Iraq's prized modern art plagued by forgery, trafficking
"Recently, we spotted a fake in Baghdad," said the artist's 50-year-old son, Mohammed Shakir Hassan al-Said.
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This photograph taken on June 27, 2023, shows a sculpture named « I am Hip Hop » made by the artist Dave Cortes representing an album cover of Hip-hop artist Nas displayed as part of the exhibition.
By NewVision Reporter
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Many masterpieces of Iraqi painting were looted or destroyed during the years of war, but now the country's artistic heritage faces another threat: rampant counterfeiting and illicit trafficking.
Adorning a