WEBVTT - Introducing: Art Fraud

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, listeners, it's my pleasure to invite you to listen

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<v Speaker 1>to a new true crime podcast from Cavalry Audio and

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<v Speaker 1>I Heart Radio. It's called Art Fraud, and it exposes

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<v Speaker 1>the single greatest art crime in US history. Executive produced

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<v Speaker 1>and narrated by Alec Baldwin. If you like stories about

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<v Speaker 1>rich people getting cond out of their money while also

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<v Speaker 1>being immersed in that strange and beautiful world of the

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<v Speaker 1>mid century masters that put the abstract Expressionist movement on

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<v Speaker 1>the map, then Art Fraud is the podcast for you.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm about to play the trailer while you're listening. You

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<v Speaker 1>can follow Art Fraud on the I Heart Radio app,

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<v Speaker 1>on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>Art Fraud. The art world it is essentially a money

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<v Speaker 1>laundering business. The best fakes are still hanging on people's balls.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, they don't even know or suspect that they're fakes.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Alec Baldwin and this is a podcast about deception, greed,

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<v Speaker 1>and forgery in the art world. I just walked in

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<v Speaker 1>and saw this bright red painting presuming to be a rothco.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, art forgeries only happen because there's money to

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<v Speaker 1>be made a lot of money. I'm listening to how

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<v Speaker 1>what they're paying for each thing. It was an incredible

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<v Speaker 1>mans of money. We sent him a check for one million,

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<v Speaker 1>one thousand, but he said to us that he thought

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<v Speaker 1>the picture was now worth three million, and he was

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<v Speaker 1>gonna sue us for that much money. The art market

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<v Speaker 1>is ripe for cons because it's inherently subjective. I just

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't even look at it because it was so garish

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<v Speaker 1>and so not by Rothko. You've got to prove that

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<v Speaker 1>the paintings are fake, and you've got to prove that

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<v Speaker 1>someone who sold them knew that they were fake. There

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<v Speaker 1>were an unusually large umber of prominent people who seemingly

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<v Speaker 1>were going to stand by the paintings and say that

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<v Speaker 1>they were real. You knew the painting was fake. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen to Art Fraud on the I Heart Radio app,

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<v Speaker 1>Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.