He partied with Andy Warhol. He helped Jeff Koons create a 43-foot-tall puppy made out of flowers. Commissioned a daring Keith Haring mural. He made millions, owned several homes, and dozens of vintage classic cars.
And then he lost it all.
Get ready to meet the most famous criminal you’ve never heard of.
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6. Changes
As our story concludes, Helge is on the verge of closing one of the biggest deals of his life. If he succeeds, what does that mean for his remaining years and his legacy? What does his story say about the art world—and beyond?
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5. Illusions
A documentary film on Helge has just been released. It should be a moment of triumph for him. An old enemy has other ideas.
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4. Borders
Helge says he wants to be a different person in his post-prison life. And a new organization he’s launched suggests he may make good on that desire. Not everyone, however, trusts him.
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3. Trials
Painting classes. Choir practice. Weekly chats with a wise priest. Dark thoughts. An up-close look at Helge’s life inside a German prison. And what will happen when he gets out.
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2. Collages
Over four decades, Helge builds a brilliant career. Then he rips off the wrong guy. In mere seconds, everything is lost.
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1. Openings
Traveling from a splashy Manhattan gallery opening to a remote Spanish island, we meet Helge Achenbach and trace his unlikely rise as an art world power player. But is he already spinning his story? And trying to control ours?
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