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Intelligence Squared

A Story of Fine Art, Friendship and Fraud, with Orlando Whitfield

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Arts, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.21.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Orlando Whitfield started his career as a dealer in the feverish global art market but left it disillusioned and burnt-out a decade later. Today he works as a writer and his recent book is All That Glitters, a memoir that explores his experience as an associate of Inigo Philbrick, an ambitious art market player who in 2022 was sentenced to seven years in prison for defrauding investors in what has been described as allegedly the biggest art fraud in American history. Whitfield, by contrast, ended up in rehab and embarked on a period of painful self-reflection. All that Glitters reads like a script for a thrilling heist movie, which, indeed, it is likely to become since HBO has recently acquired the rights. Joining Whitfield in conversation for this episode is Kathryn Hughes, a literary critic at the Guardian and Professor at the University of East Anglia. Her latest book, Catland, concerns the Edwardian artist Louis Wain whose popular illustrations changed the way that the modern world thinks about cats. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This episode is brought to you in partnership with Chanel.

0:03.6

Chanel connects the acclaimed Arts and Culture podcast

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is back for its fourth season with nine episodes featuring the artists,

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curators and thinkers shaping culture today.

0:13.7

And this season, those creatives are found amid the historic canals and palazzos of Venice,

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at the Venice Bienale, where the art world gathers to forge fresh connections and explore new paths forward.

0:24.4

Join Janapiel, global head of arts and culture with editor Penny Martin and curator Alvin Lee

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as they hear from artists such as Julian Crusay, William Kentridge and and thinking creativity cover to cover. The new season of Chanel Connects also links up two generations of

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influential London galleries, Sadie Kohls and Angelina Volk and actor Vicky Creeps,

0:51.3

star of Phantom Thread and Corsage, will be exploring how music and the power of sound

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can open up performance in startling new ways.

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Chanel Connects is out there for you to discover.

1:01.8

Listen now on your preferred streaming platforms or on

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Chanel.com. Welcome to Intelligence Squared where great minds meet. I'm head of programming,

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Connor Boyle. On the podcast for this episode Orlando

1:14.4

Whitfield. The writer and former art dealer discusses his tell-all expose on the art

1:19.6

world, all the glitters. Joining Orlando in conversation is Catherine Hughes. She's a literary critic at the

1:25.7

Guardian and professor at the University of East Anglia whose books are celebrated for turning

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historical biographies into vital reading for the present day.

1:34.0

Her latest book, Catland, concerns the Edwardian artist Louis Wayne,

1:38.0

whose popular illustrations changed the way the modern world thinks about cats.

1:42.0

Let's join Catherine now with more.

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