Warhol After Warhol
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| Item#: | 9781529081497 |
| Author | Dorment, Richard |
| On Hand | 2 |
A Bad Blood for the art world, Warhol After Warhol is the riveting, whistleblowing account concerned with the intricacies of the modern art world.
Many years ago, Richard Dorment, long-time art critic for the Daily Telegraph, was approached by Joe Simon, a wealthy American art collector, deeply unhappy that his Warhols had been pronounced as fakes by the mysterious Warhol Authentication Board. Dorment explained to Simon that whatever the rights and wrongs of his case, as neither scholar, auctioneer or gallerist, Dorment could be of no use to him. But Simon would not give up and eventually Dorment agreed to meet.
To his surprise, Dorment was intrigued both by Simon and the story he had to tell; over the ensuing years, he found himself drawn into a complex story of intrigue and corruption that raised fascinating issues about art, its value, the significance of attribution and how issues of aesthetics and financial worth interact and collide. A tale of power, corruption and lies, Warhol After Warhol is a must-read for art and true crime fans alike.
Many years ago, Richard Dorment, long-time art critic for the Daily Telegraph, was approached by Joe Simon, a wealthy American art collector, deeply unhappy that his Warhols had been pronounced as fakes by the mysterious Warhol Authentication Board. Dorment explained to Simon that whatever the rights and wrongs of his case, as neither scholar, auctioneer or gallerist, Dorment could be of no use to him. But Simon would not give up and eventually Dorment agreed to meet.
To his surprise, Dorment was intrigued both by Simon and the story he had to tell; over the ensuing years, he found himself drawn into a complex story of intrigue and corruption that raised fascinating issues about art, its value, the significance of attribution and how issues of aesthetics and financial worth interact and collide. A tale of power, corruption and lies, Warhol After Warhol is a must-read for art and true crime fans alike.
Review Quotes
"Dorment skilfully takes you inside the murky, insular and often dodgy world of certification of the authenticity of a work of art. Think fine legal thriller, married to a primer on visual-arts aesthetics." —Winnipeg Free Press
"Riveting...[Dorment] recounts the courtroom antics in detail, as the defense counsel buried the real issue of authenticity under what he describes as a mountain of theatrics, obstructions and diversions designed to prolong the trial." —The Wall Street Journal
"The art world has a dark side. This fascinating story will interest art lovers and fans of courtroom dramas." —Booklist
"Fascinating...Dorment nimbly balances an entertaining account of Warhol's late-'60s Factory days with a gripping, well-researched true crime narrative about the art world's shady dealings. This is an entertaining eye-opener." —Publishers Weekly
"Art critic Richard Dorment brings to vivid and fearsome life the characters in a protracted and hugely expensive legal battle over the authenticity of a Warhol print." —The Observer
"A pacy legal thriller, packed with a colourful cast of characters." —The Telegraph
"In lucid prose, Dorment distils ideas that have dominated art theory for decades...The tale could easily have been arcane and legalistic in the telling, but Dorment disentangles the thicket of names, emails, off-the-cuff remarks, snatches of gossip and deposition transcripts with mastery. —The Spectator
"Funny, erudite and knowledgeable...This book feels germane to our cultural moment." —Financial Times
"Riveting...[Dorment] recounts the courtroom antics in detail, as the defense counsel buried the real issue of authenticity under what he describes as a mountain of theatrics, obstructions and diversions designed to prolong the trial." —The Wall Street Journal
"The art world has a dark side. This fascinating story will interest art lovers and fans of courtroom dramas." —Booklist
"Fascinating...Dorment nimbly balances an entertaining account of Warhol's late-'60s Factory days with a gripping, well-researched true crime narrative about the art world's shady dealings. This is an entertaining eye-opener." —Publishers Weekly
"Art critic Richard Dorment brings to vivid and fearsome life the characters in a protracted and hugely expensive legal battle over the authenticity of a Warhol print." —The Observer
"A pacy legal thriller, packed with a colourful cast of characters." —The Telegraph
"In lucid prose, Dorment distils ideas that have dominated art theory for decades...The tale could easily have been arcane and legalistic in the telling, but Dorment disentangles the thicket of names, emails, off-the-cuff remarks, snatches of gossip and deposition transcripts with mastery. —The Spectator
"Funny, erudite and knowledgeable...This book feels germane to our cultural moment." —Financial Times