Comments on: Controversial Pollock For Sale in Toronto http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/10/31/controversial-pollock-for-sale-in-toronto/ As relevant as Eric Fischl. New York art news, reviews and gossip. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:22:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: yorgi http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/10/31/controversial-pollock-for-sale-in-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-113088 yorgi Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:58:05 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/10/31/controversial-pollock-for-sale-in-toronto/#comment-113088 the documentary who the *&(*&is Jackson Pollock is a ridiculous approach to question of appreciation by the art outsider and universal aesthetics. Don't watch it unless you want to be pissed off. the documentary who the *&(*&is Jackson Pollock is a ridiculous approach to question of appreciation by the art outsider and universal aesthetics. Don’t watch it unless you want to be pissed off.

]]> By: Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Blog http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/10/31/controversial-pollock-for-sale-in-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-112650 Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Blog Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:16:23 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/10/31/controversial-pollock-for-sale-in-toronto/#comment-112650 Did I ever show you pictures of the Picasso I found in my basement? The Warhol that I found in my garage is also a blast. :) Did I ever show you pictures of the Picasso I found in my basement? The Warhol that I found in my garage is also a blast. :)

]]> By: Art Fag City http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/10/31/controversial-pollock-for-sale-in-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-112398 Art Fag City Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:05:31 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/10/31/controversial-pollock-for-sale-in-toronto/#comment-112398 I see your point, but I don't think anyone would risk their professional reputation and career by staking an authenticity claim on a painting they aren't 100% sure about. Fingerprint authentication, according to Biro, is an exact science. In other words, a match is a match, and if you get it wrong you lose your license. That said, the fact that the best Horton has been able to do with regards to art world representation is Tod Volpe, a dealer and convicted felon, and Gallery Delisle, a gallery that at least by the look of its website has very little going for it, doesn't look good. I see your point, but I don’t think anyone would risk their professional reputation and career by staking an authenticity claim on a painting they aren’t 100% sure about. Fingerprint authentication, according to Biro, is an exact science. In other words, a match is a match, and if you get it wrong you lose your license.

That said, the fact that the best Horton has been able to do with regards to art world representation is Tod Volpe, a dealer and convicted felon, and Gallery Delisle, a gallery that at least by the look of its website has very little going for it, doesn’t look good.

]]> By: giovanni http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/10/31/controversial-pollock-for-sale-in-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-112396 giovanni Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:53:34 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/10/31/controversial-pollock-for-sale-in-toronto/#comment-112396 If I remember correctly, Biro, who claims to have found and confirmed the fingerprint, is part of the organization that would benefit from any proceeds from the painting, which in my mind puts his authority into serious question. The documentary acknowledges this, but mentions it only in passing, because I guess it's more fun to bash the art world than some stubborn old lady. I would recommend that people read the first chapter of Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink", in which he documents a great example of art authorities trumping forensic tests. Those tests can turn out to be misleading more easily than TV shows like CSI would lead us to believe. If I remember correctly, Biro, who claims to have found and confirmed the fingerprint, is part of the organization that would benefit from any proceeds from the painting, which in my mind puts his authority into serious question. The documentary acknowledges this, but mentions it only in passing, because I guess it’s more fun to bash the art world than some stubborn old lady.

I would recommend that people read the first chapter of Malcolm Gladwell’s “Blink”, in which he documents a great example of art authorities trumping forensic tests. Those tests can turn out to be misleading more easily than TV shows like CSI would lead us to believe.

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