The Orlando Museum of Art said it is suing the people behind the exhibition 'Heroes & Monsters,' which purportedly featured never-before-seen works by Basquiat.
In this Feb. 2, 2022, file photo, the sign for the exhibit"Heroes & Monsters: Jean-Michel Basquiat" is shown at the Orlando Museum of Art, in Orlando, Fla.A Florida art museum has filed a lawsuit more than a year after it
In this Feb. 2, 2022, file photo, the sign for the exhibit"Heroes & Monsters: Jean-Michel Basquiat" is shown at the Orlando Museum of Art, in Orlando, Fla."OMA spent hundreds of thousands of dollars -- and unwittingly staked its reputation -- on exhibiting the now-admittedly fake paintings," the complaint states. "Consequently, cleaning up the aftermath created by the Defendants has cost OMA even more.
"De Groft further capitalized on OMA's reputation and financial resources to gain personal fame and notoriety from his role in these business transactions as a 'discoverer' of found art," the lawsuit stated. In an interview with the FBI in 2014, four years before his death, Mumford denied ever having any Basquiat artwork and was unaware of the artist's work being stored in his storage locker, according to an FBI affidavit.Earlier this year, a one-time auctioneer charged in connection with the federal investigation confessed to creating the fake Basquiats in 2012 after concocting a plan with an accomplice to market the works, prosecutors said.
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