Baskot incident in orlando feels like almost a cinematic version of art crime. Forgery of art work is a huge problem, not just in the nited states, but around the world. When we're back, we'll hear from a guy who knew baskiat and then took up foraging baskiats and went to prison for it.
Art crime is booming and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s paintings (or at least some very realistic forgeries) are the loot du jour. Reporter Brett Sokol and a guy who used to forge Basquiats explain.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, fact-checked by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram, who also edited.
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