FBI seizes more than two dozen disputed Basquiat paintings from Florida museum
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The FBI raided a Florida art museum on Friday and seized more than two dozen paintings attributed to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat following questions about their authenticity.
Orlando Museum of Art spokeswoman Emilia Bourmas-Fry said in a statement that they were complying with a warrant from the FBI for access to the "Heroes and Monsters" exhibit, which is now in the government's possession. She added that no one on the museum's staff has been arrested.
"It is important to note that we still have not been led to believe the Museum has been or is the subject of any investigation," Bourmas-Fry said. "We continue to see our involvement purely as a fact witness."

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