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Orlando Museum of Art countersued by former director Aaron de Groft in ongoing fake art case

Another chapter in the strange saga of the Basquiats that weren’t

by Matthew Moyer November 15, 2023February 28, 2025

Another chapter in the strange saga of the Basquiats that weren’t

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Orlando Museum of Art sues ex-director, others over fake Basquiat paintings scandal

The lawsuit was filed in Orange County and addresses the alleged fraudulent origin of the pieces

by Chloe Greenberg August 16, 2023February 26, 2025

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Art expert who questioned Orlando Museum of Art’s Basquiat exhibit gives her side of the story

by Alex Galbraith July 12, 2022June 6, 2025

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Orlando Museum of Art director told art expert who had doubts about Basquiat exhibit to ‘stay in [her] limited lane’

“Shut up. You took the money. Stop being holier than thou.”

by Alex Galbraith June 28, 2022March 18, 2025

FBI raids Orlando Museum of Art, seizes paintings from troubled ‘Heroes and Monsters’ Basquiat exhibition

by Matthew Moyer June 24, 2022April 9, 2025

With an FBI art crime investigation now underway, things just keep looking worse for Orlando Museum of Art’s ‘Heroes and Monsters’ exhibit

It didn’t have to be this way.

by Kyle Eagle June 8, 2022July 26, 2025