Warhol Foundation denounced the playful Australian share of the hotel, which used a fake works by the artist
The organization expressed outrage over the content of the art contest, which the company conducts Art Series Hotel Group
artist-forger Tony Tetro from the U.S.
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The owners of hotels network Australian Art Series Hotel Group is quite a strange sense of humor - at least, the staff of the Fund Andy Warhol (Andy Warhol) and the professional art critics did not understand.
Not so long ago, the company organized the contest, the winner which is to distinguish the genuine work of Andy Warhol from the specially created for this purpose fakes . It was stated that this action is confined to the past in one of the hotels of the forum on the issue of fraud in the art.
Forum was held May 15 in Melbourne, participated in it and the author of "legal" counterfeit Warhol, the art forger was exposed from the U.S., Tony Tetro (Tony Tetro).
While organizing company specified on its website that the fake product at the end of the contest will be provided with special identification stamp and specify that they should not enter the market and will be provided for the original, the relevance of such a "scientific" campaign seems to be very doubtful.
It is unclear whether the conference is actually organized in support of the questionable actions or vice versa, But Warhol Foundation, known for its vigilance and strict upholding licensing issues and copyright, it is definitely appreciated everything that happens as inappropriate. Director, Division of Licensing Fund, Herman, Michael (Michael Herman) said in an interview Artinfo, that the organization is outraged by the actions of the hotel, which "supported the creation of fakes to advertise your services».
similar opinion is shared by Robin Slogget (Robin Slogget), an expert on the authentication of works of art with the world reputation of the University of Melbourne, she had to speak at the forum, however, refused to participate after learning about the dubious contest.
Despite the condemnation of professionals from art, an Australian company, it seems, did bring the competition to be completed in August, to its logical conclusion. The company confined itself to explaining the purpose of their actions, which allegedly is to familiarize the public with the problem at hand fraud, and regretted that her motives were misinterpreted.
Prepared by Mary Estrova, AI
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