The Truth About Lies was accompanied
by the following notification:
NOTICE: MARION KALMUS
Known today as a installation artist,
Kalmus is also a world class forger. In a career spanning almost
twenty years, Kalmus works have been mis-authenticated by, and
placed in collections and Museums worldwide. In return for immunity
from prosecution, Kalmus has agreed to reveal which works in
the V&A Collection are in fact Kalmus originals
As part of
the agreement between the Museum and the artist, Kalmus has
consented that Museum will display private documentations of
the construction of the V&A fakes, including extraordinary
film footage of the production of Petrarchs Laura.
These documentations will be available for viewing in the Twentieth
Century Gallery, and the Kalmus forgeries will remain
in situ in galleries 50a, 46, 403 & 421 until January 12th
2003.
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