Family of Pablo Picasso chooses not to take action against Tasmania's MONA for Kirsha Kaechele's faked artworks
ABCThe family of artist Pablo Picasso has chosen not to take action against Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art after sending it a letter challenging its exhibition of several fake paintings that were falsely portrayed as Picassos. "The Picasso Estate, through Picasso Administration, recently contacted MONA over the exhibition of several works by Picasso whose nature seemed doubtful. Artist explains motivation Kaechele, in the blog post this week explained why and how she came to paint the three fake Picasso paintings more than three and a half years ago, and hang them at MONA The curator, who is married to MONA's founder David Walsh, says they were among several fake or fictional artworks or artefacts that were created for MONA's Ladies Lounge, set up as a space for women to enjoy, "away from the overwhelming domination of men". "Bottom line — you & MONA represented these Picasso paintings as genuine when they weren't," wrote one user, Scipio.
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