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One of the biggest problems with ART is that we take it too seriously.
Authenticity is a somewhat subjective commodity. Remember the Old Masters
and their numerous assistants? Remember R. Mutt's urinal? The artist and
friend should have planned more carefully, come up with a good alias and
shared in the glory.
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Mark Nielsen
Exhibit Designer/Preparator
University of Michigan Museum of Art
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On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, John A. Bing wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Jul 1998 09:27:35 +0000,Koko wrote:
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> >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
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