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The FBI raided a Florida art museum on Friday and seized more than two dozen paintings attributed to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat following questions about their authenticity
An Orlando Museum of Art official says OMA will continue cooperate with the FBI even though the Basquiat artwork in question is now set to leave the country.
A month after a New York Times article illuminated doubts about the authenticity of the works in Orlando Museum of Art’s Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition, the chairwoman of the institution’s board of trustees says she unequivocally stands behind the exhibit and museum director Aaron De Groft. But across the art world, the topic continues to create buzz as an investigative blogger publishes article after article about those involved in the discovery of the Basquiat art including criminal records.
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