A screen writer forgets to pay the bill for his storage facility in los angeles. The contents are auctioned off, keepsakes from a life in television and 25 art works by jean michel bascia. If only someone would authenticate them. Amshan ramis firm, the case of the fake baskiats ahead ntothe explained.
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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