Art Crime With RJ R J
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Welcome to Art Crime With RJ: a podcast and YouTube channel hosted by RJ delving into the wonderful world of art crime.
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Art Market Antics: Peter Gant (A Tale of Three Brett Whiteley's Part 3)
I am finally back with the final episode in the Brett Whiteley trilogy, and the first episode of a new series that I will return to sporadically, entitled Art Market Antics.
This episode discusses the arguably criminal career of Peter Gant, discussing how he links to several fake artworks within the Australian art market. Oh, you thought that three fake Whiteley's would be enough? Unfortunately, it is only the tip of the iceberg. Strap in and get ready for a wild, wild ride.
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Full source list will be available on Wordpress website - COMING SOON
Source list will be available on YouTube video in the meantime.
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Forgery Focus: A Tale of Three Brett Whiteley's Part 2
Welcome back to part two of the trilogy for the Whiteley case, one of the most famous alleged forgery cases in the Australian art market. In this episode, I'll be diving into the police investigation and legal battle in the case. It's a longer episode with lots of key testimonies, so strap in for an info dense podcast. Don't forget next month's final episode of the trilogy on the history of one of our main characters, Peter Gant. Hope you'll stick around for all three episodes as they will get very interesting.
Thank you to M I L D - M E M E for all music. For music inquires, or to watch him drum, subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDY4VbuOdV1WAa78WCOyhtg
Research Materials:
Gabriella Coslovich, Whiteley on Trial, https://b-ok.cc/book/5060695/154ee0
The offence of dishonestly obtaining a benefit by deception in NSW - Criminal Law - Australia, https://www.mondaq.com/australia/white-collar-crime-anti-corruption-fraud/962168/the-offence-of-dishonestly-obtaining-a-benefit-by-deception-in-nsw
The High Court Rules the Prasad Direction Is Unlawful, https://nswcourts.com.au/articles/the-high-court-rules-the-prasad-direction-is-unlawful/
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Forgery Focus: A Tale of Three Brett Whiteley's: Part 1
Welcome back to the first of a trilogy that is one of the most famous alleged forgery cases in the Australian art market. In this episode, I'll be covering the journey of three alleged forgeries through the Australian art market. This episode will be a little bit shorter before we step into the slightly longer court case episode next month, ending with a final episode on the history of one of our main characters, Peter Gant, the month after. Hope you'll stick around for all three episodes as they will get very interesting.
Thank you to M I L D - M E M E for all music. For music inquires, or to watch him drum, subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDY4VbuOdV1WAa78WCOyhtg
Research Materials: Gabriella Coslovich, Whiteley on Trial, https://b-ok.cc/book/5060695/154ee0
Recommendations:
Made You Look, Netflix - Knoedler Gallery forgery
The Bold Type, Netflix
Evil by Design, CBC Podcasts - Peter Nygard podcast series
Power: The Maxwell's - Ghislaine Maxwell and her father
Broken: Seeking Justice - Jeffrey Epstein podcast
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Artistic Inspiration: High Profile Crimes of Sexual Assault (#ItsNotOK)
Trigger Warning: This months video looks at how high profile cases of sexual assault and rape has influenced the work of artists, and what they tried to convey with their artworks. Audience discretion is advised as some topics may be extremely triggering.
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Highlighted Sources (full list available here: https://youtu.be/7xmrRbetIhw):
Darcy O’Brien, Two of a Kind: The Hillside Stranglers, https://b-ok.cc/book/2382031/0ca45e
Suzanne Lacy, In Mourning and In Rage, https://www.suzannelacy.com/in-mourning-and-in-rage-1977
In Mourning and In Rage Performance, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idK02tPdYV0&feature=youtu.be
Lacy and Labowitz, Feminist Media Strategies for Political Performance, http://pzacad.pitzer.edu/~mma/teaching/MS80/readings/lacy.pdf
Sarah Burns, The Central Park Five A Chronicle of a City Wilding, https://b-ok.cc/book/2269610/ba6e13
Lisa W Foderaro, ‘Angered by Attack, Trump Urges Return Of the Death Penalty,’ NY Times, https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/01/nyregion/angered-by-attack-trump-urges-return-of-the-death-penalty.html
Carolee Thea, Sabine Women, http://www.caroleethea.com/archive/sabinewomanindex.html
Juliet Macur, Rape Case Unfolds on Web and Splits City, https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/sports/high-school-football-rape-case-unfolds-online-and-divides-steubenville-ohio.html
Andrea Bowers, #sweetjane Exhibition, https://www.pomona.edu/museum/exhibitions/2014/andrea-bowers
The Guardian, ‘Child sexual abuse in Catholic church was ‘swept under the carpet’, inquiry finds’ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/10/child-sexual-abuse-in-catholic-church-swept-under-the-carpet-inquiry-finds
Thomas G Plante, Sin against the innocents: sexual abuse by priests and the role of the Catholic Church
Laia Abril: the photographer bearing witness to rape, The Guardian, http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/feb/19/laia-abril-epidemic-rape-abuse-photographs
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Discrimination Series: Visually Impaired in the Visual Arts
As part of a recurring series on the mechanisms, impacts and possible resolutions for discrimination in the art market, in honour of World Braille Day (Jan 4th) - my inspiration for this month - I'll be looking at how the art market treats visually impaired artists in their museums, how audiences view them, and how institutions are becoming more accessible to visually impaired audiences.
Research Sources:
10 Incredible Blind Painters’, www.everydaysight.com/blind-painters
‘How Eye Disorders May Have Influenced The Work Of Famous Painters’, www.theconversation.com/how-eye-disorders-may-have-influenced-the-work-of-famous-painters-92830
'Ten Ways Vision Impairment Influenced Classic Artists’, www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/ten-ways-vision-impairment-influenced-classic-artists
Degas: vision and perception, www.doi.org/10.1177/026461968800600308
Did Edgar Degas Have an Inherited Retinal Degeneration?, www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13816810701351313
Eye diseases changed great painters' vision of their work later in their lives, www.news.stanford.edu/news/2007/april11/med-optart-041107.html
‘Ophthalmology and Art: Simulation of Monet's Cataracts and Degas' Retinal Disease’, www.archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/archopht.124.12.1764
Aspects of Monet: a symposium on the artist's life and times, www.archive.org/details/aspectsofmonetsy0000unse
‘Claude Monet, 1840–1926 – UK Disability History Month’, www.ukdhm.org/claude-monet-1840-1926-visually-impaired-in-later-life/
Claude Monet, www.myilibrary.com?id=427197
‘Go Blind from Cataracts?’, www.impressionistarts.com/
Monet's years at Giverny: Beyond Impressionism, www.b-ok.cc/book/2289364/82a118‘
Accessibility of culture and/or inclusion? The blind and visually impaired in Slovenia's museums www.researchgate.net/publication/305651971_Accessibilty_of_culture_andor_inclusion_The_blind_and_visually_impaired_in_Slovenia's_museums_Dostopnost_kulture_in_ali_inkluzija_Slepi_in_slabovidni_v_slovenskih_muzejih
‘Blindness, Art and Exclusion in Museums and Galleries’, www.researchgate.net/publication/36725938_Blindness_Art_and_Exclusion_in_Museums_and_Galleries
‘Blind and Visually Impaired Visitors’ Experiences in Museums: Increasing Accessibility through Assistive Technologies’, www.cgscholar.com/bookstore/works/blind-and-visually-impaired-visitors-experiences-in-museums
‘Evaluation of Touchable 3D-Printed Replicas in Museums’, www.researchgate.net/publication/322579966_Evaluation_of_Touchable_3D-Printed_Replicas_in_Museums
‘Discovering ‘Experience-ables’: Socially including visually impaired people in art museums’, www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02672571003780155
‘Best practice in making Museums more accessible to visually impaired visitors’, www.museumnext.com/article/making-museums-accessible-to-visually-impaired-visitors/
‘Art for the blind: Making Art Accessible to the Visually Impaired’, Medium, www.medium.com/@artsmelange/art-for-the-blind-making-art-accessible-to-the-visually-impaired-efcb4f0cfd37
‘Continue Painting with Vision Loss’, www.visionaware.org/everyday-living/recreation-and-leisure/arts-and-crafts/painting/
‘Democratising art: how the art world is opening up to blind and partially sighted visitors’, www.itsnicethat.com/features/brenda-sjahrial-blindness-art-270718
‘How the Art World is Making Way for the Visually Impaired’, www.mutualart.com/Article/How-the-Art-World-is-Making-Way-for-the-/40BD2955157C32C1
‘People with sight impairment in the world of visual arts: does it make any sense?’, www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687599.2018.1480261
‘The Role Of Museum And Sensory Design Of Rebuilding Place In Museology’, www.futureacademy.org.uk/files/images/upload/ICRP2019F067.pdf
‘Museum as a Sensory Space, www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/7/3061
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Forgery In The Art Market: The Case of Shaun Greenhalgh
Happy New Year! Episode Three is here, handling an actual criminal: the art forger, Shaun Greenhalgh. This episode focuses largely on his life and creations, as well as how the art world allows for this to happen and where changes need to be made to update and strengthen the market. Hope you enjoy the episode, and as always, hit me up on social media for any conversations.
Thank you to M I L D - M E M E for all music. For music inquires, or to watch him drum, subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDY4VbuOdV1WAa78WCOyhtg
Research Materials (In Order of Use):
A Forgers Tale - Shaun Greenhalgh (search on https://b-ok.cc for EPUB version)
How Garden Shed Fakers Fooled The Art World, The Guardian, http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/nov/17/artnews.artFraudsters who resented the art market, BBC, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7091435.stm
Family of forgers fooled art world with array of finely crafted fakes, The Independent, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/family-of-forgers-fooled-art-world-with-array-of-finely-crafted-fakes-400718.html
Family con that fooled the art world, Manchester Evening News, http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/family-con-that-fooled-the-art-world-1011291
Fake It Till You Make It, Newsweek, https://www.newsweek.com/fake-it-till-you-make-it-94353
£1m fake statue: family charged, Bolton News, https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/1346184.1m-fake-statue-family-charged/
Antiques Rogues Show: Update, Bolton News, https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/1840810.antiques-rogues-show-update/
Antiques Rogues Show: Update 3, Bolton News, https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/1840818.antiques-rogues-show-update-3/
Con artist set to appeal, Bolton News, https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/1847838.con-artist-set-to-appeal/
The International Art Markets: The Essential Guide for Collectors and Investors, James Goodwin, https://b-ok.cc/book/1069933/5644b9
The Value of Art: Money, Power, Beauty, Michael Findlay, https://b-ok.cc/book/3323386/fff98d?dsource=recommend
The Orange Balloon Dog: Bubbles, Turmoil and Avarice in the Contemporary Art Market, Don Thompson, https://b-ok.cc/book/4821586/145cf6
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