In 2010 the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver director Adam Lerner did something unheard of in the museum world: he mounted a large exhibition of paintings without first knowing whether they were real or fakes. In From Russia with Doubt, Lerner skillfully weaves together the tale-from the initial eBay find to his controversial decision to exhibit the collection-guiding readers through the looking glass into the Byzantine corridors of the art world and beyond, describing the owners' quest to authenticate and appraise the would-be masterpieces. What he finds raises powerful questions about our own relationship to art.

Details

Type

Book

Place of publication

New York City

Year

2014

Number of pages

176 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9781616891626

Open stacks or available on request

Available on request

Illustrations

Yes

Bibliography

No

UDC code and author sign

707.41 Ler

Volumes

1

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