On Tue, 21 Jul 1998 09:27:35 +0000,Koko wrote:
>ETHICS IN ART
>
>You are a friend of a very famous artist who secretly admits to you that
>the one of their most famous works was in fact
>created by a visitor to their studio. That by mistake it was sent out
>to the gallery and later sold to a museum.
>As his friend do you keep the secret, or do you expose the work as a
>fraud? Revealing what you know may result in endless lawsuits and deep
>embarrassment on all sides. Is the authenticity of a work important in
>our society anymore?
>
All I can say is heaven help our society if we do not take
truth and authenticity as serious. I am surprised that the question
is even asked; especially on a Museum list.
John Bing
Trustee, Laguna Art Museum