Not Pollock/Not Krasner was an exhibition installed at the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center in New York prior to the release of Ed Harris’ much-praised film biopic Pollock (2000). On view were a selection of the many fake Pollock and Krasner paintings created for the film. Since the film’s art department had been given unprecedented permission to execute a total of 158 works with extremely high levels of accuracy, the replicas were to be carefully monitored as an potential insurance risk – they were absolutely not to be sold as real paintings in any market. During the exhibition, the paintings were clearly labeled with the names of the executers such as Ed Harris himself or by painting coaches and artists such as Lisa Lawley and Mike Bidle.

The following archival document traces both Pollock and Krasner’s works from the exhibition, as well as annotates the various characteristics that qualify the paintings as “fake” as opposed to original. The document begins with a forward by Matt Sussman that discusses the controversies surrounding replicated paintings and the proliferation of imitations in the art market.