Former CEO at center of fake Basquiats scandal countersues …
Nov 14, 2023 · ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former executive director of a Florida museum that was raided last year by the FBI over an exhibit of what turned out to be forged Jean-Michel …
FBI Seizes 25 Basquiat Paintings Off a Florida Museum’s Walls
Jun 29, 2022 · Late last week, FBI agents entered the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) and removed 25 paintings attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat, which were on display as part of a …
The Orlando Museum of Art’s Basquiat Fiasco - The Atlantic
Jan 31, 2024 · Various deal-hunters who saw Barzman’s pieces were impressed by their resemblance to work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, an artist known for his energetic paintings of …
Man agrees to plead guilty in Basquiat artwork fraud scheme
Apr 12, 2023 · A former Los Angeles auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty in a cross-country art fraud scheme where he created fake artwork and falsely attributed the paintings to artist Jean …
Former Florida art museum director involved in Basquiat forged …
Jan 22, 2025 · ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Aaron De Groft, a former head of the Orlando Museum of Art who left the institution under a cloud in 2022 after it was raided by the FBI as part of an art …
How 25 Dubious Basquiats Created a Massive Museum …
May 24, 2023 · A blockbuster show of “lost” works by the late, and much-marketed, Jean-Michel Basquiat at the Orlando Museum of Art was meant to compete with Disney and SeaWorld. …
Florida Museum Sues Ex-Director Over Plot to Profit From Forged ...
Aug 21, 2023 · Last summer, the FBI seized more than two dozen forged paintings attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat that were on display at the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA). Since then, …
Orlando Museum of Art files lawsuit over fake Jean-Michel Basquiat ...
Aug 17, 2023 · A Florida art museum has filed a lawsuit more than a year after it mounted an exhibition of paintings by the late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat that federal investigators …
In Orlando, 25 Mysterious Basquiats Come Under the Magnifying …
Feb 16, 2022 · Last weekend, 25 Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings were publicly unveiled at the Orlando Museum of Art before several thousand V.I.P.s.
Lawsuit Over Basquiat Forgery Scandal Wont Go To Trial Until 2025
Jan 2, 2024 · The Orlando Museum of Art's lawsuit against its former director, Aaron DeGroft, over forged Basquiat paintings is set to take years to conclude.