{"id":55926,"date":"2025-01-22T14:30:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T19:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/?p=55926"},"modified":"2025-01-22T14:30:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T19:30:36","slug":"aaron-de-groft-disgraced-former-oma-curator-dies-at-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/aaron-de-groft-disgraced-former-oma-curator-dies-at-59\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron de Groft, Disgraced Former OMA Curator, Dies At 59"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_55928\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Orlando_Museum_of_Art.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55928\" class=\"wp-image-55928\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Orlando_Museum_of_Art-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The outside of the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA)\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Orlando_Museum_of_Art-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Orlando_Museum_of_Art.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Orlando Museum of Art (photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons user <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Orlando_Museum_of_Art.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MrX<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aaron de Groft, the former museum curator at the center of the Orlando Basquiats scandal, died at age 59.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I have written extensively about the scandal of which De Groft was at the center. On June 24, 2022, the FBI <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2022\/06\/a-bad-week-for-basquiat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">raided the Orlando Museum of Art<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to confiscate twenty-five newly discovered works by the American painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. OMA decided to fire its curator, De Groft, and eventually sued him because of evidence that he likely knew that the Basquiats were forgeries. The evidence indicates he had made a deal with the paintings\u2019 owners, withholding his authentication unless he got a cut of the profits from any future sale. Though he denied these accusations, there was certainly a pattern of behavior that indicates otherwise. Previously, De Groft served as director of the College of William &amp; Mary\u2019s Muscarelle Museum of Art. There, he made it a habit of buying inexpensive, unattributed works at auction, then <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/art-news\/news\/orlando-museum-basquiat-director-discovered-artworks-1234635043\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">later claiming them as rediscovered works by great masters<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">De Groft passed away on January 18th due to an unspecified illness. At the time of his death, he was still in the process of suing OMA for wrongful termination, breach of contract, and defamation. He claimed that his dismissal and the information brought to light were part of a public relations campaign by the museum to save face in the wake of the FBI raid. Florida law allows that should a party to a lawsuit die before its conclusion, a family member of the deceased may decide how to continue. His death also comes shortly after the owners of the Basquiat forgeries <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theartnewspaper.com\/2025\/01\/17\/fake-basquiats-insurance-dispute-orlando-museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">had their $19.7 million insurance claim denied<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Liberty Mutual Insurance and Great American Insurance have even brought the matter before a court to enforce their decision. They state they rejected the claim because of the owners\u2019 \u201cintentional or negligent misrepresentations\u201d about the works\u2019 authenticity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/obituaries\/psar1065130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">De Groft\u2019s obituary<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> does not mention the Basquiat scandal or the curator\u2019s subsequent legal battles. It mentions his work at the Muscarelle Museum, the John &amp; Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens in Jacksonville, Florida, and describes his time at the Muscarelle Museum as \u201cmarked by his visionary leadership\u201d. It further says that at OMA, De Groft \u201cworked tirelessly to expand the museum\u2019s reach and inclusivity. He championed diverse exhibitions, broadened membership, and advocated for improved employee benefits and wages, all while maintaining his focus on the arts as a force for education and community connection.\u201d An OMA representative commented on De Groft\u2019s passing, \u201cOur thoughts are with his family at this time of loss\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron de Groft, the former museum curator at the center of the Orlando Basquiats scandal, died at age 59. I have written extensively about the scandal of which De Groft was at the center. 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