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Museum Ethics in the News
“‘Faux Real’ Exhibit Displays Forger’s Famous Faked Works” – Exhibit of famous forger’s works opened April Fool’s Day at the University of Cincinnati “Mayor Wades into Uproar Over Museum Tower’s Glare” – Mayor’s comments on an earlier story about complaints … Continue reading
A real life wrap-up to Provenance and introduction to Loot
As I was checking my email today, I noticed a post on the MUSEUM-L listserve… It actually was quite relational to what we’ve been discussing in class – and I feel like it might be a good introduction to Loot. … Continue reading
Masterminds – The Forger’s Art
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to include this link for a 3 part documentary on Provenance. It is a documentary with a mix of reenacted scenes and interviews with some of the individuals mentioned in the book. It’s about 20 … Continue reading
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As we close with Provenance….
Hi Everyone, I had a few thoughts as we finish our time with Provenance tomorrow. I wanted to ask the question: should there be some responsibility or accountability for professionals who felt there was something wrong, but turned a blind … Continue reading
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Provenance Casting
I would cast Jude Law as John Myatt (he is utilized in a lot of movies as a sort of accomplice) and although I originaly said Ralph Finnes for sake of originality I will say a cleaned up Johnny Depp … Continue reading
If you liked X. . . (Netflix Recommendations)
So, ever since the rise of Netflix’s streaming service I have often thought that it has the potential to serve as a useful auxiliary tool in a university environment. As a professor I could see myself assigning a Netflix subscription … Continue reading
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My thoughts on a Provenance cast…
Drewe: Ryan Gosling. We know from movies like Crazy, Stupid, Love that he would be great – he plays a charming and manipulative person through his smooth talking in that movie quite well. Myatt: Dustin Hoffman. Can’t you just see it!? Goudsmid: Helena … Continue reading
Food for thought…
Last night, I saw (of all things) a car commercial that included in its dialogue the line “Why have a copy when you can have the original?” This got me thinking about Provenance and how oddly appropriate this line was … Continue reading
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