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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:
- Financial Times Magazine, FT Wealth, Dalya Alberge, “In Fearless Pursuit of the Forgers.” December 6, 2019 www.ft.com/content/0a407b1e-efff-11e9-a55a-30afa498db1b
- The Telegraph, "Fake Man May Photographs are Hanging on Museum and Collectors' Walls, Leading Specialist Warns." November 30, 2019. http://ifar.org/Telegraph%20Man%20Ray.pdf
- Artnet news, “The Notre Dame Fire Spread Lead Contaminants Around Paris. Now, French Authorities Are Accused of Failing to Act.” Sarah Cascone. September 16, 2019 https://news.artnet.com/art-world/notre-dame-lead-contaminants-1651621
- Los Angeles Times, “Costa Mesa Woman Known for Her Fight to Authenticate a Possible Jackson Pollock Painting Dies without Selling It.” July 15, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-teri-horton-20190715-story.html
- 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-post/2018/07/02/Fakes-Frauds-and-Fine-Art-Interview-with-Dr-Sharon-Flescher-Executive-Director-of-the-International-Foundation-for-Art-Research-IFAR
- 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 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”