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Painter + Art Forger? – Mark Landis (USA)


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We discussed: the addictive quality of being treated like a VIP, poor self-esteem, mental disorders, provenance, and art museum collections.

 

People + Places Mentioned:

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

Perry Mason – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050051/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

McHale’s Navy PT-73 – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055689/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

The Beverly Hillbillies with Margaret Drysdale, “The Art Center” episode – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0522571/

Dan Winters – https://www.danwintersphoto.com

Henry Darger – https://www.artspace.com/magazine/art_101/book_report/the-mysterious-story-of-outsider-artist-henry-darger-the-vivian-girls-of-the-realms-of-the-55476

Home Town – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Town_(TV_series)

The Swan – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049815/

Father Brown – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069582/

 

 

https://marklandisoriginal.com

http://artandcraftfilm.com

 

Art and Craft, Documentary Film about Mark Landis

Mark Landis has been called one of the most prolific art forgers in US history. His impressive body of work spans thirty years, covering a wide range of painting styles and periods that includes 15th Century Icons, Picasso, and even Walt Disney. And while the copies could fetch impressive sums on the open market, Landis isn’t in it for money. Posing as a philanthropic donor, a grieving executor of a family member’s will, and most recently as a Jesuit priest, Landis has given away hundreds of works over the years to a staggering list of institutions across the United States. But after duping Matthew Leininger, a tenacious registrar who ultimately discovers the decades-long ruse and sets out to expose his philanthropic escapades to the art world, Landis must confront his own legacy and a chorus of museum professionals clamoring for him to stop.

 

Audio editing by Jakub Černý

Music by Peat Biby

 

 

Supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway – https://eeagrants.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project: Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com + Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

 

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