Desperate times call for desperate measures. For quite some time the New Brow movement seemed to be insulated from the criminal world. Now, with the latest news of another theft of a Lori Earley drawing from Jonathan Levine, and word from Pictures on Walls and Bast’s website about forgeries of work, the gates have opened. With these artists commanding contemporary prices and our economy slowly falling to pieces, I guess it was only a matter of time before things started getting shady.

**The update now includes some authenticity issues regarding KAWS work.

Fake Bast

A Very Fake Banksy

Fake KAWS