Writing in the Wall Street Journal, James Panero of The New Criterion uses two cases involving Robert Motherwell's Dedalus Foundation to ask about the operations
of authentication boards.
The Directors further expressed their gratitude and appreciation for the exemplary work and expertise provided by members
of the Authentication Board over the past 16 years.
Not exact matches
Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) Camouflage stamped with the Estate
of Andy Warhol stamp, stamped twice with the Andy Warhol
Authentication Board, Inc. stamp and numbered «PA85.002» (on the overlap) synthetic polymer and silkscreen inks on canvas 40 x 40 in.
The Spacefruit prints which Levine, an art dealer herself, purchased through the gallery, were authenticated with a rating
of «A» by the Andy Warhol Art
Authentication Board.
He comments on Richard Dorment's New York Review
of Books essay about the Warhol
authentication board in a letter to the editor:
If the plaintiffs are successful, this case has the potential to break the stranglehold the
board has had on the
authentication of Warhol's work.
Normally,
authentication boards consist
of independent experts who have spent their lifetime studying and familiarizing themselves with the work
of a particular artist.
In his lawsuit, Simon - Whelan says that defendants in his case also enforce their control over the market for Warhol works through a select group
of powerful galleries and dealers who enjoy a special relationship with Fremont, the foundation, and the
authentication board.
We've already seen one example
of the standard
of their scholarship, and neither can be said to have independent status since both are also editors
of the catalogue raisonné that is paid for with funds from the Andy Warhol Foundation and the Thomas Ammann firm (Thomas Ammann died in 1993).9 Vincent Fremont, a former Warhol assistant whom the foundation appointed exclusive sales agent for its paintings, and who personally takes a commission on each sale, is a «consultant» to the
authentication board.
In May federal judge Laura Taylor Swain, in deciding against the Warhol Foundation's motion to dismiss Simon - Whelan's case, gave the plaintiffs the all - important right
of «discovery» so that the
authentication board's long - suppressed methods
of reaching its decisions can now be brought to light.
-LSB-...] The Andy Warhol Art
Authentication Board, as well as two auction houses and the Andy Warhol Foundation, declined to comment on the case but have now confirmed once and for all that the Brillo boxes were indeed not the work
of the famed pop - artist, who died in 1987.
The Foundation's decision to dissolve the
Authentication Board was informed by a strategic review
of the Foundation's core programs and reflects the Foundation's intent to maximize its grant - making and other charitable activities in support
of the visual arts.
The Guardian ran a very long re-cap
of the Brillo boxes in August with this combative statement from the
Authentication Board: Continue Reading
With Richard Dorment refusing to let the Warhol Foundation's denial
of the Red Self Portrait stand, and the large sums
of money hanging upon
authentication, artists»
authentication boards and catalogues raisonnés being issued without discussion
of the standards and methods used are increasingly coming under attack:
Bloomberg's Linda Sandler reveals that the Warhol Foundation spent $ 7 million to defend itself against the owner
of a so - called Red Self Portrait who had his work rejected by the foundation's
authentication board:
Google knows how to correct the problem, but like so much
of the nonsense surrounding NFC deployment, the companies involved are getting into a power struggle; there's concern that doing all PIN
authentication on -
board the NFC secure element, which would fix this problem, would create new legal issues over just which company would now be liable for secure PIN storage.
Highlights
of the Nexus 6P include a high - resolution QHD display with Gorilla Glass 4 protection, the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS on
board out
of the box, a rear - mounted fingerprint scanner that enables fingerprint
authentication for Play Store purchases, and a sleek aluminum body.