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Since this is only open to Stanford students, faculty, staff why tell us (in this public forum)?

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Yoko Ono is behind one of largest iconic art frauds of the 20th/21st century, her touring and sale of the -Artwork of John Lennon-. The only problem this so-called artwork, in this touring -Artwork of John Lennon- exhibit, is it was done since 1986.

John Lennon died in 1980. The dead don't create artwork.

So, it is immensely ironic that Yoko Ono would be asked to speak at Stanford which houses one of the largest collections of non-disclosed fake Rodins in the world. Of the 200 odd "Rodins" in the collection of Stanford, 180 or so were posthumously reproduced after 1952 and listed as "Signed A Rodin" despite Auguste Rodin being dead since 1917.

How'd he do that?

In closing, as bad as the financial shenanigans have been that have devastated our country and the world, it truly pales in comparison to the marketing and sale of non-disclosed fakes posthumously reproduced with counterfeit signatures applies that have flooded our museums, cultural and academic institutions, auction houses and galleries.

You see, all the above have discovered, if you counterfeit a $100 dollar bill the most you get is $100 but if you counterfeit art the sky's the limit.

Therefore, the unstated mission of all involved is: why let the truth interfere with commerce."

Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar
Fernandina Beach, Florida

Give Yoko a chance....