[MSN] upcoming IFAR Evening on the Matter Pollocks

[Museum Security Network Mailing list]

IFAR (The International Foundation for Art Research) would like MSN List
Serve members to know about its next public program in New York. All are
welcome to attend, but reservations with pre-payment are necessary. Please
note: the program is already almost sold out. If we cannot confirm a place
when we receive your reservation, we will put your name to a waiting list
and notify you prior to the event whether we can accommodate you. Please do
NOT simply show up at the program. 
 
 
 An IFAR Evening -- Wednesday, November 28, 2007,  6:15 - 8:30 p.m.  in New
York City
 
Topic:  Are they Pollocks?  What Science Tells us about the Matter Paintings
 
Speakers:  Pepe Karmel, Chair and Associate Professor, Dept. of Art History,
NYU;  James Martin, Research Scientist and Principal, Orion Analytical, LLC;
and Richard Newman, Head of Scientific Research, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
                         
In 2002, a group of paintings was found in a storage unit belonging to the
late Herbert Matter, a friend of Jackson Pollock. The discovery --
front-page news -- has spurred new research on the relationship between
Matter and Pollock and has generated considerable controversy about the
attribution of the paintings, initially said to be by Pollock. Hear what two
of the scientists who analyzed the paintings have to say. One is speaking in
public about his research for the very first time. They will be introduced
by Professor Pepe Karmel, co-curator of the 1998 Jackson Pollock
retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, who will discuss the discovery in
the broader context of connoisseurship of Pollock’s paintings and drawings. 
        
 
Q&A and refreshments will follow the talk. 
 
Space is limited and advance reservations with payment are essential. 
 
The program is free to IFAR Member/Supporters; Reduced rate for IFAR Journal
subscribers and full-time students with ID; and $25 to the General Public.
To register for this IFAR Evening, please go to www.ifar.org and click on
Programs, then download and complete the reservation form, and send it to
IFAR. For more information, call IFAR at (212) 391-6234. 
 
About IFAR: Established in 1969, IFAR is a not-for-profit educational and
research organization dedicated to integrity in the visual arts. It works at
the intersection of art scholarship, art law, and the public interest. IFAR
has hosted IFAR Evenings since 1981. These are informal lectures and panels
on topics related to IFAR's core areas, including: art
authenticity, ownership, theft, law and ethics. Several IFAR Evenings are
usually scheduled each year.  IFAR also organizes conferences and
symposia; publishes the award-winning quarterly, IFAR Journal, and offers an
Art Authentication Research Service.  
 
Sincerely,
Sharon Flescher, Executive Director, IFAR