Hot Off the Press: Breaking Art News
Fine Art Registry congratulates Julio Aguilar, writer for
El Universal magazine for publishing his article titled,
Defraudan a turistas con venta de 'arte': Park West Gallery obtiene jugosas ganancias con obras falsas o sobrevaluadas. The title in English roughly translates to:
They defraud to tourists with sale of art
Park West Gallery obtains substantial gains with false installations and overvalued.
Media Coverage, August 8, 2008
Daily Business Review article posted on
Law.com features Fine Art Registry® in an article entitled
Cruise Passengers Claim Gallery Short-Changed Them During Voyage.
Media Coverage, July 28, 2008
MS NBC article features Fine Art Registry® art auction story from
The New York Times in an article entitled
The worst place on a cruise ship - Avoid buyer's remorse: Beware deceptive practices at the art auction. Thank you, MSNBC and Anita Dunham-Potter for raising public awareness about this serious public policy concern.
Media Coverage, July 21, 2008
The Arts section of
The New York Times features Fine Art Registry® in an article entitled
Art Auctions on Cruise Ships Lead to Anger, Accusations and Lawsuits published on July 16, 2008.
Media Coverage, July 16, 2008
Where do the Dali prints sold by Park West come from? The first step in examining this subject is to have a look at what Park West themselves say about the origins of the Dali prints they sell.
Article, June 23, 2008
The June 2008 issue of
ARTnews Magazine carries an intriguing subject on the cover. It's a story entitled
The Blue Print and the excellent two-page article inside is about the recent investigation conducted by fingerprint forgery expert Pat Wertheim on behalf of Fine Art Registry into fingerprints used by Peter Paul Biro to "authenticate" a painting belonging to the Parker family of Long Island as being a genuine Jackson Pollock.
Media Coverage, June 1, 2008
Fine Art Registry speaks out against abuses by cruise line art auction operator Park West Gallery to Orlando's Local6 Problem Solvers in their investigatory report.
Media Coverage, May 8, 2008
Masterpiece Artist Canvas, who have for some time been shipping their top-of-the-line Elite Canvases with Fine Art Registry tags already attached, is sponsoring Theresa Franks, Founder and CEO of Phoenix-based web company, Fine Art Registry, to deliver a workshop at the 2008 NAMTA (International Art Materials Trade Association) annual convention on April 30th, prior to the opening of the trade show itself which runs from May 1st to May 3rd.
Press Room, April 27, 2008
Park West Galleries, a Michigan based company best known for selling art on board cruise ships, has filed a series of lawsuits against the consumer advocacy group which spoke out regarding reports of inflated prices, misrepresentations and deceptive trade practices on CBS's
Inside Edition in February of this year. In retaliation for Fine Art Registry exposing Park West's activities on that program and on the Fine Art Registry website, and for assisting Park West customers who approached Fine Art Registry, with education about works of art they bought at the cruise ship auctions, Park West recently filed suits against the company and some of its personnel, claiming libel and defamation. The suits are an attempt to stop the flow of information about Park West and to stem the tide of refund requests which have multiplied since the airing of the
Inside Edition exposé and Fine Art Registry advocacy.
Press Room, April 23, 2008
Commissioned by Global Fine Art Registry, LLC., world renowned fingerprint forgery and fabrication detection specialist, Pat Wertheim, examined fingerprints found on an alleged Jackson Pollock painting which had been "authenticated” by self-styled art forensic specialist, Peter Paul Biro of Montreal, Canada (the same expert who was featured in the movie Who the %$#@ is Jackson Pollock? as having "authenticated" the painting Teri's Find as a Pollock). The investigation is now complete. In what is only the second ever known case of fingerprint forgery in the history of the science, Pat Wertheim found that the fingerprints on the alleged Pollock were forged, planted there by an inked rubber stamp made from a cast of a fingerprint on a paint can at the Pollock-Krasner House.
Press Room, April 5, 2008
US and Spanish law enforcement officials today announced federal charges against seven defendants as a result of an international investigation into production and sale of fake limited edition prints of renowned artists.
Download the PDF version here.
Art News, March 19, 2008
While collectors and museums can match any object tagging technology with any of the available on-line registries, a novel approach is offered by the Fine Art Registry (FAR www.fineartregistry.com). Founded in 2000, the Fine Art Registry offers both a patented system of tagging, and a central, secure database of art, collectible, jewelry, gemstones and other valuables. It was established to provide an affordable version of these services for artists, collectors, museums, galleries and others, and can be accessed for free by those doing due diligence, looking to see if an item is stolen, and so on.
Media Coverage, March 3, 2008
Fine Art Registry® is working with Arizona attorney and legal consultant, Gail Christensen to record a series of lectures on a variety of topics about art and the law. These lectures are available from CLE123 Inc. for CLE credit in New York, California and Arizona as well as being for sale as stand-alone lectures without CLE credit, both downloadable and on CD from Fine Art Registry.
Press Room, March 1, 2008
On 11 Feb 08, CBS's
Inside Edition aired the results of an investigation into cruise line art auctions which it had been conducting for quite some time. The Inside Edition investigative reporters had been on the cruise ships attending auctions held by Park West at Sea, a division of Park West Gallery of Southfield, Michigan, and had interviewed a number of people who had bought art at cruise line auctions on the understanding that it was a bargain and an investment, only to come home and find that they had been grossly overcharged and that the same pieces were available on land for a third or less of the price they had paid.
Press Room, February 12, 2008
The following material has come to us from a variety of sources. They all are or were in a position to be able to provide accurate data. Of course we have been unable to verify any of the information directly.
Article, January 22, 2008
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