News
IFAR Is in the News - Again!
March 2019
IFAR has recently exposed several major art scams, while the issues we have long been involved with have assumed greater importance and public attention. As a result, IFAR is currently featured in many news stories and has recently participated in several public conferences and panels. Below is just a selection of publications from 2017-2019. Please click on the links for the full texts of the articles:
- East Hampton Star, “Jackson Pollock’s Not-So Fabulous Fakes.” March 7, 2019
http://www.easthamptonstar.com/Arts/2019307/Jackson-Pollocks-Not-So-Fabulous-Fakes
- East Hampton Star, “Who Will Preserve Jackson Pollock’s Legacy.” March 7, 2019.
https://www.easthamptonstar.com/Lead-c/2019307/Who-Will-Preserve-Jackson-Pollocks-Legacy
- Artnet News, “A Collector Says He Found a Jackson Pollock Painting Once Owned by Fidel Castro. Experts Say It’s a Scam.” February 27, 2019.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/beware-of-jackson-pollock-paintings-with-a-castro-connection-1476439
- Forbes, “Paul Cézanne: Redux and Renewal of his Catalogue Raisonné.” February 26, 2019.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/claytonpress/2019/02/26/paul-cezanne-redux-and-renewal-of-his-catalogue-raisonne/#c0a19e42c807
- Roanoke Times, “Art Found in Storage Unit Linked to Controversial Collection.” September 22, 2018.
https://www.roanoke.com/arts_and_entertainment/arts/art-found-in-vinton-storage-unit-linked-to-controversial-collection/article_e9e74651-8005-5364-a684-f922feaa275b.html
- ARTpublika Magazine, “Fakes, Frauds, and Fine art: Interview with Dr. Sharon Flescher, Executive Director of the International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR). July 1, 2018.
https://www.artpublikamag.com/single-pot/2018/07/02/Fakes-Frauds-and-Fine-Art-Interview-with-Dr-Sharon-Flescher-Executive-Director-of-the-International-Foundation-for-Art-Research-IFAR
- The Art Newspaper, “Bizarre Pollock Forgery Scam Targets Unwary Collectors in the US.” August 23, 2017.
http://old.theartnewspaper.com/news/news/bizarre-pollock-forgery-scam-targets-unsophisticated-collectors-in-the-us/
- Artnet News, “An ‘Audacious’ New Jackson Pollock Scam Targeting Newbie Buyers Has Been Uncovered.” August 24, 2017.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jackson-pollock-fraud-ifar-1060415
- ArtForum, “Foundation Uncovers Jackson Pollock Forgery Scam.” August 24, 2017.
https://www.artforum.com/news/foundation-uncovers-jackson-pollock-forgery-scam-70582 - The Times, “Total Pollocks: Elaborate Con Fools Art Buyers.” August 25, 2017.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/total-pollocks-elaborate-con-fools-art-buyers-j8p30g99g
- Skynews, “Are Pollock Paintings Easy to Paint?” August 25, 2017.
https://twitter.com/skynewstonight/status/901156642179264512
IFAR’s Executive Director, Dr. Sharon Flescher, has participated in the following conferences and programs over the past year, in addition to speaking at and moderating IFAR's own public programs:
- February 28, 2019 – NYU Grey Art Gallery, “Conversation: Methodology, Resources, Issues, and Challenges in Nazi-Era Provenance Research”
- September 28, 2018 – Expo Chicago, Professional’s Forum, on “Authenticity, Provenance and Due Diligence".
- February 20, 2018 -- Metropolitan Club, San Francisco, on “News about Authentication, Provenance, Fakes, Fraud, and Theft from the Files of IFAR.”
- March 12, 2017 – Asia Society, “Legal and Ethical Issues Surrounding the Acquisition of Cultural Property