There are some interesting buried comments in a Mar 22, 2019 Artsy article by Karen Chernick on the collection of Michael Mattis and Judy Hochberg (now on display at the Barnes Foundation), which briefly describing a few modern methods of detecting 19th and early 20th C photographic fakes and reprints. The two collectors developed the… Continue reading Modern techniques for detecting photographic fakes and reprints (Artsy)
Category: Authenticity
Digital Photographs and Concepts of Art (James Reilly)
From Getty, James Reilly, the photograph conservation expert, comments about what digital photography has done: The important point is that, as the analogue structure goes away, it further erodes the notion that photography is a major art form in and of itself. …. Digital has undermined the notion of photography as an art form in… Continue reading Digital Photographs and Concepts of Art (James Reilly)