Aaron De Groft, who was the director of the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) when the institution came under fire for exhibiting fake Basquiats, died on Saturday, January 18 after battling a brief illness, ...
RABAT, MoroccoRABAT, Morocco — Morocco is planning on passing new laws and strengthening penalties to combat art forgeries in order to protect a multimillion dollar art market that officials believe ...
Basquiat was one of the most acclaimed contemporary artists of his time, and his works have sold for more than $110 million. De Groft said he followed proper protocol before exhibiting the works, ...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Two insurance companies have asked a court to block a $19.7 million claim by owners of more than two dozen forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings that were seized during an FBI raid at ...
A Pennsylvania man pled guilty on May 29 to selling works falsely attributed to Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, and other notable artists. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the man, ...
The museum has asked a Florida court to modify restrictions on a donor’s bequest amid a financial crisis in the wake of its failed, “fake” Basquiat show. By Brett Sokol In an effort to cut its ...