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In case anyone is wondering: this wasn't a scam, but an art exhibit in an art museum about an openly fake civilization, done by an artist with mostly repurposed
by the_af 4y ago
In case anyone is wondering: this wasn't a scam, but an art exhibit in an art museum about an openly fake civilization, done by an artist with mostly repurposed "found" objects.
The "convincingly exhibited" of the title is misleading. It wasn't about deceiving people, it was about world-building. It wasn't shown at a history museum.
It wasn't a hoax, but more of an artistic "mockumentary" for a made up civilization. Almost borgean...
- rtanks 4y agoAgree
- ispo 4y agoBorges and his men in that strange city...
- duxup 4y agoThat makes more sense as the detail and volume of information indicated in the article seems like more than I would expect.
- MarcelOlsz 4y agoF for Fake by Orson Welles is in the same vein. Still don't know if it's a fiction or non-fiction.
- xhkkffbf 4y agoPerhaps not an outright scam, but the tax-free structure of Cornell and much of the art world is certainly a benefit that most normal people and businesses don't enjoy.
- dang 4y agoOk, we've made the title not say convincingly and replaced 'fake' with 'invented'. Thanks!