After Banksy, Art Series hotels turn to Warhol fakes

Tim Burrowes

May 8, 2012 2:35

Naked Communications has launched another modern art-themed competition campaign for Art Series Hotels to follow up on its Steal Banksy challenge.

The new challenge – Which Warhol is Warhol’s – sees the hotel chain display nine forged Warhols and one original. The fakes were commissioned from forger Tony Tetro.

Guests staying at the Melbourne hotels will be asked to pick the real artwork.One of the guests who guesses corectly will receive the real Warhol while the fakes will also be given away.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.