A Arte do Falso
Event
More than 200 forged paintings, seized in the last 15 years by Diretoria do Norte da Polícia Judiciária (detective force), are on display at Alfândega do Porto. "A Arte do Falso" gathers not only counterfeit works of names like Picasso, Júlio Pomar, Cesariny, Malangatana, Amadeo Souza Cardoso, but also unusual objects that reveal the genius of criminals.
Between counterfeit banknotes, umbrellas that turn into weapons, paintings exhibited at art gallery auctions that had been screened by specialists, the exhibition holds many surprises, including a machine that would have the gift of healing people all over the world by simply turning on some lights.
The forged works on display to the public were located by the detectives of the police force, mainly in the urban areas of Lisbon and Porto, in art galleries, auctions, fairs, exhibitions and antique shops. In the exhibition there is also a space dedicated to the little ones, where they can take fingerprints and compare them on different surfaces.
Between counterfeit banknotes, umbrellas that turn into weapons, paintings exhibited at art gallery auctions that had been screened by specialists, the exhibition holds many surprises, including a machine that would have the gift of healing people all over the world by simply turning on some lights.
The forged works on display to the public were located by the detectives of the police force, mainly in the urban areas of Lisbon and Porto, in art galleries, auctions, fairs, exhibitions and antique shops. In the exhibition there is also a space dedicated to the little ones, where they can take fingerprints and compare them on different surfaces.
