ROLLING STONE – RS article about the Netflix Series Giampiero recently produced. ‘Bad Influence’ Docuseries Examines Allegations of Child Influencer Exploitation. The three-part series, which premieres April 2025 on Netflix, looks into claims 11 influencers made against one online star’s momager.
THE TIMES (UK) Feature article about The Royal Stunt documentary and Ambrosi’s investigation with director Kief Davidson into the James Stunt/Tony Tetro/King Charles royal art scandal. An Apple Editor’s pick for news stories.
BARNEBY’S PODCAST Barneby’s Eye of the Beholder Podcast. In this captivating episode, we are joined by two remarkable guests: famous L.A. art forger Tony Tetro, and Giampiero Ambrosi, the distinguished journalist and author of the gripping biography, “Con/Artist,” chronicling Tony’s journey. Giampiero Ambrosi, who penned Tony’s biography, will provide intriguing insights into the psychology of an art forger and the behind-the-scenes details of writing “Con/Artist”.
AIRMAIL Fake It Till You Make It. AirMail article about the book, Con/Artist, by Giampiero Ambrosi and Tony Tetro. “A remarkable…electric memoir.”
THE SUNDAY TIMES The Sunday Times praise for Con/Artist. “Think Goodfellas meets the art gallery. That conjures the tone of a memoir in which the Italian-American Tony Tetro, born and raised in the Rust Belt before moving to California, tells the story of his rise from door-to-door furniture salesman to “the world’s greatest art forger”.
SEAN MONCRIEFF RADIO SHOW The world’s greatest art forger. Writer and Investigative Journalist, Giampiero Ambrosi joined Sean Moncrieff on the show to discuss the life and crimes of Tony Tetro.
KCRW Interview About Con/Artist. “As his co-author Giampiero Ambrosi explains, “You always think of the forger duping the client. But in this case, the client was the dealer, and the dealer would commission [Tetro] to do it. They just say, ‘Hey, I need 50 Picassos. Give me 20 Miros. I need 10 Dalís.’”
THE ART NEWSPAPER Giampiero weighs in on James Stunt’s Lely paintings. Lely portraits owned by bankrupt collector James Stunt flop at auction. Works by the painter, owned by the controversial “playboy” socialite, were offered at Christie’s New York this month
SPECTATOR The secrets of a master art forger. Con/Artist: The Life and Crimes of the World’s Greatest Art Forger by Tony Tetro and Giampiero Ambrosi reviewed.
THE KILLER SOUNDTRACK Giampiero was one of the co-writers for Marco Beltrami’s end credit song “L’Introuvable” in action legend John Woo’s, The Killer, starring Omar Sy and Nathalie Emmanuel.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Written in a colorful, conversational voice and blending memoir, art history, and true crime, Tetro’s account takes readers on a turbulent, fast-paced, high-stakes roller-coaster ride. This is the art world’s The Wolf of Wall Street.
BOOKLIST TOP 10 TRUE CRIME LIST Art forger Tetro explains how he created virtually perfect copies of works by Rembrandt, Dali, and Rockwell and was charged in the 1980s with more than 40 counts of forgery.