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Join us for a captivating conversation between author Jon S. Dellandrea and OCAD University professor Charles Reeve as they delve into the intriguing world of art theft, forgery and famous Canadian art crimes. Dellandrea’s The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case uncovers a forgotten trial involving forgeries of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven’s art, while Reeve’s expertise in modern and contemporary art provides valuable insight into the challenges of detecting forgery and the impact it has on the original artist. This event will be a riveting look into the mysteries and complexities of Canada’s art scene.

Moderator: Luc Rinaldi

Please note, the time and location of this event has changed. The event will begin at 5:30pm in the Brigantine Room.

The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case

In May 2016, Jon S. Dellandrea came into possession of a box of the last effects of an obscure artist, William Firth MacGregor.

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Artists and Their Autobiographies from Today to the Renaissance and Back

Reading life writing that runs from Tracey Emin, Faith Ringgold and Judy Chicago to Marie Bashkirtseff, Benvenuto Cellini and beyond, Artists and Their Autobiographies from Today to the Renaissance and Back investigates the intriguing doubled truths of artists' autobiographies: truth in life and truth in art; authorial truth/s and the truth of their art as they saw it. However, this book focuses specifically on the truth of sincerity, which here-following classic discussions by Reindert Dhondt, Philippe Lejeune and Lionel Trilling-appears as a truth to self that floats free from facts to link avowal and feeling.

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Jon S. Dellandrea

Jon S. Dellandrea is a Canadian educator and author.

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Charles Reeve

Charles Reeve is Associate Dean of Arts & Science and Professor of Visual and Critical Studies at OCAD University. He is the author of Artists and their Autobiographies from Today to the Renaissance and Back (Routledge, 2022), co-editor, with Samir Gandesha, of To Hell with Poverty, about the politics and philosophy of the para-punk band Gang of Four (Bloomsbury, forthcoming), co-editor, with Rachel Epp Buller, of Inappropriate Bodies: art, design, and maternity (Demeter, 2019) and co-producer, with Epp Buller and Elena Marchevska, of the podcast Renewing the World, which explores the contemporary culture of maternality and mothering.

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