>I find the world of forgeries fascinating because it speaks of the human mind, how our desire to make something real blocks our perception and any kind of crit

>I find the world of forgeries fascinating because it speaks of the human mind, how our desire to make something real blocks our perception and any kind of critical thinking. Not just forgeries but modern claims like Salvator Mundi were legitimized by a small circle of experts and whales that wanted headliners. Fine art is very much like crypto, a wildly speculative asset controlled by a small inner market that is prone to criminal activity.