Aaron De Groft, Museum Director Accused in Fake Basquiat Scheme, Dies at 59
In Orlando, he staged a blockbuster exhibit of works said to be newly discovered paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat. He was fired when the paintings turned out to be forgeries.
Former art museum director and William & Mary alum involved in Basquiat forged painting probe has died
Aaron De Groft, a former head of the Orlando Museum of Art who left the institution under a cloud in 2022 after it was raided ...
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‘Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy’: Experience the immersive revival of the world’s first art amusement park in NYC
Plan a day trip to view the revival of this legendary art fairground that invites the public to experience the sensational ...
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Luna Luna, the restored '80s pop-art carnival ft. Basquiat, Haring, Lichtenstein, Dalí, currently restaged at NYC's The Shed
Originally staged in Hamburg, Germany in 1987, 'Luna Luna' sat in storage containers untouched for over 30 years before being restored.
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Insurers balk at $19.7M claim on fake Basquiat paintings seized by FBI
Basquiat, who lived and worked in New York City, found success in the 1980s as part of the neo-Expressionism movement. The Orlando Museum of Art was the first institution to display the more than ...
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Former Florida art museum director involved in Basquiat forged painting probe has died
Basquiat, who lived and worked in New York City, found success in the 1980s as part of the neo-Expressionism movement. Questions about the artworks’ authenticity arose almost immediately after ...