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The Faking of the Russian Avant-Garde
The Russian modern art market is saturated with fake works. Many European museums and auction houses are completely filled with fraudulent pieces. Once source says that phony modern art from Russian far outnumbers authentic pieces. The problem is exacerbated by a network of experts and professionals who accept large fees to validate Russian modern art as authentic.
Tags: Russian; artwork; modern; fraud; false; fake; phony; bogus; avant-garde; collector; art market
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Modigliani: The Experts Battle
ARTnews tells the story of two battling art-historians who slander, sue and squabble their way into amassing a full catalog of the works of Amendo Modigliani.
Tags: art; catalog; expert; Modigliani; ethics; slander; scholar; raisonne; droit morale; moral right; Paris; avant-garde
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Old N.H. town catching 'smart growth' fever
USA Today tells the story of Littleton, New Hampshire. The local government and school district of Littleton, population 5,965, combined their annual budget to hire Concordia Inc., a community planning firm. Concordia advised the residents of Littleton on "smart growth" planning practices." With the help of a 100 person committee composed of Littleton residents, Concordia drew up a plan for Littleton: redesign the town's schools, fill up every building before building another one, re-design streets and neighborhoods in order to entice people to walk more. Littleton's avant-garde practices are just beginning to be considered by larger urban centers such as Pasadena, California and Saline, Michigan.
Tags: Littleton; New Hampshire; Concordia Inc.; smart growth; community planning; housing; schools; districts; residents
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Bulls in the China Shop
ARTNews reports that "the sale of the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory in St. Petersburg, Russia, to foreign investors was opposed by Russian cultural figures. The fate of the factory's museum of priceless ceramics was uncertain. (The) investigation revealed that the factory had been privatized in an extremely questionable way and had involved some shady characters. The US government was involved because some of the investment money came from a government agency, USAID. A major private investor was Kohlberg Kravis & Co. (KKR)."