A struggling Chinese artist faked dozens of paintings as part of an elaborate $80 million New York art fraud, according to prosecutors.
Pei-Shen Qian is said to have created the works for Glafira Rosales, a dealer who sold them to galleries as genuine newly-discovered masterpieces by modernists such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko.
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source: Bloomberg
1: Gisele Bündchen $42 million
2: Miranda Kerr $7.2 million
3: Adriana Lima $6 million
4: Kate Moss $5.7 million
5: Liu Wen $4.3 million
6: Hilary Rhoda $4 million
7: Carolyn Murphy $3.6 million
8: Joan Smalls $3.5 million
9: Candice Swanepoel $3.3 million
10: Lara Stone $3.2 million
source: Steve Forbes
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The 56-year-old “Crooklyn” director reached his $1.25 million goal on Kickstarter to fund his next project, four days ahead of his deadline.
With $1.29 million in donations, it’s the third highest film in the crowdfunding site’s history, behind the “Vernonica Mars” feature film and Zach Braff’s followup to “Garden State.” The title of the legendary filmmakers new movie is “Blood”
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source: Life + Times
A Los Angeles mural by graffiti artist Banksy is up for auction. Estimated to fetch $150k to $300k.
Banksy is a pseudonym for an elusive British graffiti artist who first emerged in Bristol, England, as part of an underground group of artists. He has become known for his trademark spray-paint stencils that offer social commentary.
He intentionally hides his identity and real name, but verifies his works by featuring them on his website (www.banksy.co.uk).
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