Spot the fake?
Updated: 2015-01-27 07:30
By Cecily Liu(China Daily)
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That's the challenge posed by a British gallery as it seeks to educate exhibition viewers about Chinese art, Cecily Liu reports from London.
The Dulwich Picture Gallery in London is set to open a new exhibition that invites the public to question their understanding and appreciation of real and fake art.
The exhibition, Made in China: A Doug Fishbone Project, opens on Feb 10 and replaces a priceless painting with a commissioned replica from China. Visitors and art experts are invited to try to spot the fake, which will be unveiled by the gallery after three months.
Fishbone, the artist behind the project, says the exhibition encourages the public to question what makes art valuable while alluding to the serious problem of counterfeits.
The replica was done by a studio in Xiamen, Fujian province, for 120 pounds ($182) after Fishbone sent over digital images of the painting.
"The quality of the replica is amazing in China, and plays a great role in helping more people enjoy great art. It is not counterfeiting as long as it is not set out to deceive," Fishbone says.
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