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All That Glitters

A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art

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All That Glitters

By: Orlando Whitfield
Narrated by: Orlando Whitfield
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Shortlisted for the 2024 Nero Book Award for Non-Fiction

An Economist, Independent and Waterstones Book of the Year pick for 2024
A 2024 Summer Read in the Economist, Telegraph, Guardian, New Yorker, i, and the Evening Standard

'An art world Great Gatsby, deliciously withering and dishy.' Patrick Radden Keefe
'A brilliant, devastating exposé' William Boyd
'Explosive... the inside story of the biggest art fraud in American history' Guardian
'Liar's Poker, but for art' Economist

DECEPTION IS A FINE ART. When Orlando Whitfield first meets Inigo Philbrick, they are students dreaming of dealing art for a living. Their friendship lasts for fifteen years until one day, Inigo - by then the most successful dealer of his generation - disappears, accused of a fraud so gigantic and audacious it rocks the art world to its core.

A sparklingly sharp memoir of greed, ambition and madness, All That Glitters will take you to the heart of the contemporary art world, a place wilder and wealthier than you could ever imagine.©2024 Orlando Whitfield (P)2024 Profile Books Ltd Art Inspiring Thought-Provoking
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All that Glitters is a really enjoyable book.
The premise of the rise and fall of a conman and that's told very well and from a personal and clearly warm perspective despite all the bridges burned by Philbrick, but there' also the memior - how the events affected Orlando and how the lustre of the fine art world fell away.
It's written beautifully and is littered with interesting simile and metaphor that shows how everyone feels. It make me think of Anna Karenina more than anything, but rather better edited.

I'm going to re-read it again in a few months and am sure I'll see even more on a second pass.
Strongly recommend this book to anyone, not just those with a connection to very high end modern art.

Excellent book and beautifully written.

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It was long since a book had me this hooked in. Beautifully written, beautifully narrated. the book, on itself, is a work of art. initially bought to get a better insight on the actual fine arts market, and it was immensely valuable in that insight, later, got hooked by the story and it was the perfect mix of the information I was seeking to learn, with a captivating story and insight. And I said, the narration was just as spectacular. His voice emotionally cracking slightly when giving the thanks to his family, the geniunity, my heart. 100% would recommend, god, what a good listen.

Thrilling, absolutely stunning

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Beautifully written, self reflective, a glimpse into the obscurity of the art world, and a redemptive perspective

Insightful

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Insider tale of and confirmation of what have always suspected goes on in the greedy unregulated world of buying and selling art ..

Riveting read

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Really enjoyed listening to this. Very atmospheric and absorbing. I particularly liked the sections describing the work with Piers.

Excellent - thoughtful, captivating glimpse in to the artwork and human relationships

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