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The college disgrace: School of the Art Institute of Chicago rescinds Kanye West’s doctorate
The artist now known as Ye was awarded a degree by his hometown art school in 2015, but his sustained antisemitic rhetoric caused the school to revoke it
Mark Rothkoarchive
Disgraced Madoff investor’s Rothkos turn up in Moscow
J. Ezra Merkin offloads $310m collection
July 1998archive
The Van Gogh fakes scandal: the tally one year later
Last July, The Art Newspaper broke the news that at least 45 Van Gogh paintings were suspect. This is what has happened since
Joseph Beuysarchive
The Joseph Beuys drawings scandal: Expert Heiner Bastian explains why the drawings are fakes while the dealer who owns them defends them and himself
“I’m right and you’re wrong!” “No, I’m right and you’re wrong!”
May 1994archive
Mastermind behind Wedgwood fakes was at work for 20 years
Scotland Yard launches investigation into highly skilful counterfeits of antique Jasper and Black Basalt ware
Politicsarchive
Former Greek premier caught red-handed with illegal antiquities
Almost all Minoan antiquities assembled by former premier, Mr Mitsotakis, appear to have an illegal provenance.
Fakes & copiesarchive
Following the Rodin fakes scandal French bronze founders act to protect their good name
The Syndicat concluded that French legislation is incomplete in its definitions of reproductions and forgery