All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art
By Orlando Whitfield
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A NEW YORKER, ECONOMIST, AND TOWN & COUNTRY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A dazzling insider’s account of the contemporary art world and the stunning rise and fall of the charismatic American art dealer Inigo Philbrick, as seen through the eyes of his friend and fellow dealer In development as a series for HBO Orlando Whitfield and Inigo Philbrick met in 2006 at London’s Goldsmiths University where they became best friends. By 2007 they had started I&O Fine Art. Orlando would eventually set up his own gallery and watch as Inigo quickly immersed himself in a world of private jets and multimillion-dollar deals for major clients. Inigo seemed brilliant, but underneath the extravagant façade, his complicated financial schemes were unraveling. With debt, lawsuits, and court summonses piling up, Inigo went into a tailspin of lies and subterfuge. At around the same time, Orlando would himself experience a nervous breakdown and leave the art world for good. By 2019 things had spiraled enough out of control for Inigo to flee to the remote island nation of Vanuatu, 300 miles west of Fiji. Within a year, he was arrested by the FBI and extradited to America, where he was sentenced to seven years in prison for having committed more than $86 million in fraud. All That Glitters is at once a shocking and compulsive story of ambition and downfall, a cautionary tale, and an intimate portrait of friendship and its loss.
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A NEW YORKER, ECONOMIST, AND TOWN & COUNTRY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A dazzling insider’s account of the contemporary art world and the stunning rise and fall of the charismatic American art dealer Inigo Philbrick, as seen through the eyes of his friend and fellow dealerIn development as a series for HBO
Orlando Whitfield and Inigo Philbrick met in 2006 at London’s Goldsmiths University where they became best friends. By 2007 they had started I&O Fine Art.
Orlando would eventually set up his own gallery and watch as Inigo quickly immersed himself in a world of private jets and multimillion-dollar deals for major clients. Inigo seemed brilliant, but underneath the extravagant façade, his complicated financial schemes were unraveling. With debt, lawsuits, and court summonses piling up, Inigo went into a tailspin of lies and subterfuge. At around the same time, Orlando would himself experience a nervous breakdown and leave the art world for good. By 2019 things had spiraled enough out of control for Inigo to flee to the remote island nation of Vanuatu, 300 miles west of Fiji. Within a year, he was arrested by the FBI and extradited to America, where he was sentenced to seven years in prison for having committed more than $86 million in fraud.
All That Glitters is at once a shocking and compulsive story of ambition and downfall, a cautionary tale, and an intimate portrait of friendship and its loss.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
The culture of discretion that enshrouds the art market obscures a multitude of sins, so it is bracing (and great fun) to watch Orlando Whitfield flout the code of silence to name names, cite prices, and reveal scams. All That Glitters is an art world Great Gatsby, deliciously withering and dishy, a parable about the price of beauty, the power of charisma, and the limits of friendship. —Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
The art world revealed in this delicious, sharp and often breathtaking memoir is one of excess and illusion those of us outside it can barely imagine, and Whitfield unveils it nimbly and wisely. Funny, juicy, wistful and sad, it’s destined to be one of the books of 2024. —Megan Nolan, author of Acts of Desperation and Ordinary Human Failings
Sharp-eyed, knowing, witty, this one of a kind memoir is a treat. Whitfield may have burned his bridges to the glittery art world he skewers here, but his book shines with solid gold. —Joseph Kanon, author of The Good German
A tremendous book. A fantastically entertaining and brutally honest account of the scurrility of the contemporary art world. A brilliant, devastating exposé. —William Boyd, author of The Romantic
Juicier than a bottle of Gamay at lunchtime and even more intoxicating, All That Glitters is an amazing takedown of a world that desperately needed taking down. — Gary Shteyngart, author of Our Country Friends
Juicier than a bottle of Gamay at lunchtime and even more intoxicating, All That Glitters is an amazing takedown of a world that desperately needed taking down. —Gary Shteyngart, author of Our Country Friends
Orlando Whitfield is the ideal tour guide through the seamy underbelly of the global art market. All That Glitters is a wildly propulsive, gorgeously written, and wickedly perceptive romp. It feels like a friend is whispering fiendish secrets in your ear. I tore through it, transfixed. —Michael Finkel, best-selling author of The Art Thief
The art world revealed in this delicious, sharp and often breathtaking memoir is one of excess and illusion those of us outside it can barely imagine, and Whitfield unveils it nimbly and wisely. Funny, juicy, wistful and sad, it’s destined to be one of the books of 2024. —Megan Nolan, author of Acts of Desperation and Ordinary Human Failings
A tremendous book. A fantastically entertaining and brutally honest account of the scurrility of the contemporary art world. A brilliant, devastating exposé. —William Boyd, author of The Romantic
Orlando Whitfield is the ideal tour guide through the seamy underbelly of the global art market. All That Glitters is a wildly propulsive, gorgeously written, and wickedly perceptive romp. It feels like a friend is whispering fiendish secrets in your ear. I tore through it, transfixed. —Michael Finkel, best-selling author of The Art Thief
Exhilarating . . . Whitfield tells the story of his former friend’s downfall in thrilling detail . . . compulsively readable. —The Guardian
Exhilarating . . . Whitfield tells the story of his former friend’s downfall in thrilling detail . . . compulsively readable. —The Guardian
A juicy inside look at the meteoric rise and fall of an ambitious young art dealer. . . . compulsively readable . . . If the art world's primary currency is access—to art, capital, and buzz—this insider's account offers readers an enticing entry. —Kirkus
One of The New York Times Most Anticipated Books of the Month One of Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of the Year One of the Millions Most Anticipated Books of the Year One of Town & Country’s 39 Must-Read Books of the Summer —
Studded with blue-chip names, multi-million-dollar paintings, private jets and bottles of Dom Pérignon ’08, this tantalizing glimpse by a former dealer into the art world’s most rarefied stratum doubles as a cautionary tale about a largely unregulated industry where hubris, greed and fraud abound. —The New York Times, “15 New Books Coming in August”
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Whitfield vividly captures the surreal contours of the art world—where buyers spend hefty sums on paintings made from M&Ms—and convincingly highlights how its absurdity helped cover Philbrick’s tracks for so long. The result is a rollicking up-close look at a fascinating con. —Publishers Weekly
Whitfield is a thoughtful writer who spins an enchanting tale about ambition, friendship, power, and class, and his observations about the art world and the characters who populate it (himself included) are thought provoking and astute. In short, come for the infamy and intrigue, stay for the insight. —Town & Country
A juicy inside look at the meteoric rise and fall of an ambitious young art dealer. . . . compulsively readable . . . If the art world's primary currency is access—to art, capital, and buzz—this insider's account offers readers an enticing entry. —Kirkus
One of The New York Times Most Anticipated Books of the Month One of Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of the Year One of the Millions Most Anticipated Books of the Year One of Town & Country’s 39 Must-Read Books of the Summer —
One of The New York Times Most Anticipated Books of the Month One of Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of the Year One of the Millions Most Anticipated Books of the Year One of Town & Country’s 39 Must-Read Books of the SummerOne of Book Riot’s Most Anticipated Books of the Month One of The Economist’s Best Books of the Year One of Telegraph’s Best Books of the Year One of iNew’s Best Books of the Summer One of The Standard’s Best Books of the Summer One of Dujor’s Most Anticipated Books of the Summer —
Charming . . . Whitfield is best . . . as he fires wildly with catty takedowns of every art-worldpasserby. —The Wall Street Journal
A jaw-dropping, riveting true-crime memoir. —iNews
Whitfield tells the story vividly . . . a sharply observed memoir. —Apollo Magazine
While his portrait of the art world is scathing, his sorrow and sense of bewildered loss are often heartbreaking. —Times Literary Supplement
One of The New York Times Most Anticipated Books of the Month One of Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of the Year One of the Millions Most Anticipated Books of the Year One of Town & Country’s 39 Must-Read Books of the SummerOne of Book Riot’s Most Anticipated Books of the Month One of The Economist’s Best Books of the Year One of Telegraph’s Best Books of the Year One of iNew’s Best Books of the Summer One of The Standard’s Best Books of the Summer One of Dujor’s Most Anticipated Books of the Summer —
A fascinatingly lurid picture of the art market’s double-dealing and brinkmanship. —The Washington Post, “3 New Audiobooks to Make You Laugh, Gasp, and Wonder”
[An] absorbing account of Philbrick’s rise and fall. . . . Riveting and dismaying by turns. . . . A twisting, humorous, and sometimes painful story. —The Brooklyn Rail
One of The New York Times' Best Books of the Year (So Far)One of Telegraph’s Best Books of the YearOne of iNew’s Best Books of the SummerOne of The Standard’s Best Books of the SummerOne of Town & Country’s 39 Must-Read Books of the SummerOne of The New York Times' Most Anticipated Books of the Month One of Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of the Year One of the Millions' Most Anticipated Books of the YearOne of Book Riot’s Most Anticipated Books of the MonthOne of Dujor’s Most Anticipated Books of the Summer —
One of The New York Times' Best Books of the Year (So Far)One of Telegraph’s Best Books of the YearOne of CrimeReads’ Best True Crime Memoirs of the YearOne of HotPress’s Best Books of the YearOne of iNew’s Best Books of the SummerOne of The Standard’s Best Books of the SummerOne of Town & Country’s 39 Must-Read Books of the SummerOne of The New York Times' Most Anticipated Books of the MonthOne of Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of the YearOne of the Millions' Most Anticipated Books of the YearOne of Book Riot’s Most Anticipated Books of the MonthOne of Dujor’s Most Anticipated Books of the Summer —
Reads like a Liar’s Poker for the art world. —The Economist
It is an art-world story and a scammer story . . . but it is also a close and careful examination of a life-altering relationship. . . . One of the most endearing aspects of Whitfield’s narrative is the precision and enthusiasm with which he pinpoints all the traits that drew him to Philbrick and kept drawing him in, even as flickers of his friend’s predatory unscrupulousness began to emerge. —The New Yorker
Whitfield vividly captures the surreal contours of the art world—where buyers spend hefty sums on paintings made from M&Ms—and convincingly highlights how its absurdity helped cover Philbrick’s tracks for so long. The result is a rollicking up-close look at a fascinating con. —Publishers Weekly
Exhilarating . . . Whitfield tells the story of his former friend’s downfall in thrilling detail . . . compulsively readable. —The Guardian
Compelling. . . . This is a world full of thieves, chancers, con artists. —Nick Hornby, The Believer
Whitfield’s whirlwind account of the modern art world is intoxicating. —CrimeReads
Whitfield tells the story vividly . . . a sharply observed memoir. —Apollo Magazine
The author’s recounting of his mate’s moral-free machinations is guaranteed to have you picking your jaw up off the floor. —Pat Carty, HotPress
The culture of discretion that enshrouds the art market obscures a multitude of sins, so it is bracing (and great fun) to watch Orlando Whitfield flout the code of silence to name names, cite prices, and reveal scams. All That Glitters is an art world Great Gatsby, deliciously withering and dishy, a parable about the price of beauty, the power of charisma, and the limits of friendship. —Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
Orlando Whitfield is the ideal tour guide through the seamy underbelly of the global art market. All That Glitters is a wildly propulsive, gorgeously written, and wickedly perceptive romp. It feels like a friend is whispering fiendish secrets in your ear. I tore through it, transfixed. —Michael Finkel, best-selling author of The Art Thief
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| Available Formats : | Digital Download |
| Category: | Nonfiction/True Crime |
| Runtime: | 9.95 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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