Art Legacy Institute
@artlegacyinstitute.org
ALI is an educational and research 501(c)(3) nonprofit concerned with protecting artistic legacy through education, provenance development, research, and the advancement of technological solutions to protect artistic legacy for art and cultural property.
Meanwhile, The Great Art Fraud (BBC) revisits how art dealer Inigo Philbrick conned investors by selling more shares in artworks than existed—an €86 million fraud that ended in jail.
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The Great Art Fraud: a 'riveting' tale of a disgraced art dealer
BBC2 documentary explores extraordinary story of 'class-A grifter' charged with fraud
theweek.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Meanwhile, The Great Art Fraud (BBC) revisits how art dealer Inigo Philbrick conned investors by selling more shares in artworks than existed—an €86 million fraud that ended in jail.
theweek.com/culture-life...
theweek.com/culture-life...
In Argentina, a Nazi-looted painting (Portrait of a Lady) resurfaced in a real estate listing!!!
www.thetimes.com/world/latin-...
www.thetimes.com/world/latin-...
Nazi official’s daughter hands over looted painting
Patricia Kadgien continues to claim ownership of Giuseppe Ghislandi’s Portrait of a Lady, which was spotted in a property listing for her home in Argentina
www.thetimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
In Argentina, a Nazi-looted painting (Portrait of a Lady) resurfaced in a real estate listing!!!
www.thetimes.com/world/latin-...
www.thetimes.com/world/latin-...
This is why the Art Legacy Institute exist:
To build frameworks where tech serves preservation, not deception.
To guard the thin line between brilliance and abuse.
New tools. New rules. Let’s build them together.
To build frameworks where tech serves preservation, not deception.
To guard the thin line between brilliance and abuse.
New tools. New rules. Let’s build them together.
June 24, 2025 at 5:09 AM
This is why the Art Legacy Institute exist:
To build frameworks where tech serves preservation, not deception.
To guard the thin line between brilliance and abuse.
New tools. New rules. Let’s build them together.
To build frameworks where tech serves preservation, not deception.
To guard the thin line between brilliance and abuse.
New tools. New rules. Let’s build them together.
Restoration today. Reproduction tomorrow.
Forgery? Just a side effect waiting for a market.
The tools are neutral.
The stakes are not.
Forgery? Just a side effect waiting for a market.
The tools are neutral.
The stakes are not.
June 24, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Restoration today. Reproduction tomorrow.
Forgery? Just a side effect waiting for a market.
The tools are neutral.
The stakes are not.
Forgery? Just a side effect waiting for a market.
The tools are neutral.
The stakes are not.
But there’s another tech in the mix:
UV printing—capable of simulating the texture of a brushstroke. Not just color, but feel.
Raised surface. Microtopography. You run your fingers over it and it "feels" like paint.
UV printing—capable of simulating the texture of a brushstroke. Not just color, but feel.
Raised surface. Microtopography. You run your fingers over it and it "feels" like paint.
June 24, 2025 at 5:09 AM
But there’s another tech in the mix:
UV printing—capable of simulating the texture of a brushstroke. Not just color, but feel.
Raised surface. Microtopography. You run your fingers over it and it "feels" like paint.
UV printing—capable of simulating the texture of a brushstroke. Not just color, but feel.
Raised surface. Microtopography. You run your fingers over it and it "feels" like paint.
Each mask covers thousands of tiny cracks and paint losses. The AI maps damage, matches over 50k distinct colors, and prints a film that can be removed later—no invasive touchups.
It’s fast. It’s exact. And it’s public-friendly.
It’s fast. It’s exact. And it’s public-friendly.
June 24, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Each mask covers thousands of tiny cracks and paint losses. The AI maps damage, matches over 50k distinct colors, and prints a film that can be removed later—no invasive touchups.
It’s fast. It’s exact. And it’s public-friendly.
It’s fast. It’s exact. And it’s public-friendly.