Announced exposure of Anna Delvey, famous scammer
scammer Anna Sorokin — or Anna Delvey, as she is better known — will make her artistic debut in April.Recently the subject of the Netflix miniseries, Iinventing anna, Delvey, who was arrested for fraud, appears again in the news, however this time, it is for the opportunity to show her new designs, in an as yet unannounced space in early April. The artworks featured were made at the ICE detention facility, where Delvey is currently being held pending likely deportation to Germany.
“I would consider her style kind of a crossover between fashion sketches and satirical comics,” said Chris Martine, Delvey's representative as co-founder of the Founders Art Club—an advisory body and influential collectors' group. “She has an intriguing style, but the most important thing is really the intangibles that she brings to the table, which is that people are just fascinated by her.”
Martine told ARTnews that she expects Delvey to have 20 pieces ready for her solo show in April. Each will sell for around $10,000, he said.Founders Art Club already has a waiting list for more solo shows. Anna Sorokin – or Anna Delvey is one of two people represented by the Founders Art Club, the other is also known scammer from the art world: Alfredo Martinez, jailed for 21 months from 2002 for creating and selling Jean-Michel forgeries Basquiat to prominent collectors for over $100,000.
