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UK Art Honcho: We Need More Fakes

Could be due to planned imitation exhibition, of course

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(Newser) – The head of London’s National Gallery wishes “we had more fakes,” he tells Reuters. “It’s worth having some in a collection. Not having them on display for what they pretend to be, but for what they are,” Nicholas Penny explains ahead of a 2010 show exploring imitations. In the Gallery’s actual collection, there are probably few fakes—but, Penny adds, “you don’t know for certain.”

This photo released by the National Gallery of Victoria shows a painting wrongly attributed to Vincent Van Gogh for more than 70 years. The painting was revealed as a fake in 2007.
This photo released by the National Gallery of Victoria shows a painting wrongly attributed to Vincent Van Gogh for more than 70 years. The painting was revealed as a fake in 2007.   (AP Photo)
This undated photo provided May 22, 2009 by the Italian finance police, shows seized paintings imitating the works of the Futurism movement.
This undated photo provided May 22, 2009 by the Italian finance police, shows seized paintings imitating the works of the Futurism movement.   (AP Photo)
Nicholas Penny, director of the National Gallery of London, attends an announcement on the acquisition of the Titian painting
Nicholas Penny, director of the National Gallery of London, attends an announcement on the acquisition of the Titian painting "Diana and Actaeon," Feb. 2, 2009, in Edinburgh, Scotland.   (Getty Images)
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rajanKazhmin
Jul 21, 09 5:31 PM CDT
All art is fake. Reply
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MorrisArtworks
Sep 27, 09 11:28 PM CDT
Only if you have no heart for it and since I've been doing it as a real artist since 1968, kind of blows me away, you or anyone else would even write that. You have an avatar I see. Probably listen to music and if you drive a vehicle, wear clothes, watch TV or use a computer, they were all design by my fellow fakes. If you ab sail down cliff faces, or climb mountains, watch out for that design engineered safety harness it was designed by an artist.
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Michael_CT
Jul 22, 09 4:30 AM CDT
i'd love to see a fine art gallery that only houses fakes, but somewhere there is hidden an authentic photo. . . WOooOOoooo Reply
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