NBC 6 South Florida26d
Ex-Orlando art museum director involved in Basquiat forged painting probe has died
Basquiat, who lived and worked in New York City, found success in the 1980s as part of the neo-Expressionism movement. Questions about the artworks’ authenticity arose almost immediately after ...
Hindustan Times26d
Former Florida art museum director involved in Basquiat forged painting probe has died
De Groft negotiated to have the Orlando Museum of Art be the first institution to display more than two dozen artworks said to have been found in an old storage locker decades after Basquiat’s ...
The New York Times27d
Aaron De Groft, Museum Director Accused in Fake Basquiat Scheme, Dies at 59
In Orlando, he staged a blockbuster exhibition of works said to be newly discovered paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat. He was fired when the paintings turned out to be forgeries. By Brett Sokol ...
The Virginian-Pilot27d
Former art museum director and William & Mary alum involved in Basquiat forged painting probe has died
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Aaron De Groft, a former head of the Orlando Museum of Art who left the institution under a cloud in 2022 after it was raided by the FBI as part of an art fraud probe into ...
Associated Press27d
Former Florida art museum director involved in Basquiat forged painting probe has died
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The entrance to an exhibit by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat at the Orlando Museum of Art, June 1, 2022, in ...
Yahoo27d
Former Florida art museum director involved in Basquiat forged painting probe has died
FILE - The entrance to an exhibit by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat at the Orlando Museum of Art, June 1, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) ...
WFTV27d
Former director of Orlando Museum of Art, tied to Basquiat scandal, dies at 59
De Groft was at the center of a scandal when the FBI investigated him in relation to potentially fake Jean-Michael Basquiat artworks. De Groft is said to have died from a brief illness.
lakelandtoday27d
Former Florida art museum director involved in Basquiat forged painting probe has died
FILE - The entrance to an exhibit by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat at the Orlando Museum of Art, June 1, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Aaron De Groft, a former ...
collider28d
Frank Grillo’s $118 Million Action Thriller Is Purging a New Streamer’s Top 10 Despite 55% Rotten Tomatoes Score
Few people had a better end to 2024 than Frank Grillo, who led Creature Commandos, the debut DCU series that earned universal acclaim and has already been greenlit for Season 2. Grillo is also ...
Artnet28d
Insurers Dispute $19.7 Million Claim for Fake Basquiats Seized From Orlando Museum
Installation view of "Heroes & Monsters: Jean-Michel Basquiat, The Thaddeus Mumford, Jr. Venice Collection" at the Orlando Museum of Art, 2022. Photo courtesy of the OMA. Brian Boucher January 22 ...
Orlando Sentinel28d
Aaron De Groft, whose ‘Basquiat’ exhibit triggered a scandal at Orlando museum, dies at 59
Aaron De Groft, who came to Central Florida to raise the profile of Orlando Museum of Art — but then embroiled the institution in an FBI fraud investigation over purported Basquiat paintings ...
Orlando Weekly28d
Aaron De Groft, responsible for 'Basquiat' scandal at Orlando Museum of Art, dies at 59
Aaron De Groft, the former director of the Orlando Museum of Art and subject of scandal and FBI investigation over fraudulent Jean-Michel Basquiat artworks, has died, according to an obituary ...