Stories of famous originals, copies and fakes
"Despite the signature, the thing is real!" - says a famous joke among collectors and art connoisseurs.
But what if behind this joke lies one of the most fascinating intrigues in the art world?
Imagine: in front of you is a famous masterpiece worth millions. There is no doubt about its authorship, experts agree, museums are proud of the acquisition. And suddenly it turns out that the artist is not at all what he was taken for. Or we have in front of us a skillful copy, which for decades was considered an original!
How to distinguish an original from a fake? Is it possible to fool the world's best experts? And what exactly makes a work of art priceless?
In the lecture, art critic Ksenia Remizova will tell amazing stories of famous works, reveal the secrets of authorship and introduce us to high-level artistic hoaxes and incredibly talented forgers.
We will learn how experts determine the authenticity of works of art, we will learn to notice the details that reveal the hand of the master, and we will get to know the methods of attribution - from acquaintance to deciphering hidden symbols and plots.
And most importantly, let's try to answer the question: what makes an original an original - the hand of the artist, the history of the work, the opinion of an expert or our belief in its authenticity?
Ksenia Remezova is an art critic, avant-garde researcher, exhibition curator, lecturer and author of the children's book "The Avant-Garde Train Rushes" (2021 edition, Russian and English; re-edition - 2024).
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