My article on the Venice Biennale, turned this year into the battlefield desk-russie.info/2026/05/16/t...

The Biennale of Discontent • russian desk

On May 6 — the first day of the preview of the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale — rain began falling over Venice before dawn. At the

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My post about Toporovsky case recently published on Substack- fakewatcher.substack.com/p/art-for-th... fakewatcher.substack.com/p/adventures... fakewatcher.substack.com/p/new-advent...

Adventures of Tintin in Zaventem.

Once auctions disguised forgeries as originals; now they market them as forgeries.

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Finally, the story of the exhibition of fakes of Russian Avant-Garde in the Museum of Fine arts in Ghent (MSK) that began in 2018 is approaching its conclusion. On April 26, according to a report in De Standaard, “the council chamber refers Igor and Olga Toporovsky to the criminal court.

Art, Cold War and Spies - my current post on Substack - I am also sorry about Chris, and about Kazimir too. open.substack.com/pub/fakewatc...

I am also sorry about Chris, and about Kazimir too.

Avant-garde and spy thrillers.

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