Michael Barzman

Museum Collections
When Forgeries Strike: Museum Insurance Claims and the Aftermath of the Basquiat Scandal

In February 2022, the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) unveiled Heroes & Monsters, an exhibition featuring 25 “lost” paintings attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat. Claimed to have been created in 1982 and sold directly to television writer Thad Mumford, the works […]

February 28, 2025