Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? poses some interesting questions besides the obvious one of whether the painting bought by Teri Horton for $5 is an authentic Jackson Pollock worth millions. It also offers good insight into the business of art, turning her quest of verifying its authenticity into a struggle against what comes across as art-world snobbishness.
Do you value a throw-away by an artist the same way as a great work of art? Initial impressions are that the painting possesses none of the magical properties of an authentic Pollock.
