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Richest man in the world opens art museum in Mexico City {Gadling}
Mar 4th 2011 12:07AM March 3, 2011
The Soumaya Museum is riddled with non-disclosed Rodin, Daumier, Renoir and Degas forgeries.
Degas never cast in bronze (much less brass), Renoir was a paralytic who did not sculpt after 1910, Daumier never cast in bronze and Georges Rudier, listed as the foundry for many of the Soumaya Museum's so-called Rodin(s) went into business in 1952 some 35 years after Rodin's death in 1917.
The dead don't sculpt.
At best, Carlos Slim was misled into purchasing these non-disclosed forgeries.
Unfortunately, the news media, the majority of the time because of time constraints, uses the press releases they receive to write their articles, repeating the same misinformation as if they were facts.
The academia, with or without intent, indoctrinate under the guise of education and perpetuate these same misrepresentations as if they were facts.
The museum industry, on more occasions than not, display forgeries, in their collection and/or exhibitions, that violate their own endorsed ethical guidelines.
To learn more about these contentious issues of authenticity, link to: http://garyarseneau.blogspot.c...
Caveat Emptor!
Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar
Fernandina Beach, Florida USA
The Art of John Lennon -- Asylum reviews Lennon's drawing... and Ono's colouring-in {Asylum.co.uk}
Feb 25th 2011 4:16PM February 25, 2011
The so-called -Art of John Lennon- consists of non-disclosed posthumously colorized and altered forgeries falsely attributed (by Yoko Ono and her business associates) as original John Lennon works of visual art.
The dead don't create artwork.
Yoko Ono has no shame.
To learn more about the Artwork of John Lennon -fraud in Gary Arseneau's published online monographs, Google: Gary Arseneau and John Lennon.
Caveat Emptor!
Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar
Fernandina Beach, Florida USA
'The Genius of Miles Davis' -- New Box Set Preview {AOL Radio Blog}
Sep 8th 2010 6:27PM September 8, 2010
Re: "2,000 limited edition box sets, each [with] a rare art lithograph from Miles himself"
Miles Davis -never- created a lithograph.
What is being offered in this so-called "limited edition" are non-disclosed reproduction/posters of Miles Davis paintings.
Lithographs are a labor intensive original creative medium by an artist, an edition of 2,000 in black and white would be a titanic accomplishment in theory, much less in practice by any artist but what is being offered for sale is most likely in color. Which would mean Miles Davis would have to prepared four or more matrixs on stone, plate or mylar for printing, laboriously print one color at a time on 2,000 or more sheets of rag paper then print the second color while registering it to the first and so on and so on. It would take weeks or longer to prepare, print and complete such a task. Not including the signing and numbering of such a huge edition which would wear down any wrist and numb the fingers. But that is probably a rhetorical point since this edition is not limited and not lithographs and probably not numbered if signed by Miles Davis.
In other words, this is a blatant attempt to sell for $1,200 each this CD package, by misrepresenting these non-disclosed reproduction/posters as original works of visual art ie., lithographs by Miles Davis to entice the public to purchase one.
Unfortunately, this website is a prime example of those who, in part, have little to no idea what they are writing about, much less promoting but end up perpetuating the misrepresentation to the mostly unsuspecting public.
Finally, under California Civil Code 1738-1745 and New York Statutes 11:01, if you sell a reproduction for $100 or more, you are required to disclose it as a reproduction. Failure to do so, may include but not limited to: refund, interest, treble damages and $1,000 fine per occurence.
In closing, the credibility of this website is in its' hands and as for this promotion's credibility, it has none.
Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar
Fernandina Beach,Florida
Carlos Slim's Museum To House Huge Rodin Collection {Luxist}
Sep 2nd 2010 9:14AM September 2, 2010
The Soumaya Museum contains a large collection of posthumous Rodin, Daumier, Renoir and Degas forgeries.
Degas never cast in bronze, Renoir was a paralytic who did not sculpt after 1910, Daumier never cast in bronze and the Georges Rudier foundry went into business some 35 years after Rodin's death in 1917.
The dead don't sculpt.
At best, Carlos Slim was misled into purchasing forgeries the artists themselves have -never - seen.
Yes, I understand you find it hard to believe.
The news media, the majority of the time because of time constraints, uses the press releases they receive to write their articles, repeating the same misinformation as if they were facts.
The academia, with or without intent, indoctrinate under the guise of education these same misrepresentations as they were facts.
The museum industry, on more occasions than not, display forgeries, in their collection and/or exhibitions, that violate their own endorsed ethical guidelines.
To learn more about these contentious issues of authenticity, link to: http://garyarseneau.blogspot.com
Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Secret Source: Affordable Art at Artaissance {Shelterpop}
Nov 20th 2009 5:48PM November 20, 2009
Anything reproduced from a pre-existing work of visual art are reproductions.
So, why do you -not- disclose those "giclees - that duplicates the artwork and prints onto canvas or paper" as the reproductions they are?
What are the public to make of a company "Artaissance" when on one hand, you promote them as offering "original artwork" but acknowledge that they are, in fact, selling "duplicates" ie., reproductions?
Reproductions versus original works of art are not interchangeable, much less the same.
Respectfully,
Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Rothko, Diebenkorn and Degas join Obama in the White House {Luxist}
Oct 11th 2009 10:57AM October 11, 2009
Dear M. Kriton:
"Appealing to personal prejudices rather to reason; attacking an opponent's character rather than an opponent's assertions" is one legal definition of -ad hominem-.
That aside, would "the act of fraudulently making a false document or altering a real one to be used as if geniune," such as for all so-called -Degas bronzes-, be considered -forgeries-?
Finally, would the acquisition of admission fees, city-state-federal grants, corporate sponsorship, tax write-offs and outright sales, from the thousands of non-disclosed -Degas bronze- forgeries, by museums, art dealers and other participants be "a knowing misrepresentation of the truth or concealment of a material fact to induce another to act to his or her detriment" which is one legal definition of -fraud-?
In other words, a false market of thousands upon thousands forgeries has been set up and run for decades to cash in at the expense of the public.
To learn more about these contentious issues of authenticity, link to: http://garyarseneau.blogspot.com/2007/05/all-degas-bronze-sculptures-are-fake.html
Respectfully,
Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Rothko, Diebenkorn and Degas join Obama in the White House {Luxist}
Oct 11th 2009 1:01AM October 11, 2009
Edgar Degas never cast in bronze.
All so-called bronzes attributed to Edgar Degas are 2nd- to 3rd-generation-removed posthumous forgeries with counterfeit "Degas" signatures applied.
The dead don't cast, much less sculpt.
The Hirshhorn is a member of the Association of Art Museum Directors. The AAMD endorses the College Art Association's ethical guidelines on sculptural reproduction. In part, they state: "any transfer into new material unless specifically condoned by the artist is to be considered inauthentic or counterfeit and not acquired or exhibited as works of art."
The dead don't condone.
In closing, the Hirshhorn violates their own endorsed AAMD ethical guidelines on sculptural reproductions by exhibiting or displaying these -counterfeits- as works of art, much less loaning them to the people's White House.
We, as Americans, are being played as fools.
Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Little Dancer's Big Price {Luxist}
Feb 4th 2009 11:00PM All so-called sculptures in bronze, attributed to Edgar Degas, are posthumous -counterfeits-.
That would also make Sir John Madejski's "Little Dancer" -counterfeit-.
You see, Edgar Degas was some three or more years dead (d. 1917) when those 2nd to 3rd-generation-removed counterfeits were posthumously reproduced in bronze with counterfeit -Degas- signatures applied between 1920 to 1936 or later.
The dead don't sculpt, much less sign anything.
This factual perspective is confirmed in the National Gallery of Art’s published 1998 Degas at the Races catalogue. On page 180 in Daphne S. Barbour’s and Shelly G. Strum’s “The Horse in Wax and Bronze” essay, these authors write: “Degas never cast his sculpture in bronze, claiming that it was a “tremendous responsibility to leave anything behind in bronze -- the medium is for eternity.”
Additionally, on the National Gallery of Art’s www.nga.gov/education/degas-11.htm website, it states: “By comparing the sculpture to stylistic changes in Degas' paintings and pastels, we are developing a chronology for the sculpture, which Degas did not date or sign.”
In the United States the Association of Art Museum Directors endorses the College Art Association's ethical guidelines on sculptural reproductions. In part, those ethical guidelines state: "any transfer into new material unless condone by the artist, is to be considered inauthentic or counterfeit and should not be acquired or exhibited as works of art."
Sothebys senior vice president John Tancock was one of the original signees for these 1974 ethical guidelines.
Gary Arseneau
artist & scholar
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Little Dancer Seeks Big Price {Luxist}
Jan 9th 2009 9:22AM All so-called Degas sculptures in bronze are posthumous -counterfeits-.
This fact becomes obvious when one realizes that Edgar Degas was some three or more years dead (d. 1917) when those 2nd to 3rd-generation-removed counterfeits were posthumously reproduced in bronze with counterfeit -Degas- signatures applied between 1920 to 1936 or later.
The dead don't sculpt, much less sign anything.
On the National Gallery of Art’s www.nga.gov/education/degas-11.htm website, it states: “By comparing the sculpture to stylistic changes in Degas' paintings and pastels, we are developing a chronology for the sculpture, which Degas did not date or sign.”
The Association of Art Museum Directors endorses the College Art Association's ethical guidelines on sculptural reproductions. In part, those ethical guidelines state: "any transfer into new material unless condone by the artist, is to be considered inauthentic or counterfeit and should not be acquired or exhibited as works of art."
Motley Crue Journals Of The Damned Set {Luxist}
Nov 25th 2008 6:04PM Respectfully, as an artist who laboriously creates, prepares and prints my original lithographs using limestone blocks, I would not anyone to diminish that accomplishment by commingling lithograph and reproductions as if they were interchangeable much less the same.
U.S. Customs regulations, U.S. Copyright Law and California Civil Code 1738 to 1745 confirm that there are legal standards for the factual perspective I write of.
Finally, a "knowing misrepresentation of the truth or concealment of a material fact to induce another to his or her detriment" is one legal definition of -fraud-.
What would the public think if they found out that Motly Crue Band misrepresented a poster as an original work of visual ie., lithograph for $100?
Misrepresentation for profit is -not- marketing.
Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar
Fernandina Beach, Florida
