How a Network of Fake Art Collectors Used Instagram to Boost a Fictional Artist's Career—and Make Money in the Process

Recently, when sorting through emails with offers from galleries, Alex D., an art collector with an interest in emerging artists, came across some images of work by Moritz Kraus, a minimalist painter, that piqued the buyer’s interest.

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