Orlando Whitfield, former friend and business partner of art scammer Inigo Philbrick, reflects on their friendship, on Philbrick’s character – and on the bizarre nature of the industry that made his crimes possible in the first place
Orlando Whitfield, former friend and business partner of art scammer Inigo Philbrick, reflects on their friendship, on Philbrick’s character – and on the bizarre nature of the industry that made his crimes possible in the first place
The best thing about art is that it’s not necessary. The worst thing about art is that it’s not necessary. The art market knows that we don’t need to buy these things, these objects, these artefacts: works that could be beautiful, ugly, important, insignificant, honest, bullshit, good-natured, cynical – it doesn’t really matter, at a certain level.
The best thing about art is that it’s not necessary. The worst thing about art is that it’s not necessary. The art market knows that we don’t need to buy these things, these objects, these artefacts: works that could be beautiful, ugly, important, insignificant, honest, bullshit, good-natured, cynical – it doesn’t really matter, at a certain level.
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