Gadfly artist of the ’80s Mark Kostabi is accurately described as a “half-ass entertainer” in “Con Artist,” Michael Sladek’s comical look at the man and the phenomenon.

Telling the sort of rags-to-riches-to-rags story that would seem utterly contrived if it were not true, "Con Artist" relates the saga of short-lived art world phenomenon Mark Kostabi in highly ...

Kostabi had already placed ads selling “original forgeries by the world’s greatest con artist.” After the fall Mr. Kostabi moved to Italy, where he established a flourishing market for his work.

Mark Kostabi was a talented artist and a smug, antagonistic douchebag, both of which made him an art-world celebrity. Con Artist recounts Kostabi’s ascendancy during the New York scene’s ...

On the evidence of “Con Artist,” a lively portrait of the enfant terrible in middle age, Mark Kostabi doesn’t draw indifferent responses. ... film, television, music, ...

Michael Sladek's fascinating documentary Con Artist is a New York story, using the much-maligned shenanigans of “business artist” Mark Kostabi to comment on fame, commerce, failure, success ...

Having pushed a bevy of buttons back in the late '80s, earning himself fame, fortune and fans, all of which came at a price, the self-proclaimed 'World's Biggest Con Artist' is back and coming to ...

Kostabi unveiled a new life-size bronze in his back garden and pointed out that he recently sold a sculpture for a record $265,000. “I will soon join the million dollar club,” the artist told me.