The Art Angle Podcast: Re-Air: Art, Lies, and Instagram: How Catfishing ‘Collectors’ Duped the Art World

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Well, the hot summer season is upon is, and while the Art Angle team is taking some R&R this week, we thought we’d offer you some refreshment in the form of re-airing one of our favorite episodes of the year so far—a tale of art-world fakery, double-dealing, and incredibly creative swindling so preposterous it’s worthy of a summer movie.

Let’s just say that no one in the story you are about to hear, about jet-setting Italian collectors promoting a favorite artist on Instagram, are who they seem.

Kate Brown, who uncovered the story and the brazen theft at its heart, discussed the saga with executive editor Julia Halperin. Enjoy.

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