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Some fakes have become more authentic than the originals: it can be more authentic to wear a fake than a genuine Rolex if you want to display a smart, ironic attitude to luxury fashion. Now that no one believes what it says on your T-shirt, the dupe has superseded the fake.
Mar 24, 2022 · Today, as in the early modern period, the meaning and status of fakes and forgeries have fluctuated and are still constantly revised. For art historians, fakes matter a great deal as we can use information to produce conclusive research by the help of a copy or a replica.
Sep 1, 2010 · New research suggests that knockoffs may not work as magically as we would like. Indeed, they may backfire. Three scientists—Francesca Gino of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,...
As art historians of our time, we are well aware that changes in appreciation occur, and that perspectives on originality and auth-enticity can change over the course of time: today’s fakes can be tomorrow’s authentic pieces. A simple example for these kinds of shifts are artefacts like coins or medals that originally were commodities for their
Dec 13, 2022 · In 2022, fakeness seems to be fashion’s new reality. Take, for instance, Loewe’s spring 2023 collection, for which creative director Jonathan Anderson looked to artificiality as a source of...
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Oct 28, 2010 · Even if two works of art are physically the same — an original, say, and an exact copy — they feel profoundly different to me. Is it possible that an object contains within it some of its story, or has a spirit, or has embedded “knowledge” of its own history?
Jul 24, 2023 · This art deception exhibit begs the question, Can people tell the difference between authentic artwork compared to that which is produced to look like it by looking at it only? Research...
