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On Point | Podcast

Fraud and forgery in the world of fine art

On Point | Podcast

WBUR

Talk Show, Daily News, News, Npr, On Point, Daily

4.23.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

The world of fine art is full of multimillion dollar one-of-a-kinds and breathtaking masterpieces. But it’s also rife with fraudsters and forgers. When fakes demand a fortune, what does that say about the intrinsic value of art?

Transcript

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In February of 2022, the Orlando Museum of Art opened an exhibit that seemed too good

0:53.9

to be true.

0:54.9

25 paintings by the world famous Jean-Michel Basquiat have never been unveiled to the public.

1:00.5

Starting this weekend, central Floridians will be the first in the world to see them

1:05.1

up close and personal.

1:07.8

The museum was showing the previously unknown Basquiat's.

1:11.6

He is one of the best known contemporary artists in the world.

1:14.6

Basquiat rocketed to fame in the 1980s when he was just in his 20s, a contemporary

1:19.7

of Andy Warhol and Keith Herring.

1:22.2

He was of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent.

1:24.8

And he captivated viewers with his graffiti and street art inspired paintings.

1:29.4

But Jean-Michel Basquiat was just 27 years old when he died of an accidental drug overdose

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