FALSK!
We know that fake art has existed for as long as art has been traded on the market. In the exhibition “FAKE!” from The National Museum of Justice, artworks from very different fraud cases handled by the legal system from the early 1900s up until today are presented. In the most recent case, the verdict was delivered as late as 2023. Despite strict penalties, many have tried their luck, and art forgery is legally considered a form of fraud.
The exhibition presents works attributed to well‑known artists such as Munch, Zorn, and Grimdalen. That is to say, there appears to be art by these and several more or less familiar artists in The National Museum og Justice's collection. How did these artworks end up in the collection of a museum dedicated to “law and justice,” and are they actually artworks at all?
This exhibition looks to the past. What the future will bring, we can only speculate about – will it still be possible to distinguish between “authentic” and “fake” art? And how can artists safeguard their rights and intellectual property in a future where technology develops faster than lawmakers can spell “artificial intelligence”?
The exhibition opens in April! Date to be announced.