Critics are calling MONA ‘childish’, but history shows us how much the public love an art forger
- Written by David Forrest, PhD candidate in Creative Writing, University of the Sunshine Coast
Art forgery is a devilish attempt to deceive its audience.
Experts’ negative reaction to Kirsha Kaechele’s admission she forged the three Picasso paintings that hung in the Ladies Lounge at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) is therefore no surprise.
As reported in Guardian Australia, experts such as Nine’s art...
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