After watching F for Fake I thought this article about Frida Kahlo was fascinating. A "trove" of Frida Kahlo's art was supposedly discovered. Some experts say it's absolutely authentic and others can "tell" from reproduced images that it's fake. I noticed that neither those who authenticated the art or those that called it a fake had very good grounds. It feels a lot like the Welles' movie....
Kahlo Trove: Fact or Fakery
Welles raises some good points in his film. I wonder how much of it is inspired by the way he was treated by the critics, the "experts" on quality film. The notion of an expert is a silly thing in some ways. In a way, the words of an expert are performative language. I don't know that I want to have that authority.
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