Warhol After Warhol: Power and Money in the Modern Art World by Richard Dorment

'A pacy legal thriller, packed with a colourful cast of characters’ – Telegraph

Long-time art critic Richard Dorment reveals the corruption and lies of the art world and its mystifying authentication process. One winter afternoon in 2003, art critic Richard Dorment answered a telephone call from Joe Simon, an American film producer and art collector, ringing at the suggestion of his neighbour, David Hockney. The Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board had declared the two Warhols in Simon’s collection to be fake, and he thought Dorment could help.

So began a ten-year saga to prove the authenticity of a series of paintings by one of the most famous American artists of all time. Film stars, art forgers, a murdered Russian oligarch and a Mob lawyer would be swept up in the pursuit. Part detective story, part art history, part memoir, part courtroom drama, Warhol After Warhol is a spellbinding account of the dark connection between money, power and art.'

Paperback
Publication: 7 Nov 2024, Picador
ISBN: 9781529081510
Extent: 288 pages