a major Basquiat exhibition of works that were later exposed as forgeries, is facing a large shortfall amid high legal fees.
A blockbuster restaging of an “art amusement park” from 1987 aims to recover a lost element in art — fun. But in our age of hype and commerce, was it doomed to fall short?
Luna Luna, an art carnival that appeared in Hamburg in 1987, then vanished, has been resurrected in Los Angeles. You can wander there, but the rides are verboten.
Michael Barzman, who had pleaded guilty to making false statements, avoided jail time for his role making forgeries that prosecutors said were displayed by the Orlando Museum of Art.
The museum filed a lawsuit accusing its former director, Aaron De Groft, and others of using the institution to try to legitimize fake works they planned to sell.