From Russia With Doubt: The Quest to Authenticate 181 Would-Be Masterpieces of the Russian Avant-Garde
"The story of Ron, Roger, and their Russian paintings reads like an outrageously surreal novel about the international art world co-written by Franz Kafka and John le Carré. Adam Lerner's enormously entertaining book takes us deep into a world of art forgery where ex-communist spies meet art aficionados to trade Russian avant-garde paintings over the Internet." - Jens Hoffmann, deputy director, Jewish Museum, New York"The book reads like a great thriller.... It's also a beautiful meditation on what defines the authenticity of art." - The Paris Review blog"An incredible story. Adam Lerner's book beautifully illuminates the mysterious possibility of objects and the people and histories they connect us to. A must read for anyone who loves art, spy novels, and the ineffable act of looking." - Dana Schutz, artist"Adam Lerner's story of this improbable collection is an amusing yet sneakily profound ditty about the alchemical nature of what makes art Art." - Barnaby Furnas, artist