Where does one draw the line between 'art' and 'theft'? Art and artist? A criminal and aesthetic investigation into the creation of incognito artist Pavel Novak, virtuosi counterfeiter wanted by the FBI for his 1978 "Stolen Art" exhibition in New York, which caused international stupefaction… some pieces proved to be stolen originals. Simon Backès takes us on a trek across New York, introducing us to specialists who unveil and question our relation to art- a matter of cultural legacy, but also, quite simply, merchandise. Does beauty exist without copyright?
Simon Backès
Director
Maternal Instinct71%
McQueen74%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
Voyeur59%
Above Majestic73%
Selfie71%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Tricked: The Documentary61%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
The Class of ‘9271%
Room 23761%
The Cheshire Murders65%
Nail Bomber: Manhunt65%
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present73%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Attitudini: Nessuna72%
Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art67%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Laggiù qualcuno mi ama77%
Directed by John Ford70%
