Quote of Note | Rebekah Modrak

“At the Otsuka Museum of Art in Naruto City, [Japan], a committee of six art historians determined the most important works of art in the Western world. The Otsuka Pharmaceutical Group funded the ambitious project of photographically replicating more than 1,000 works on ceramic board, in the original size, orientation, and installation position. Museum directors, curators, and artists’ descendants authenticated the works as exceptional reproductions. The museum calls attention to the authentic nature of the works with words such as ‘real’ and ‘exact,’ and by making little distinction between copy and original, claiming that the image-replications allow visitors ‘to appreciate the true artistic value of the original works.’