I love this story. Anna Delvey may be the one on actual trial but it reveals the privileged and insular, cliquey art world in New York to be facile and easily manipulated, for a time anyway. “Fake it till you make it”… it’s the mantra of our times. I thought I’d keep a few links here, not sure why, but it is a great story detailing how part of our society functions.
“Who can blame her? This was Manhattan in the 21st century, and money is more powerful than ever. Rare is the city dweller who, when presented with an opportunity for a sudden and unexpected influx of cash, doesn’t grasp for it. Of course, this money almost always comes with strings attached. Sometimes you can barely see them, like that vaudeville bit in which the pawn dives for a loose bill only to find it pulled just ahead. Still, everyone makes the reach. Because here, money is the one thing that no one can ever have enough of.” (Pressler, 2018)
https://www.instagram.com/theannadelvey/?hl=en
https://www.thecut.com/2018/05/how-anna-delvey-tricked-new-york.html