In Australia, Aboriginal paintings, with the widespread use of simple geometry and dot patterns, are fair game to potential forgers, while for modern art, abstract paintings prove to be more popular targets. This piece was on display at the Beyond The Dots: Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art exhibition in Kuala Lumpur in 2011.
Australia strengthens the law to deal with art fakes.
ART conservators have turned art detectives that resulted in two successful prosecutions of art fraud in Australia.
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