Just in case you were not awake at 3am this morning. Interesting discussion on Art & when a piece of work is original... How do you spot a forgery in the art market? How can you tell if a medicine is a useless or even harmful fake which might make your illness even worse? Bridget Kendall is joined by Ghanaian anti-counterfeiting entrepreneur Bright Simons; art auctioneer and author of Breakfast at Sotheby’s – An A-Z of the Art World Philip Hook; and art historian Winnie Wong whose new book Van Gogh on Demand takes us on a trip to China, to a village where every year millions of copies of well-known oil paintings are churned out to be distributed for sale in around the world. Photo shows copies of Van Goghs work in the artist village of Dafen near Shenzhen in southern China
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:28:20 +0000