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December 2019

IFAR has recently exposed several major art scams, and the issues we have long been involved with have assumed greater importance and public attention. As a result, IFAR has been featured in many news stories recently and participated in public conferences and panels. Below is just a selection of publications from 2018-2019. Please click on the links for the full texts of the articles:

 

IFAR’s Executive Director, Dr. Sharon Flescher, has spoken at the following conferences and programs over the past couple of years, in addition to speaking at and moderating IFAR public programs:

  •  July 24, 2019 – Inland Marine Underwriters Association (Arts and Records Committee), “What IFAR Can—And Does—Do for the Art World and the Public”

  • May 23, 2019 – Historical Society of the New York Courts, NYC Bar Association, "Art Restitution: Fair and Just Solutions?; A Brief Overview of Restitution  Matters”

  •  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”